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The following is a list of prime ministers of the Netherlands since the inception of that office as a result of a revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1848. [ citation needed ] The prime minister is the chairman of the Council of Ministers ; since 1945 he has held the Dutch title of minister-president van Nederland , also referred ...
In 2006 Dutch public broadcaster VPRO conducted an opinion poll for the best prime minister after World War II. [2 ... asked on who was the best prime minister since ...
While most of the ministers head government ministries, since 1939 it has been permissible to appoint ministers without portfolio. The Prime Minister of the Netherlands presides over the cabinet and is the most important political figure of the Dutch government.
The prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. [2] [3] [4] Although the monarch is the de jure head of government, the prime minister de facto occupies this role as the officeholder chairs the Council of Ministers and coordinates its policy with the rest of the cabinet.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office on 5 June 2008 Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to present. By 2000, the population had increased to 15,900,000 people, [2] making the Netherlands one of the most densely-populated countries in the world.
Willem Drees and Jan Peter Balkenende both chaired the most cabinets (four) and Ruud Lubbers served as prime minister the longest (between 1982 and 1994). The second Rutte cabinet was the longest lasting cabinet since World War II (1,816 days); only the cabinet led by Theo Heemskerk sat longer (2025 days).
Prime Minister Term of office Demissionary Time in office Parties Political position Orientation Legislature Status Type Election; Kappeyne van de Coppello [1] Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello: 3 November 1877 () 20 August 1879 () 11 July 1879 () 1 year, 290 days Centre-right: Liberal: Majority: Conventional 1877: Van Lynden
Spouses of prime ministers of the Netherlands (1 P) Pages in category "Prime ministers of the Netherlands" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.