sentences:  For the election of 1981 Den Uyl served for a fifth time as "Lijsttrekker".The Labour Party suffered a big loss, losing 9 seats and fell back as the second largest party and now had 44 seats in the House of Representatives.The Following cabinet formation of 1981 resulted in a coalition agreement between the Labour Party, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the Democrats 66 (D'66) which formed the Cabinet Van Agt II with Den Uyl appointed as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs, taking office on 11 September 1981.