First Lubbers cabinet

The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 1982.

The cabinet was a right-wing coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Ruud Lubbers serving as Prime Minister.

On 10 September 1982 Queen Beatrix appointed Member of the House of Representatives Jos van Kemenade (PvdA), the former Minister of Education and Sciences as informateur to start the cabinet formation process.

On 12 November 1982 just 4 days after taking office State Secretary for Defence Charl Schwietert (VVD) resigned after he admitted to have falsified his curriculum vitae.

On 22 June 1986 State Secretary for Economic Affairs Piet van Zeil (CDA) resigned after he was appointed as Mayor of Heerlen and because the cabinet was already demissionary he was not replaced.

Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of Luxembourg Pierre Werner and Prime Minister of Belgium Wilfried Martens at the Ministry of General Affairs on 10 November 1982.
United States Secretary of State George Shultz and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Catshuis on 11 December 1982.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Vice President of the United States George H. W. Bush at Airport Schiphol on 1 February 1983.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and United States Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger at The Pentagon on 16 March 1983.
Prime Minister of Italy Amintore Fanfani and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Catshuis on 13 April 1983.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and the former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk at the Torentje on 15 September 1983.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher and Minister Hans van den Broek at the Catshuis on 19 September 1983.
Minister of Defence Job de Ruiter and United States Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger at The Pentagon on 2 October 1983.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau at Valkenburg Naval Air Base on 8 November 1983.
President of Costa Rica Luis Alberto Monge and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Ministry of General Affairs on 7 June 1984.
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and President of Gabon Omar Bongo at Zestienhoven Airport on 7 November 1984.
Pope John Paul II and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Catshuis on 13 May 1985.
Premier of the People's Republic of China Zhao Ziyang and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers in The Hague on 17 June 1985.
Prime Minister of Spain Felipe González and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at Ypenburg Airport on 19 June 1985.
Chancellor of West-Germany Helmut Kohl and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at a European People's Party conference in The Hague on 12 April 1986.
Queen Beatrix , President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at Zestienhoven Airport on 13 April 1986.