Cabinet Rutte I

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The Cabinet in October 2010

The Cabinet Rutte I formed the government of the Netherlands from October 14, 2010 to November 5, 2012 . After his resignation on April 23, 2012, the cabinet was in office until the parliamentary elections on September 12, 2012 .

The cabinet was a minority government from the right-wing liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), which was tolerated by the Freedom Party (PVV). Together with the PVV, the coalition held 76 out of 150 seats in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. On October 8, 2010, Queen Beatrix transferred the formation of a government to Mark Rutte , the VVD's top candidate, after the three parties and parliamentary groups involved agreed to the coalition and tolerance agreements. On April 23, 2012, Prime Minister Mark Rutte submitted the resignation of his government to Queen Beatrix over a dispute over budget cuts in the wake of the euro crisis . These budget negotiations were not supported by the PVV, which meant that the minority government did not get a majority for the negotiations. The savings plans were finally approved on April 26, 2012 by the governing parties as well as the opposition parties D66 , GroenLinks and the ChristenUnie , which together have a majority in the Second Chamber.

Compared to the previous government Balkenende IV , the government has been reduced from 27 to 20 ministers and state secretaries :

minister

Ministry / Office minister Political party Remarks
Prime Minister , Minister for General Affairs Mark Rutte VVD
Minister for Economy, Agriculture and Innovation Maxime Verhagen CDA Vice Premier
Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Piet Hein Donner
until December 16, 2011
Liesbeth Spies
from December 16, 2011
CDA
Minister for Foreign Affairs Uri Rosenthal VVD
Minister of Defense Hans Hillen CDA
Minister of Finance Jan Kees de Jager CDA
Minister for Immigration and Asylum Gerd Leers CDA Minister with no portfolio
Minister for Infrastructure and the Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen VVD
Minister for Education, Culture and Science Marja van Bijsterveldt CDA
Minister for Social Affairs and Labor Henk Kamp VVD
Minister for Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten VVD
Minister for Health, Wellbeing and Sport Edith Schippers VVD

State Secretaries

Office State Secretary Political party Remarks
State Secretary for Development Cooperation
and European Union Affairs
Ben Knapen CDA
State Secretary for Agriculture Henk Bleker CDA
State Secretary for Finance Frans Weekers VVD
State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment Joop Atsma CDA
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Half Zijlstra VVD
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Labor Paul de Krom VVD
State Secretary for Security and Justice Fred Teeven VVD
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten CDA

Web links

Commons : Kabinett Rutte  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Rutte ontvangt zijn laatste kabinetsleden , De Telegraaf, October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  2. Beatrix lets Rutte rule
  3. ^ Dutch Cabinet submits resignation , tagesschau.de, April 23, 2012. Accessed April 23, 2012.