| Theodoor Herman De Meester |
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De Meester was the son of Gerrit Abraham De Meester ( 1817 - 1864 ), who had been a member of the Dutch parliament for the Zwolle constituency from 1862 to 1864 . A former administrator in the Dutch East Indies , De Meester's cabinet was inaugurated on August 17 , 1905 . It consisted of 5 liberal, 2 free-minded democratic, and 2 non-partisan ministers. It had no majority in either of the two Dutch chambers, and earned the nickname ''porcelain cabinet''. His government first resigned in December 1906 , when the defence budget for 1907 wasn't approved by the Dutch senate. That resignation was refused by Queen Wilhelmina , but the government fell in December 1907 , when the Dutch parliament disapproved the defence budget for 1908 . The government remained as a demissionair until February 12 , 1908 . |
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