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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 ...
Pages in category "Prime ministers of the Netherlands" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
An opinion poll conducted by the States General of the Netherlands in 2002 had the following results for the best and the worst prime minister of the twentieth century. Of the 225 MPs, 200 responded. Of them, 110 (49 per cent of MPs) handed in a list, the others did not participate for various reasons.
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.
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.
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
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