Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 2010 and 2024. Following his departure from national politics,Rutte will take up the post of NATO Secretary-General in October 2024. Rutte was the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 2006 through 2023.
Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he previously served State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 21 May 2019.
Pietje Aafke "Pia" Dijkstra is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) and former television presenter. From 2010 to 2021,she served as a member of the House of Representatives. She was Minister for Medical Care in the demissionary fourth Rutte cabinet from February 2024 until July 2024.
Steven Peter Robert Albert Van Weyenberg is a Belgian-born Dutch politician of the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served on the House of Representatives and occupied several ministerial posts.
Marjolein Hillegonda Monica Faber-van de Klashorst is a Dutch politician who has served as the minister of asylum and migration in the Schoof cabinet since 2024.
Franciscus Max "Franc" Weerwind is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66) who served as minister for legal protection in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte from January 2022 until July 2024.
Hugo Mattheüs de Jonge is a Dutch politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he was elected to its leadership in 2020 for the 2021 Dutch general election. He withdrew later that year,citing an impossibility to combine his position as Health Minister in charge of the COVID-19 pandemic efforts with his party leadership. He later served in the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning from 2022 until 2024 and as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2023 until 2024.
Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy starting on 25 November 2017. She served as Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 2 July 2024.
Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten is a Dutch politician,who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister for Climate and Energy Policy until 2024. He has been the Leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party since August 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives since 2017.
Elisabeth "Liesje" Schreinemacher is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2022.
Sophia Theodora Monique "Sophie" Hermans is a Dutch politician currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Climate and Green Growth in the Schoof cabinet. Hermans previously served as a member of the House of Representatives representing People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between 2017 and 2024.
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius is a Dutch politician who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 2023. She also served as minister of justice and security in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. Yeşilgöz previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 and as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from 2021 until 2022.
Eelco Heinen is a Dutch politician serving since 2 July 2024 as the Minister of Finance. A member of the House of Representatives since March 2021,he is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and previously worked as a party staffer.
Ruben Pieter Brekelmans is a Dutch politician serving as the minister of defence in the Schoof cabinet since 2024. Brekelmans previously served as a member of the House of Representatives on behalf of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). As a parliamentarian,he focused on foreign affairs and migration.
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 continued with the same portfolio in the Schoof cabinet as State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities starting in July 2024. Paul previously worked as a communications director for several multinational corporations.
Eric van der Burg is a Dutch politician,who served as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the fourth Rutte cabinet between January 2022 and July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he was elected to the Senate in 2019. Van der Burg previously had a lengthy political career in the municipality of Amsterdam which culminated in his brief service as ad interim Mayor of Amsterdam in 2017.
The fourth Rutte cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 10 January 2022 until 2 July 2024. The cabinet was a continuation of the third Rutte cabinet and was 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. It continued serving as a demissionary cabinet until the Schoof cabinet was sworn in on 2 July 2024.
Conny Helder is a Dutch healthcare manager,who served as the Minister for Long-term Care and Sport and,for a few months,as Minister of Health,Welfare and Sport in the fourth Rutte cabinet (2022–2024).
A process of cabinet formation took place following the Dutch general election of 22 November 2023,leading to the Schoof cabinet on 2 July 2024. The coalition consisted of the Party for Freedom (PVV),the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),New Social Contract (NSC) and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). Despite ambitions to form an extra-parliamentary cabinet,the cabinet is generally considered a parliamentary cabinet.
Richard van Zwol is a Dutch civil servant who has been a member of the Council of State since 2017. He led three government ministries as secretary general:General Affairs (2007–2011),Finance (2011–2013) and Interior and Kingdom Relations (2013–2017). A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),Van Zwol has been involved in several cabinet formations,including as formateur and informateur in 2023–2024.
