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Fourth Rutte cabinet
Rutte–Kaag–Hoekstra–Schouten cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed10 January 2022(2022-01-10)
2 years, 174 days in office
Date dissolved2 July 2024
People and organisations
MonarchWillem-Alexander
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Deputy Prime MinisterSigrid Kaag(until January 2024)
Rob Jetten(since January 2024)
Wopke Hoekstra(until September 2023)
Karien van Gennip(since September 2023)
Carola Schouten
No.of ministers20
Member partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy(VVD)
Democrats 66(D66)
Christian Democratic Appeal(CDA)
Christian Union(CU)
Status in legislatureCentretocentre-right,majority government(coalition government)
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History
Election2021 election
Outgoing election2023 election
Legislature terms2021–2023
Incoming formation2021–2022 formation
Outgoing formation2023–2024 formation
PredecessorThird Rutte cabinet
SuccessorSchoof cabinet

Thefourth Rutte cabinetwas thecabinet of the Netherlandsfrom 10 January 2022 until 2 July 2024. The cabinet was a continuation of thethird Rutte cabinetand was formed by theconservative liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy(VVD), thesocial liberalDemocrats 66(D66) and theChristian democraticChristian Democratic Appeal(CDA) andChristian Union(CU) after theelection of 2021.[1]The cabinet fell on 7 July 2023, after failing to reach an agreement on separate treatment of refugees fleeing from war.[2][3]It continued serving as ademissionary cabinetuntil theSchoof cabinetwas sworn in on 2 July 2024.

Formation

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The formation of the cabinet was particularly difficult; it required the longest time of any cabinet so far.[4]

The formation became difficult after scoutKajsa Ollongrenwas photographed with notes that read "Omtzigtposition elsewhere ", which was controversial, for Omtzigt was one of the most popular members of parliament within his party, theChristian Democratic Appeal.[5]

Coalition accord

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The coalition accord contained, among other things, more agreements about accelerating the Netherlands' climate ambitions (55% CO2reduction in 2030), changes todaycarecosts, preparation for newnuclear power plants,creation ofroad pricing(not toll) starting in 2030, acceleratednitrogen reduction(−50% in 2030), more regulation of the rental sector, equalizing pay betweengrade schoolandhigh schoolteachers, a return of the basic scholarship for students, increase over time of legalminimum wageby 7.5% and more defense spending.[6]

Term

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Colonial past

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In February 2022, the cabinet offered its apologies toIndonesiafor the systematic and extreme violence by Dutch soldiers during theIndonesian war of independenceand the subsequent turning of a blind eye by all previous administrations. The apologies were also extended to any other groups in the Netherlands who had had to learn to live with the consequences of these decisions, such as veterans.[7]

In December 2022, the cabinet offered their apologies for theDutch history of slavery,in particular thetrans-Atlantic slave trade,on behalf of itself and all its institutional predecessors, denouncing the slave trade as acrime against humanity.In the National Archives, the prime minister also offered the apology inSranan Tongo,Papiamento,DutchandEnglish.For the first time, the cabinet recognized that the slave trade had had lasting consequences in the Netherlands, a kind ofinstitutional racism.It proposed a fund of €200 million for measures surrounding "awareness, engagement and impact".[8]

Child welfare scandal

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Approximately 26,000 single parents were accused of fraud by the Dutchtax and customs administration,which, for some, resulted in their children being taken out of their custody, even if they had not committed fraud. This had been brewing for many years, but only gained national attention during Rutte III, and led to that government's resignation in 2021.[9]While a special department was created to rectify this mistake, the problem has not been resolved.[10]

This has resulted in people feeling like no real change has happened between governments as the process of rectification has ground to a standstill and there is seemingly no end in sight.[11]

Governance culture

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Mark Rutte has been in the news many times for maintaining a closed governing culture.[12]During parliamentary hearings surrounding the welfare scandal, there was mention of a "Rutte-doctrine", a policy of keeping as much information away from the public as possible.[12]After the fall of the cabinet, it has been characterized byCDAparliamentary leaderPieter Heermaas "irresponsibly harsh" and "bordering on reckless politics".[13]

Some of the promises made in the coalition accord were to "improve the information provided to theHouse of Representatives",modernizing the archival law and to make information available to the public more quickly.[12]

Public inquiry by the newspaperde Volkskrantled to them suing the government over afreedom of information request.During the process, it came to light that prime minister Mark Rutte had been wiping the majority of SMS text messages he received on his private phone for years, in violation of the archival legislation.[14]His excuse was that his phone memory filled up too quickly. This was not considered a plausible excuse by members of the House.[12]

Student loan system

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The Netherlands has a long history[when?]of subsidizing students to take higher education, but a significant change to the system in 2015 (Rutte II) ended the basic scholarship (basisbeurs), introducing instead a borrowing system; this was projected to save the government a billion euro per year.[15]

Rutte IV reintroduced the basic scholarship, stating that the high student debts reducequality of life,make students more hesitant to pursue higher education and reduce the chance forequal opportunities.[16]There were also additional compensation for students who studied under the borrowing framework.[16]

Natural gas extraction and earthquakes

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The Netherlands has a history of extracting gas fromnatural gasfields and does not experience natural destructive earthquakes according to theRoyal Netherlands Meteorological Institute,[17]however, the extraction of natural gas above theGroningen gas fieldhas caused several man-made earthquakes which severely damaged people's properties.[18][19]The damage to the locals and concerns aroundclimate changehave been an ongoing concern and led to a parliamentary audit on the government's decisions surrounding theGroningen gas field,the largest natural gas field in Europe.

Earthquakes caused by gas extraction have been noted elsewhere in the Netherlands as well.[20]Earthquakes due to gas extraction have been happening since 1986,[20]but have only grown more severe since the 2000s.[citation needed]

The gas extraction in Groningen has been scaling down since 2018, and is planned to stop in October 2023.[21]This was a point of contention given theRussian invasion of Ukraineand the subsequent European ban on gas imports from Russia.

During the Rutte IV cabinet, compensation was awarded to homeowners whose houses were damaged by gas extraction,[22]but this process has generally not gone smoothly.[23]

On 24 February 2023, a parliamentary inquiry commission determined the government owed aereschuld( "debt of honour" ) to residents of Groningen and proposed several remedies to alleviate this.[24]

Nitrogen crisis

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The government of the Netherlands is experiencing a crisis of ecology and of governance through the mishandling of theEuropean measuresonnitrogenthat were agreed upon as early as 1991 with the agreement of theHabitats Directive.It has been recognized as a serious issue since 2019.[25]

Nitrogen emissions are caused by a variety of essential economic activities such as construction, farming, transport and industry, but there is a science-informed and court-enforced target that the Netherlands would have to reduce nitrogen emissions in certain areas by up to 50% compared to 2019 by 2023.[25]This has created political unrest among the industries affected, most visibly farmers, whoprotested and flew Dutch flags upside downand founded a new political party, theFarmer–Citizen Movement(BBB), just after the report from 2019.

Since the cabinet took charge in January 2022, courts have ruled that the policy surrounding construction was not consistent with, or insufficient to comply with, nitrogen legislation and thousands of construction projects had to be halted or cancelled to comply with nitrogen legislation.[26][27]

The cabinet has attempted to negotiate an agreeable settlement with both small and large agrarians, but all attempts at negotiation eventually broke down.[28][29][30]The strong incentive to negotiate is in part due to the large political gains of BBB in the2023 provincial elections.The cabinet changed its position several times, sometimes telling different things to different parties, leading to more tension and uncertainty.[31][32]

Energy and inflation

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Rising energy prices and high inflation impacted the economy of the Netherlands during the term of the government, mainly due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,theRussian invasion of Ukraineand subsequent ban on fuel imports from Russia, andgreedflation.[33]The rise in energy prices prompted the government to introduce a price ceiling on energy, paying the difference on behalf of the citizens.[34][35][36]

Housing shortage

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The Netherlands has had a severe housing shortage for some time[when?]for a variety of reasons.[which?]This shortage grew significantly during the term of the cabinet from ~300,000[37]to about 400,000 houses.[38][39]

Asylum policy

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Immigration and asylum policy has been an important political topic in the Netherlands for many years. The government has generally been unwilling to create permanent capacity for asylum seekers, choosing to insteadscale capacity up or downas required, creating issues for municipalities.[40]

In recent years, the Netherlands has received asylum seekers from Syria fleeing theSyrian civil warand from Ukraine fleeing theRussian invasion of Ukraine.Asylum applications have increased by ~33% since 2022 to over 47,000, and, according to government estimates, are expected to reach 70,000 by the end of 2023.[41]This has exceeded the number of refugees the country was prepared for.[42]According to theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,this was because capacity to house asylum seekers was scaled down after the "Turkey deal".[43]

In 2022, through the introduction of theSpreidingswet,the government chose to devolve responsibility for taking on an assigned number of asylum seekers to the municipalities, which would receive the responsibility to house and integrate a number of asylum seekers from the COA (central organ for housing asylum seekers).[44][45]Municipalities were generally found either unwilling or unable to place asylum seeker housing centers (AZCs), in part due to concerns of locals such as "there are too many people" or "why can't it be somewhere else?".[46][47]

The scaling down of housing for asylum seekers, a general housing shortage and the inability to create more housing has resulted in bad living conditions inregistration centre Ter Apel[nl],[48][49]which resulted in theinternational red crossdeeming it necessary to lend aid, as conditions were considered "inhuman and unsustainable".[50][51]

TheRaad voor het Openbaar Bestuur[nl](the council for public governance) and theAdviesraad Migratie[nl](advice council immigration) judged the crisis to be "a crisis created and maintained by the government itself".[50]

In February 2023, theCDAproposed to institute a two-status system. This proposal was supported by theVVDbut opposed byChristian UnionandDemocrats 66.[52]

The proposal would have classified war refugees under a different status than other refugees. It would limit the total number of relatives who could be reunited with refugees to 200 per month,[41]force families to wait for two years before being allowed to reunite[41]and reduce the maximum term of residence to three years compared to the regular seven.[52]

Disagreement about this proposal led to the government's resignation three months later, asChristian UnionandDemocrats 66could not abide by the terms demanded by theVVD.[53][2]This was a premeditated strategy, rather than chance, according to Christian Union and opposition parties.[13]

Demissionary

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The cabinet fell on Friday 7 July 2023, after failing to reach an agreement on the separate treatment of refugees fleeing from war.[2][3]As a result, the cabinet becamedemissionary.Mark Rutte offered the resignation of the cabinet tothe Kingon Saturday, 8 July.[54]He announced his departure from politics altogether on Monday 10 July,[55]bringing an end to more than thirteen years of his leadership of his party, thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[56]Many opposition parties are hoping this signals the end of Rutte's style of politics in the Netherlands,[13]which has been characterized asneoliberal[57]and closed off from outsiders.[12]Following Rutte's resignation,Wopke Hoekstraof the CDA also indicated he would not be available as party leader for the next election.Sigrid Kaagof D66[58]also announced her departure from politics; her reason for this was that death threats she had received had had a heavy negative impact on her and her family. Kaag was threatened at her home with torches earlier in the year.[58]

The government becoming demissionary has consequences for a variety of measures that were meant to alleviate the current issues in the Netherlands. Any policy considered "controversial" will not be acted on and will be left to be decided by the upcoming election.[59]This has resulted in a failure to reach new labour accords withthe trade unionsfor higher wages and improved working conditions despite record profits for corporations;[60]a failure to reach an accord with the agricultural sector, creating more uncertainty for farmers and uncertainty of attaining the nitrogen targets;[61][13]and prolonging the housing shortage.[62]Nevertheless, theNRCreported the demissionary status of the cabinet had a more limited impact compared to the past with several ministers introducing new legislative proposals. By March 2024, 61 subjects had been declared controversial compared to 300–400 in the two preceding demissionary periods.[63]

A general electionwas held on 22 November 2023 in accordance with the Dutch Electoral Act mandating a prompt vote.[64][65]In the months following the election, three cabinet members of D66 stepped down to pursue other opportunities: State Secretary for Culture and MediaGunay Uslubecame CEO ofCorendon,Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag returned to diplomacy at theUnited Nations,and Minister of Health, Welfare and SportErnst Kuipersleft for an unspecified international job. Former state secretarySteven van Weyenbergsucceeded Uslu, but he was picked a month later to fill the Minister of Finance vacancy.Fleur Gräpersubsequently became the new State Secretary for Culture and Media. Kaag's second position ofDeputy Prime Ministerwas taken over byRob Jetten.[66][67]Rutte called the departures unfortunate but individually explainable and said he was not concerned.[68]Minister for Foreign Trade and Development CooperationLiesje Schreinemacherbecame the first minister in Dutch history to go onmaternity leavein December 2023, and she was temporarily replaced byGeoffrey van Leeuwen.[69]

The fourth Rutte cabinet was dissolved upon the swearing in of theSchoof cabineton 2 July 2024.[70]

Cabinet members

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Prime MinisterandDeputy Prime Ministersin thefourth Rutte cabinet
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister Mark Rutte Mark Rutte VVD 14 October 2010[i] 2 July 2024
First Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag D66 10 January 2022 8 January 2024[ii]
Rob Jetten Rob Jetten 8 January 2024 2 July 2024
Second Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra Wopke Hoekstra CDA 10 January 2022 1 September 2023[ii]
Karien van Gennip Karien van Gennip 5 September 2023 2 July 2024
Third Deputy Prime Minister Carola Schouten Carola Schouten CU 26 October 2017[i] 2 July 2024
Ministersin thefourth Rutte cabinet
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Minister of General Affairs Mark Rutte Mark Rutte VVD 14 October 2010[i] 2 July 2024
Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag D66 10 January 2022 8 January 2024[ii]
Rob Jetten Rob Jetten(ad interim)[iii] 8 January 2024 12 January 2024
Steven van Weyenberg Steven van Weyenberg 12 January 2024 2 July 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra Wopke Hoekstra CDA 10 January 2022 1 September 2023[ii]
Liesje Schreinemacher Liesje Schreinemacher(ad interim) VVD 1 September 2023 5 September 2023
Hanke Bruins Slot Hanke Bruins Slot CDA 5 September 2023 2 July 2024
Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius VVD 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Hanke Bruins Slot Hanke Bruins Slot CDA 10 January 2022 5 September 2023[iv]
Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge 5 September 2023 2 July 2024
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf Robbert Dijkgraaf D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren Kajsa Ollongren D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers Mark Harbers VVD 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Micky Adriaansens Micky Adriaansens VVD 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Henk Staghouwer Henk Staghouwer CU 10 January 2022 5 September 2022[ii]
Carola Schouten Carola Schouten(ad interim) 5 September 2022 4 October 2022
Piet Adema Piet Adema 4 October 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Karien van Gennip Karien van Gennip CDA 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers Ernst Kuipers D66 10 January 2022 10 January 2024[ii]
Conny Helder Conny Helder VVD 10 January 2024 2 July 2024
Ministers without portfolioin thefourth Rutte cabinet
Ministry Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Social Affairs and Employment Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten Carola Schouten CU 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Foreign Affairs Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher Liesje Schreinemacher VVD 10 January 2022 4 December 2023[v]
Geoffrey van Leeuwen Geoffrey van Leeuwen(acting) 4 December 2023 15 April 2024
Liesje Schreinemacher Liesje Schreinemacher 15 April 2024 2 July 2024
Justice and Security Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind Franc Weerwind D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge CDA 10 January 2022 5 September 2023[vi]
Education, Culture and Science Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Dennis Wiersma Dennis Wiersma VVD 10 January 2022 22 June 2023[ii]
Mariëlle Paul Mariëlle Paul 21 July 2023 2 July 2024
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten Rob Jetten D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy Christianne van der Wal Christianne van der Wal VVD 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Health, Welfare and Sport Minister for Long-term Care and Sport Conny Helder Conny Helder VVD 10 January 2022 10 January 2024[vii]
Minister for Medical Care Pia Dijkstra Pia Dijkstra D66 2 February 2024 2 July 2024
State secretariesin thefourth Rutte cabinet
Ministry Title State secretary Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Justice and Security State Secretary for Justice and Security[viii] Eric van der Burg Eric van der Burg VVD 10 January 2022 28 October 2023[ix]
Christophe van der Maat Christophe van der Maat(acting) 30 October 2022 24 November 2023
Eric van der Burg Eric van der Burg 24 November 2023 2 July 2024
Interior and Kingdom Relations State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation[x] Alexandra van Huffelen Alexandra van Huffelen D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Education, Culture and Science State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu Gunay Uslu D66 10 January 2022 1 December 2023[ii]
Steven van Weyenberg Steven van Weyenberg 6 December 2023 12 January 2024[xi]
Fleur Gräper Fleur Gräper 12 December 2024 2 July 2024
Finance State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Marinx van Rij Marnix van Rij CDA 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
State Secretary for Benefits and Customs Aukje de Vries Aukje de Vries VVD 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Defence State Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat Christophe van der Maat VVD 10 January 2022 30 October 2022[xii]
24 November 2023 2 July 2024
Infrastructure and Water Management State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management[xiii] Vivianne Heijnen Vivianne Heijnen CDA 10 January 2022 24 May 2024[v]
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy State Secretary for the Extractive Industries Hans Vijlbrief Hans Vijlbrief D66 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
Health, Welfare and Sport State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport Maarten van Ooijen Maarten van Ooijen CU 10 January 2022 2 July 2024
  1. ^abcRetained this position from the previous cabinet.
  2. ^abcdefghResigned from this position.
  3. ^Tasks werede factodelegated to State SecretaryMarnix van Rij.
  4. ^Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  5. ^abTookmaternity leave.
  6. ^Appointed as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
  7. ^Appointed as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.
  8. ^Allowed to use the title "Minister for Migration" while on foreign business.
  9. ^Took an extended medicalleave of absence.
  10. ^Allowed to use the title "Minister for Digitalisation" while on foreign business.
  11. ^Appointed as Minister of Finance.
  12. ^Appointed as acting State Secretary for Justice and Security.
  13. ^Allowed to use the title "Minister for the Environment" while on foreign business.

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