The Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 3 November 1877 until 20 August 1879. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals after the election of 1877. The centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Classical Liberal Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello was Prime Minister.

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Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet
17th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	3 November 1877 (1877-11-03)
Date dissolved	20 August 1879 (1879-08-20) (Demissionary from 11 July 1879 (1879-07-11))
People and organisations
Head of state	King William III
Head of government	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
No. of ministers	8
Ministers removed	2
Total no. of members	10
Member party	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government
History
Election(s)	1877 election
Outgoing election	1879 election
Legislature term(s)	1877–1879
Predecessor	Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet
Successor	Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet

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Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (1822–1895)	Prime Minister		3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
			Minister	Interior
		Baron Willem van Heeckeren van Kell (1815–1914)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Johan Gleichman (1834–1906)	Minister	Finance	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917)	Minister	Justice	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major Jan Karel de Roo van Alderwerelt (1832–1878)	Minister	War	3 November 1877 – 29 December 1878 [Died]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			29 December 1878 – 15 February 1879 [Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major general Jacobus den Beer Poortugael (1832–1913)			15 February 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)	Minister	Navy	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	3 November 1877 – 21 February 1879 [Died]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			21 February 1879 – 12 March 1879 [Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Otto van Rees (1823–1892)			12 March 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

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^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Died Died in office.