ɪn ðɪs kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv lˈɪbɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪnstˈɔːld ˌɔn nˈaɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, vˈæn hˈaʊʔn̩ səksˈiːdᵻd tˈæk vˈæn pˈʊɹtvliət æz mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ.
In this conservative liberal government, which was installed on 9 May 1894, Van Houten succeeded Tak van Poortvliet as Minister of the Interior.