Schoof cabinet
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 Cabinet of the Netherlands |
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| Date formed | 2 July 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Dick Schoof, Prime Minister |
| Deputy head of government | |
| Head of state | Willem-Alexander, Monarch |
| Number of ministers | 16 |
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| Status in legislature | Right-wing,[1] majority government (coalition government) 88/150 |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2023 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2023–present |
| Incoming formation | 2023–2024 formation |
| Predecessor | Fourth Rutte cabinet |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Schoof cabinet is the 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.
Formation
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Under informateurs Elbert Dijkgraaf and Richard van Zwol, the four parties (the right-wing populist PVV, the conservative liberal VVD, the Christian democratic NSC, and the agrarian BBB) 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 are 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]
Term
Agriculture
The coalition agreement scrapped a €24 billion transition fund that was created by the fourth Rutte cabinet in response to the nitrogen crisis to fund provincial plans to improve water and nature quality. Instead, an extra €5 billion in funding was designated for agriculture. Minister Femke Wiersma announced in September 2024 that provinces no longer had to submit plans, awaiting a new national strategy to tackle the nitrogen crisis.[6][7]
Defense
In response the Russian invasion of Ukraine, coalition parties agreed to increase defense spending to adhere to the NATO target of 2% of GDP. Minister Ruben Brekelmans and State Secretary Gijs Tuinman announced €2.4 billion in increased yearly funding for the Netherlands Armed Forces in September 2024. This would go towards attracting more personnel and the purchase of munitions, 50 Leopard 2A8 battle tanks, six F-35 fighter jets, two Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates, and several NH90 military helicopters. The Netherlands had been left without tanks since 2011 because of budget cuts.[8][9]
Cabinet members
The party affiliations shown below indicate the party by which a cabinet member was given. Some cabinet members are a member of a different party or of no party.
See also
References
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