Cabinet beam end III

The third Balkenende cabinet was the government of the Netherlands , which was formed on July 7, 2006 after the crisis and the subsequent resignation of the Second Balkenende cabinet . This minority cabinet consisted of the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA) and the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) and was negotiated by the former Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers . The main task of this transitional government was to prepare for the Dutch parliamentary elections on November 22, 2006 and to plan the budget for 2007. The cabinet renewal had become necessary after coalition partner Democrats 66 left the government because of the dispute over Ayaan Hirsi Ali .

Minority governments tend to be the exception in Dutch politics. The last was in 1982 under Prime Minister Dries van Agt .

composition

The cabinet consisted of 16 ministers (nine CDA, seven VVD) and seven state secretaries (four CDA, three VVD).

Ministry / Office		Political party
Prime Minister , Minister for General Affairs	Jan Peter Balkenende	CDA
Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister	Gerrit Zalm	VVD
Foreign minister	Ben bot	CDA
Minister of Justice	Piet Hein Donner until September 21, 2006 Ernst Hirsch Ballin from September 22, 2006	CDA
Minister for Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations	Johan Remkes	VVD
Minister for Education, Culture and Science	Maria van der Hoeven	CDA
Defense Minister	Henk Kamp	VVD
Minister for Housing, Regional Planning and Environment	Sybilla Dekker until September 21, 2006 Pieter Winsemius from September 26, 2006	VVD
Minister for Transport and Water Management	Karla Peijs	CDA
Economics Minister	Joop Wijn	CDA
Minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality	Cees Veerman	CDA
Minister for Social Affairs and Labor	Aart Jan de Geus	CDA
Minister for Health, Welfare and Sport	Hans Hoogervorst	VVD
Minister for Development Cooperation	Agnes van Ardenne	CDA
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration until December 14, 2006 Minister for Integration, Youth Protection, Prevention and Rehabilitation from December 14, 2006	Rita Verdonk	VVD
Minister for Administrative Modernization and Kingdom Relations	Atzo Nicolaï	VVD

Office		Political party
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science	Bruno Bruins	VVD
State Secretary for Defense	Cees van der Knaap	CDA
State Secretary for Housing, Regional Planning and Environmental Protection	Pieter van Geel	CDA
State Secretary for Transport and Water Management	Melanie Schultz van Haegen	VVD
State Secretary for the Economy	Karien van Gennip	CDA
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Labor	Henk van Hoof	VVD
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport	Clémence Ross-van Dorp	CDA

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