the cabinet was already demissionary he was not replaced. On 8 September 1977, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Dries van Agt (KVP) resigned because of the dualism of the constitutional convention in the States General of the Netherlands after he was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives. Minister of the Interior Gaius de Gaay Fortman (ARP) took over both positions until the new cabinet was installed on 19 December 1977. For the same reason, on 8 September 1977 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (D'66), State Secretary for Justice Henk Zeevalking (D'66), State Secretary for Economic Affairs Ted Hazekamp (KVP), State Secretary for Education and Sciences Ger Klein (PvdA), State Secretaries for Housing and Spatial Planning Jan Schaefer (PvdA) and Marcel van Dam (PvdA) and State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work Wim Meijer (PvdA) also resigned. Cabinet members See also Den Uyl Shadow Cabinet References External links Official Kabinet-Den Uyl Parlement & Politiek Kabinet-Den Uyl Rijksoverheid Cabinets of the Netherlands 1973 establishments in the Netherlands 1977 disestablishments in the Netherlands Cabinets established in 1973 Cabinets disestablished in 1977