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Impatiently, Balkenende issued an ultimatum to the LPF for 16 July, for which Herben submitted a list just in time. Between 17 and 20 July, Balkenende met with the candidate ministers. Special attention was paid to the separation of personal and commercial interests, because mainly LPF ministers came from the business community.
In 2012, the Netherlands found itself in the aftermath of the credit crisis and had to make significant cuts to limit the national debt. The First Rutte cabinet - consisting of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), provided with confidence and supply by the Party for Freedom (PVV) - failed to reach an agreement on the 2013 budget.
Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende Jr. (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑm ˈpeːtər ˈbɑlkənˌɛndə] ⓘ or [-ˈbɑlkəˌʔɛndə]; born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 2010.
The second Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 27 May 2003 until 7 July 2006. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) after the election of 2003.
Balkenende III [63] 7 July 2006 () 22 February 2007 () 22 November 2006 () 230 days CDA • VVD: Centre-right • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal: Minority: Caretaker - Balkenende IV [64] 22 February 2007 () 14 October 2010 () 20 February 2010 () 3 years, 234 days CDA • PvdA
The fourth Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 2006 .
Balkenende (Balkenende I • II) [52] [53] Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [54] Rita Verdonk (born 1955) 21 September 2006 – 22 September 2006 : People's Party for Freedom and Democracy: Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) 22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010 : Christian Democratic Appeal: Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [55]
Balkenende (Balkenende II) [52] Alexander Pechtold (born 1965) 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 : Democrats 66: Atzo Nicolaï (1960–2020) 7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy: Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [53] Not in use (2007–2010) Gerd Leers (born 1951) • Immigration and Asylum: 14 October 2010 –