Schoof cabinet
Schoof cabinet | |
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 cabinet of the Netherlands | |
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| Date formed | 2 July 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Member party | Party for Freedom(PVV) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy(VVD) New Social Contract(NSC) Farmer–Citizen Movement(BBB) |
| Status in legislature | Right-wing,[1]majority government(coalition government) 88/150
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| History | |
| Election | 2023 election |
| Legislature terms | 2023–present |
| Incoming formation | 2023–2024 formation |
| Predecessor | Fourth Rutte cabinet |
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TheSchoof cabinetis thecabinet of the Netherlands,sworn in on 2 July 2024. Led byindependent politicianand civil servantDick Schoofasprime minister of the Netherlands,the cabinet was formed by theParty for Freedom(PVV), thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy(VVD), theNew Social Contract(NSC) and theFarmer–Citizen Movement(BBB) after the2023 Dutch general election.
Formation[edit]
UnderinformateursElbert DijkgraafandRichard van Zwol,the four parties (theright-wing populistPVV, theconservative liberalVVD, theChristian democraticNSC, and theagrarianBBB) reached the outline of acoalition agreement,titled "Hope, Courage, and Pride", on 16 May 2024.[2]They agreed to form an extra-parliamentary cabinet, which they defined as a cabinet with a greater distance toparliamentary groupsin theHouse of Representatives.[3]Van Zwol was appointedformateuron 22 May. On 11 June, the four parties reached an agreement on the names of candidates and the distribution of ministerial posts. The cabinet consists of 29 members, the same amount as its predecessor, of which 16 are ministers. Three new ministerial posts were created, the Minister of Asylum and Migration, the Minister of Climate and Green Growth, and the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning; and it includes oneminister without portfolio,namely theMinister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.[4]
Following the formation, the cabinet is tasked with expanding the outline of the coalition agreement into a governing agreement.[3]The votes of coalition parties were not bound on issues not covered in the agreement, such as pensions, as long as they would not impact the budget.[5]
Cabinet members[edit]
The party affiliations shown below indicate the party by which a cabinet member was given. Some cabinet members are a member of a different party or of no party.
| Title | Minister | Term of office | Party | |||
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| Image | Name | Start | End | |||
| Prime Minister | |
Dick Schoof | 2 July 2024 | Incumbent | Indep. | |
| First Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Fleur Agema | 2 July 2024 | Incumbent | PVV | |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Sophie Hermans | 2 July 2024 | Incumbent | VVD | |
| Third Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Eddy van Hijum | 2 July 2024 | Incumbent | NSC | |
| Fourth Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Mona Keijzer | 2 July 2024 | Incumbent | BBB | |
References[edit]
- ^"Dutch parties agree on final formation of rightwing government, Wilders says".Reuters.11 June 2024.Retrieved4 July2024.
- ^"Partijleiders nu definitief akkoord • Presentatie verschoven naar vanochtend"[Party leaders definitively in agreement • Presentation postponed to this morning].NOS(in Dutch). 16 May 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 16 May 2024.Retrieved16 May2024.
- ^abVan den Dool, Pim (2024-05-31)."Beoogd premier Schoof belandt in een politiek mijnenveld"[Prime minister-designate Schoof will end up in a political minefield].NRC(in Dutch).Archivedfrom the original on 2024-05-31.Retrieved2024-06-01.
- ^"Verdeling kabinetsposten nu officieel: drie nieuwe ministeries"[Division of cabinet posts official: Three new ministries].NOS(in Dutch). 12 June 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 12 June 2024.Retrieved12 June2024.
- ^Sie, Puck (29 May 2024)."De voordracht van Schoof als premier roept veel nieuwe vragen op"[Schoof's nomination as prime minister raises many new questions].Het Financieele Dagblad(in Dutch).Archivedfrom the original on 30 May 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
- ^abc"Members of the government".Government.nl.Retrieved15 July2024.
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