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The cabinet of the Netherlands (Dutch: Nederlands kabinet) is the main executive body of the Netherlands. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Schoof cabinet, [1] which has been in power since 2 July 2024. It is headed by Prime Minister Dick Schoof. [2]
The Schoof cabinet is the current cabinet of the Netherlands, sworn in on 2 July 2024.Led by independent politician and civil servant Dick Schoof as prime minister of the Netherlands, the cabinet was formed by the Party for Freedom (PVV), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the New Social Contract (NSC) and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) after the 2023 Dutch general election.
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.
Cabinet 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
[24] [25] Schoof was subsequently nominated for the office of prime minister on 28 May 2024 by the coalition parties under formateur Richard van Zwol. [24] [26] He was sworn in on 2 July by King Willem-Alexander as part of the Schoof cabinet, and he became the first independent politician to serve as prime minister since Cort van der Linden ...
The government was confirmed in office by a majority of one, and Rutte was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Netherlands, becoming the first Liberal to serve in the role since Pieter Cort van der Linden in 1918. [33] At 43 years old, he also became the second-youngest prime minister in Dutch history, after Ruud Lubbers. [35]
The cabinet of the Netherlands has had female members since 1953. Anna de Waal served as the first female cabinet member as State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences appointed on 2 February 1953. Marga Klompé was the first female cabinet minister as Minister of Social Work appointed on 13 October 1956.
For the first time in a Dutch cabinet formation, the House of Parliament held hearings with the candidates (except the prime minister) between 20 and 26 June. Candidates, grouped by ministry, introduced themselves and took questions from MPs. The House does not vote on candidates before appointment.