Second Rutte cabinet
| Second Rutte cabinet Rutte–Asscher cabinet | |
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 69th cabinet of the Netherlands | |
  The cabinet members of the Second Rutte cabinet on 5 November 2012 | |
| Date formed | 5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) |
| Date dissolved | 26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) (Demissionary from 14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Beatrix (2012–2013) King Willem-Alexander (2013–2017) |
| Head of government | Mark Rutte |
| Deputy head of government | Lodewijk Asscher |
No. of ministers | 13 |
| Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) | 4 |
| Total no. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Labour Party (PvdA) |
| Status in legislature | Grand coalition (Purple) |
| Opposition party | Party for Freedom |
| Opposition leader | Geert Wilders |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2012 election |
| Outgoing election | 2017 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2012–2017 |
| Incoming formation | 2012 formation |
| Outgoing formation | 2017 formation |
| Predecessor | First Rutte cabinet |
| Successor | Third Rutte cabinet |
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PoliticiansThe Second Rutte cabinet, also called the Rutte–Asscher cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 5 November 2012 until 26 October 2017. The cabinet was formed by the political parties People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 2012. The grand coalition (Purple) cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the second of three cabinets of Mark Rutte, the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy as Prime Minister, with Lodewijk Asscher the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party serving as Deputy Prime Minister.[1]
Contents
1 Term
1.1 Composition Changes
2 Cabinet Members
3 References
4 External links
Term
Composition Changes
On 6 December 2012 just 31 days after taking office State Secretary for Economic Affairs Co Verdaas (PvdA) resigned after he was accused of making inappropriate declarations when he served as a Member of the Provincial-Executive of Gelderland.[2] He was replaced as State Secretary for Economic Affairs by former State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Sharon Dijksma (PvdA) on 18 December 2012.[3]
On 17 October 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans (PvdA) resigned after he was nominated as the next European Commissioner succeeding Neelie Kroes.[4] He was replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations in Mali and former Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders (PvdA).[5]
On 10 March 2015 Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten (VVD) and State Secretary for Security and Justice Fred Teeven (VVD) resigned after it was discovered that Fred Teeven when he served as a Prosecutor authorized the return of 4.7 million guilders to convicted drugs dealer Cees H. in 2000 without the knowledge of his superior or the tax office.[6]
On 4 October 2017 Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD) resigned following a critical report by the Dutch Safety Board into the investigation of the accidental deaths of two Army soldiers who died following the use of old ammunition during a Mortar test during the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.[7] She was replaced as Minister of Defence by State Secretary for Security and Justice Klaas Dijkhoff (VVD) who served out the remaining three weeks before the installation of the new cabinet.[8]
Cabinet Members
Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
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 | Mark Rutte (born 1967) | Prime Minister | General Affairs | 14 October 2010 – Incumbent [Retained] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Dr. Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974) | Deputy Prime Minister / Minister | Social Affairs and Employment | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
 | Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957) | Minister | Interior and Kingdom Relations | 5 November 2012 – 29 June 2016 [Note] | Labour Party | |
 | Stef Blok (born 1964) | 29 June 2016 – 16 September 2016 [Ad interim] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
| Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957) | 16 September 2016 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |||
 | Frans Timmermans (born 1961) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 5 November 2012 – 17 October 2014 [Appt] | Labour Party | |
 | Bert Koenders (born 1958) | 17 October 2014 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |||
 | Jeroen Dijsselbloem (born 1966) | Minister | Finance | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
 | Ivo Opstelten (born 1944) | Minister | Security and Justice | 14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 [Retained][Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Stef Blok (born 1964) | 10 March 2015 – 20 March 2015 [Ad interim] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
 | Ard van der Steur (born 1969) | 20 March 2015 – 27 January 2017 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
| Stef Blok (born 1964) | 27 January 2017 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
 | Henk Kamp (born 1952) | Minister | Economic Affairs | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (born 1973) | Minister | Defence | 5 November 2012 – 4 October 2017 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981) | 4 October 2017 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
 | Edith Schippers (born 1964) | Minister | Health, Welfare and Sport | 14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017 [Retained] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Dr. Jet Bussemaker (born 1961) | Minister | Education, Culture and Science | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
 | Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) | Minister | Infrastructure and the Environment | 14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017 [Retained] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
Ministers without portfolio | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
| Stef Blok (born 1964) | Minister | Housing and the Central Government Sector (within Interior and Kingdom Relations) | 5 November 2012 – 27 January 2017 [Appt] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Lilianne Ploumen (born 1962) | Minister | Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
State Secretaries | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
 | Frans Weekers (born 1967) | State Secretary | • Fiscal Affairs • Tax and Customs Administration • Local Government Finances • National Mint • State Lottery (within Finance) | 14 October 2010 – 30 January 2014 [Retained][Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Eric Wiebes (born 1963) | 4 February 2014 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
 | Fred Teeven (born 1958) | State Secretary [Title] | • Integration • Immigration • Asylum Affairs • Public Prosecution Service • Privacy Policy • Administrative Law • Family Law • Youth Justice • International Law • Prison Administration • Gambling Policy • Copyright Law • Rehabilitation • Prevention • Debt Management • Minority Affairs (within Security and Justice) | 14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 [Retained][Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981) | 20 March 2015 – 4 October 2017 [Appt] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
 | Dr. Co Verdaas (born 1966) | State Secretary [Title] | • Postal Service • Tourism Affairs • Nature Policy • Agricultural Management • Food Policy • Rural Development • Environmental Remediation • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare (within Economic Affairs) | 5 November 2012 – 6 December 2012 [Res] | Labour Party | |
 | Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | 18 December 2012 – 5 November 2015 [Appt] | Labour Party | |||
 | Martijn van Dam (born 1978) | 3 November 2015 – 1 September 2017 [Res] | Labour Party | |||
 | Martin van Rijn (born 1956) | State Secretary | • Youth Policy • Elderly Policy • Disability Affairs • Veteran Affairs • Biotechnology Policy • Medical Ethics Policy (within Health, Welfare and Sport) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
 | Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957) | State Secretary | • Social Security • Unemployment Affairs • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Poverty Policy • Equality • Emancipation (within Social Affairs and Employment) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |
 | Sander Dekker (born 1975) | State Secretary | • Higher Education • Teacher Policy • Science Policy • Media Affairs • Culture Policy • Arts Policy (within Education, Culture and Science) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
 | Wilma Mansveld (born 1962) | State Secretary [Title] | • Transport Infrastructure • Aviation Infrastructure • Public Transport • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting Service (within Infrastructure and the Environment) | 5 November 2012 – 28 October 2015 [Res] | Labour Party | |
| Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | 3 November 2015 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | |||
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher Rijksoverheid | ||||||
Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
Res Resigned.
Ad interim Served ad interim.
Appt Appointment: Frans Timmermans appointed First Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner; Stef Blok appointed Minister of Security and Justice; Klaas Dijkhoff appointed Minister of Defence; Sharon Dijksma appointed State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment.
Title Allowed to use the title of Minister while on foreign business.
Note Ronald Plasterk took a medical leave of absence from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016.
References
^ (in English) "Dutch queen swears in new centrist government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte". Fox News World. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ (in Dutch) "Staatssecretaris Co Verdaas stapt op". NU.nl. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Sharon Dijksma staatssecretaris". NOS. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Timmermans voorgedragen als Eurocommissaris". NU.nl. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Bert Koenders nieuwe minister van Buitenlandse Zaken". NRC Handelsblad. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Tijdlijn opstappen Opstelten en Teeven". NOS. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Hennis treedt af om dodelijk ongeval Mali". NOS. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
^ (in Dutch) "Dijkhoff voor even minister van Defensie". NOS. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
- Official
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Rutte II Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher Rijksoverheid
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