The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD,whose forerunner was the Freedom Party,is a party of the centre-right,which promotes private enterprise and economic liberalism.
Democrats 66 is a social liberal political party in the Netherlands,which positions itself in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has served as prime minister of the Netherlands since 2010. He was also the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 through 2023. He is currently acting in a demissionary capacity,and will not return to politics following the installation of a new cabinet,after the 2023 Dutch general election.
Robert Molenaar is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who most recently coached NAC Breda. He played as a centre-back for FC Volendam,Leeds United,Bradford City and RBC Roosendaal.
RenéHubertus Johannes Trost is a former Dutch football defender and football manager.
Jack de Gier is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.
Alexander De Croo is a Belgian politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Belgium since October 2020.
Raymond Willem Knops is a Dutch politician and retired RNLAF officer who served as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations under the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2019 and again from 2020 until 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he was Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2019 to 2020 in an acting capacity. Knops has held a seat in the House of Representatives between 2005 and 2023 with three interruptions due to cabinet formation processes and service in government.
Wil Boessen is a Dutch football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Eerste Divisie side Jong PSV.
Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag is a Dutch diplomat and politician,who was the leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) from 4 September 2020 until 12 August 2023. She has served as Minister of Finance and first Deputy Prime Minister in the fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. She previously served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from 26 October 2017 to 10 August 2021,and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 25 May 2021 to 17 September 2021 in the third Rutte cabinet.
RenéHake is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles
Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra is a Dutch politician. He served as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 1 September 2023. He has also been Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) since 2020. Hoekstra had previously served as Minister of Finance in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. He is nominated to take on the role of Frans Timmermans as EU Commissioner,being responsible for climate action;a petition has been started against Hoekstra's nomination due to his past work for Shell and his decisions that backed oil explorations in the Netherlands.
Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten is a Dutch politician who serves as Leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) since 12 August 2023 and has served as Minister for Climate and Energy Policy in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. Prior to his ministerial appointment,Jetten served as his party's parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 2018 to 2021.
Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief is a Dutch civil servant,economist,and politician,who currently serves as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries. He is a member of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
Mariëlle Lucienne Josepha Paul is a Dutch politician. A member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),she was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election,and she became Minister for Primary and Secondary Education as part of the fourth Rutte cabinet in July 2023. She previously worked as a communications director for several multinational corporations.
Peter Christiaan de Groot is a Dutch politician,who has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. He is a member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),and he also served on the Harderwijk municipal council between 2014 and 2021.
Johannes Jacobus "Jan" Klink is a Dutch civil servant and politician for the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Born in the province of Groningen,he co-owned a dairy farm and worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs,Agriculture and Innovation. He was elected to the Wijdemeren municipal council in 2018 and became an alderman shortly after. Klink was appointed to the House of Representatives in June 2021.
Thomas Justinus Arnout Marie de Bruijn is a Dutch diplomat,civil servant and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the third Rutte cabinet from 10 August 2021 to 10 January 2022. He is a member of the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party.
The fourth Rutte cabinet is the current cabinet of the Netherlands. It was inaugurated on 10 January 2022. The cabinet is a continuation of the third Rutte cabinet and is formed by the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),the social liberal Democrats 66 (D66) and the Christian democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU) after the election of 2021. The cabinet fell on 7 July 2023,after failing to reach an agreement on separate treatment of refugees fleeing from war. As a result,the cabinet became demissionary.
