Schoof cabinet
Schoof cabinet | |
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 72nd cabinet of the Netherlands | |
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| Date formed | 2 July 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Willem-Alexander |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Member party | Party for Freedom (PVV) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) New Social Contract (NSC) Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) |
| Status in legislature | Right-wing,[1] majority government (coalition government) 88/150
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| History | |
| Election | 2023 election |
| Legislature terms | 2023–present |
| Incoming formation | 2023–2024 formation |
| Predecessor | Fourth Rutte cabinet |
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The Schoof cabinet is the incoming cabinet of the Netherlands. The cabinet is formed by the right-wing populist Party for Freedom (PVV), the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the Christian democratic New Social Contract (NSC) and the agrarian Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) after the election of 2023.
Formation[edit]
Under informateurs Elbert Dijkgraaf and Richard van Zwol, the four parties reached the outline of a coalition agreement, titled "Hope, Courage, and Pride", on 16 May 2024.[2] They agreed to form an extra-parliamentary cabinet, which they defined as a cabinet with a greater distance to parliamentary groups in the House of Representatives.[3] Van Zwol was appointed formateur on 22 May. On 11 June, the four parties reached an agreement on the names of candidates and the distribution of ministerial posts. The cabinet consists of 29 members, the same amount as its predecessor, of which 16 ministers. Three new ministerial posts were created, the Minister of Asylum and Migration, the Minister of Climate and Green Growth, and the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning; and it includes one minister without portfolio, namely the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.[4]
Following the formation, the cabinet is tasked with expanding the outline of the coalition agreement into a governing agreement.[3] The votes of coalition parties were not bound on issues not covered in the agreement, such as pensions, as long as they would not impact the budget.[5]
Nominated cabinet members[edit]
The party affiliations shown below indicate the party by which a cabinet member was nominated. Some cabinet members are a member of a different party or of no party.
| Title | Nominee | Term of office | Party | |||
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| Image | Name | Start | End | |||
| Prime Minister | |
Dick Schoof | 2 July 2024 | Indep. | ||
| First Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Fleur Agema | 2 July 2024 | PVV | ||
| Second Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Sophie Hermans | 2 July 2024 | VVD | ||
| Third Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Eddy van Hijum | 2 July 2024 | NSC | ||
| Fourth Deputy Prime Minister |  |
Mona Keijzer | 2 July 2024 | BBB | ||
- ^ Minister without portfolio within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parties-agree-final-formation-rightwing-government-wilders-says-2024-06-11/
- ^ "Partijleiders nu definitief akkoord • Presentatie verschoven naar vanochtend" [Party leaders definitively in agreement • Presentation postponed to this morning]. NOS (in Dutch). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ a b Van den Dool, Pim (2024-05-31). "Beoogd premier Schoof belandt in een politiek mijnenveld" [Prime minister-designate Schoof will end up in a political minefield]. NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Verdeling kabinetsposten nu officieel: drie nieuwe ministeries" [Division of cabinet posts official: Three new ministries]. NOS (in Dutch). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Sie, Puck (29 May 2024). "De voordracht van Schoof als premier roept veel nieuwe vragen op" [Schoof’s nomination as prime minister raises many new questions]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Conflicten en opvallende uitspraken: dit zijn de beoogde vicepremiers". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Het nieuwe kabinet-Schoof: alle namen van de ministers bekend". NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Postenverdeling kabinet PVV/VVD/NSC/BBB". Bureau Woordvoering Kabinetsformatie (in Dutch). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.