Schoof cabinet

Schoof cabinet
Schoof cabinet
; Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	2 July 2024
People and organisations
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Prime Minister	Dick Schoof
Deputy Prime Ministers	Fleur Agema; Sophie Hermans; Eddy van Hijum; Mona Keijzer;
No. of ministers	16
Member parties	PVV; VVD; NSC; BBB;
Status in legislature	Right-wing, majority government (coalition government); 88/150 ; ;
History
Election	2023 election
Legislature terms	2023–present
Incoming formation	2023–2024 formation
Predecessor	Fourth Rutte cabinet

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

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]

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.

Prime minister and deputy prime ministers in the Schoof cabinet^[6]
Title	Minister				Term of office
Title	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Prime Minister	Dick Schoof	Dick Schoof		Indep.	2 July 2024	Incumbent
First Deputy Prime Minister	Fleur Agema	Fleur Agema		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Second Deputy Prime Minister	Sophie Hermans	Sophie Hermans		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Third Deputy Prime Minister	Eddy van Hijum	Eddy van Hijum		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Fourth Deputy Prime Minister	Mona Keijzer	Mona Keijzer		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent

Ministers in the Schoof cabinet^[6]
Title	Minister				Term of office
Title	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Minister of General Affairs	Dick Schoof	Dick Schoof		Indep.	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	Fleur Agema	Fleur Agema		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth	Sophie Hermans	Sophie Hermans		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	Eddy van Hijum	Eddy van Hijum		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning	Mona Keijzer	Mona Keijzer		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Caspar Veldkamp	Caspar Veldkamp		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Justice and Security	David van Weel	David van Weel		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations		Judith Uitermark		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Education, Culture and Science	Eppo Bruins	Eppo Bruins		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Finance	Eelco Heinen	Eelco Heinen		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Defence	Ruben Brekelmans	Ruben Brekelmans		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management		Barry Madlener		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Economic Affairs		Dirk Beljaarts		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature		Femke Wiersma		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Asylum and Migration	Marjolein Faber	Marjolein Faber		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development^[i]	Reinette Klever	Reinette Klever		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent

State secretaries in the Schoof cabinet^[6]
Ministry	Title	State secretary				Term of office
Ministry	Title	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Justice and Security	State Secretary for Justice and Security		Ingrid Coenradie		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Justice and Security	State Secretary for Legal Protection		Teun Struycken		Indep.^[ii]	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations	State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation	Zsolt Szabó	Zsolt Szabó		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Interior and Kingdom Relations	State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen		Eddie van Marum		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Education, Culture and Science	State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities	Mariëlle Paul	Mariëlle Paul		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Finance	State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration		Folkert Idsinga		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Finance	State Secretary for Benefits and Customs		Nora Achahbar		NSC	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Defence	State Secretary for Defence	Gijs Tuinman	Gijs Tuinman		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Infrastructure and Water Management	State Secretary for Public Transport and the Environment		Chris Jansen		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature	State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature		Jean Rummenie		BBB	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Social Affairs and Employment	State Secretary for Participation and Integration		Jurgen Nobel		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Health, Welfare and Sport	State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care		Vicky Maeijer		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent
Health, Welfare and Sport	State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport		Vincent Karremans		VVD	2 July 2024	Incumbent

^ Minister without portfolio within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
^ Teun Struycken joined the cabinet on behalf of New Social Contract, but is not affiliated with the party.^[7]

References

^ "Dutch parties agree on final formation of rightwing government, Wilders says". Reuters. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Partijleiders nu definitief akkoord • Presentatie verschoven naar vanochtend" [Party leaders definitively in agreement • Presentation postponed to this morning]. NOS (in Dutch). 16 May 2024. Archived from the original on 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). Archived from the original on 2024-05-31. 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. Archived from the original on 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). Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Members of the government". Government.nl. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Teun Struycken". Government.nl. Retrieved 25 August 2024. No party affiliation (proposed by NSC)