Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
| Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello | |
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| 17th Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879 |
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| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Jan Heemskerk |
| Succeeded by | Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Personal details | |
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Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello 2 October 1822 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 28 July 1895 (aged 72) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Never married |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed Church |
Joannes (Jan) Kappeyne van de Coppello (The Hague, 2 October 1822 – The Hague, 28 July 1895) was a Dutch liberal politician. He was prime minister of the Netherlands between 1877 and 1879.
After attending the public primary school Outercourt in the Hague, Kappeyne was home schooled by his father, who was rector of the gymnasium of the Hague and taught Greek, as secondary education. Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, a prominent Protestant-Christian politician, became his guardian after the death of his father in 1840. In that year he began to study Roman and contemporary law at the University of Leiden. In 1845 he became lawyer in the Hague. In 1860 Kappeyne was elected into the city council of the Hague, as a liberal.
In 1862 Kappeyne was elected into the Dutch House of Representatives as a liberal for the Hague. He was elected on a 'Puttian' ticket. Fransen van de Putte, who was a minister at the time, wanted to steer a more conservative colonial course. In the 1866 elections he was defeated by the conservative F. de Casembroot.
In 1871 he was elected into the House of Representatives as a liberal for Haarlem, defeating the conservative W. van Golstein. In the 1875 elections he defeat the conservative M.J. van Lennep. He was political leader of the liberals between 1876 and 1877. In parliament he was known for his comical amendments.
In 1877 Kappeneye was formateur of a liberal cabinet. Kappeyne became minister of Home Affairs, and he gave up his seat in parliament. He was appointed chairperson of the council of ministers (de facto prime minister), formally temporarily, but he was the political leader of the cabinet. As minister he enacted important laws, such as a new law on primary education. This law put higher demands on the quality of school buildings and the pay and education of teachers. This raised the financial burdens of primary schools, only public schools received state subsidies however. Religious schools, which were not able to sustain the financial burdens, were in effect forbidden. This led to staunch opposition as part of the School struggle of anti-revolutionary and catholic members of parliament, and a citizen's petition. Kappeyene however did not change his mind.
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