Kabinet

NL Kabinet-Rutte.

Kabinet Rutte-1

Algemene Zaken
Minister-president Mark Rutte (VVD)

Binnenlandse Zaken
Minister Piet Hein Donner (CDA)

Buitenlandse Zaken
Minister Uri Rosenthal (VVD)
Staatssecretaris Ben Knapen (CDA)

Defensie
Minister Hans Hillen (CDA)

Veiligheid en Justitie
Minister Ivo Opstelten (VVD)
Staatssecretaris Fred Teeven (VVD)

Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Minister Edith Schippers (VVD)
Staatssecretaris Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten-Hyllner(CDA)

Infrastructuur, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu
Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (VVD)
Staatssecretaris Joop Atsma (CDA)

Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie
Minister Maxime Verhagen (CDA)
Staatssecretaris Henk Bleker (CDA)

Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen
Minister Marja van Bijsterveldt (CDA)
Staatssecretaris Halbe Zijlstra (VVD)

Immigratie en Asielzaken
Minister zonder portefeuille Gerd Leers (CDA)

Financiën
Minister Jan Kees de Jager (CDA)
Staatssecretaris Frans Weekers (VVD)

Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
Minister Henk Kamp (VVD)
Staatssecretaris Paul de Krom (VVD)

Femke Halsema volgende premier?

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Politieke samenwerking in kabinet-Rutte

Links: kabinetsformatie, kabinet, BBC News - The Netherlands, Tweede Kamer

Head of state: Queen Beatrix
Prime minister: Mark Rutte
Mark Rutte heads a minority government propped up by the controversial anti-Islam party of Geert Wilders.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte (left) and Geert Wilders

His government - a coalition of his liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) - was installed in October 2010, following lengthy negotiations after elections in June. Elections were called after the former CDA-led government of Jan Peter Balkenende collapsed in February in a dispute over continued military support to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The VVD-CDA coalition commands only 52 seats out of 150 in the lower house of parliament, but has made a deal with the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV) for the support of its 24 MPs to pass policy through parliament. The party does not hold any government positions. The PVV is headed by Mr Geert Wilders, who campaigns for an end to Muslim immigration and a ban on new mosques. He has faced charges of inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims. Mr Wilders' party made significant gains in the June elections, nearly tripling its support from nine seats previously. Observers said the new power wielded by Wilders would test the Netherlands' reputation for multi-cultural tolerance. On taking office, Mr Rutte said his government's priority was to revitalise the economy and to meet election promises on burning issues such as immigration. Mr Rutte is a former human resources manager at Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever.