title: Pierson cabinet
text: # Pierson cabinet
  
  The Pierson cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 27 July 1897 until 1 August 1901. The cabinet was formed by the political party Liberal Union (CU) after the election of 1897. The left-liberal cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Liberals for a majority. Nicolaas Pierson of the Liberal Union was Prime Minister.
  
  ## Cabinet Members
  
  | Ministers | Ministers | Title/Ministry | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909) | Prime Minister | | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909) | Minister | Finance | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917) | Minister | Interior | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Willem de Beaufort (1845–1918) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
  | | Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Minister | Justice | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
  | | Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | Minister | Water Management, Commerce and Industry | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | War | 27 July 1897 – 31 July 1897 | Liberal Union |
  | | Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | Minister | War | 31 July 1897 – 1 April 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Lieutenant general Arthur Kool (1841–1914) | Minister | War | 1 April 1901 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | Navy | 27 July 1897 – 22 December 1897 | Liberal Union |
  | | Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | Minister | Navy | 22 December 1897 – 12 January 1898 | Liberal Union |
  | | Vice admiral Jonkheer Jacob Röell (1838–1924) | Minister | Navy | 12 January 1898 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
  | | Jacob Theodoor Cremer (1847–1923) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
  | Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek |||||||
  
      $^{Res}$ Resigned.
      $^{Adinterim}$ Served ad interim.
  