Third Rutte cabinet

Third Rutte cabinet

70th cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed 26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
People and organisations
Monarch Willem-Alexander
Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Deputy Prime Minister Hugo de Jonge
Kajsa Ollongren
Carola Schouten
Total no. of ministers 16
Member party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Democrats 66 (D66)
Christian Union (CU)
Status in legislature Centre-right majority government
History
Election(s) 2017 election
Legislature term(s) 2017–
Predecessor Rutte II
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)
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The Third Rutte cabinet is the cabinet of the Netherlands since 26 October 2017. It is formed by a coalition government of the political parties People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Democrats 66 (D66) and Christian Union (CU) after the Dutch general election of 2017.

Composition

Appointee Title Ministry Term of office Party
Mark Rutte
(born 1967)		 Prime Minister General Affairs 14 October 2010 –
Incumbent
[Retained]		 VVD
Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)		 Deputy Prime Minister
–
Minister		 Health, Welfare
and Sport		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Jonkvrouw
Kajsa Ollongren
(born 1967)		 Deputy Prime Minister
–
Minister		 Interior and Kingdom
Relations		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Carola Schouten
(born 1977)		 Deputy Prime Minister
–
Minister		 Agriculture, Nature
and Food Quality		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CU
Halbe Zijlstra
(born 1969)		 Minister Foreign Affairs 26 October 2017 –
13 February 2018
[Res]		 VVD
Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)		 13 February 2018 –
7 March 2018
[Ad interim]		 D66
Stef Blok
(born 1964)		 7 March 2018 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Wopke Hoekstra
(born 1975)		 Minister Finance 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Dr.
Ferdinand Grapperhaus
(born 1959)		 Minister Justice and
Security		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Eric Wiebes
(born 1963)		 Minister Economic Affairs and
Climate Policy		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Ank Bijleveld
(born 1962)		 Minister Defence 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Wouter Koolmees
(born 1977)		 Minister Social Affairs and
Employment		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Ingrid van Engelshoven
(born 1966)		 Minister Education, Culture
and Science		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
(born 1963)		 Minister Infrastructure and
Water Management		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Appointee without portfolio Title Portfolio/Ministry Term of office Party
Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)		 Minister Foreign Trade and Development
Cooperation

(within Foreign Affairs)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Sander Dekker
(born 1975)		 Minister Legal Protection

(within Justice and
Security)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Bruno Bruins
(born 1963)		 Minister Medical Care

(within Health, Welfare
and Sport)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Arie Slob
(born 1961)		 Minister Primary and Secondary
Education and Media

(within Education, Culture
and Science)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CU
Junior appointee Title Portfolio/Ministry Term of office Party
Raymond Knops
(born 1971)		 State Secretary • Privatization Policy
• Government Real Estate
• Kingdom Relations

(within Interior and Kingdom
Relations)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Menno Snel
(born 1970)		 State Secretary • Fiscal Affairs
• Tax and Customs Administration
• Local Government Finances
• National Mint
• Gambling Policy
• State Lottery

(within Finance)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Mark Harbers
(born 1969)		 State Secretary
[Title]		 • Integration
• Immigration
• Asylum Affairs
• Minority Affairs

(within Justice and
Security)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Mona Keijzer
(born 1968)		 State Secretary • Small Business Policy
• Retail Policy
• Regional Development
• Consumer Protection
• Digital Infrastructure
• Postal Service
• Tourism Affairs

(within Economic Affairs and
Climate Policy)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CDA
Barbara Visser
(born 1977)		 State Secretary • Personnel Affairs
• Equipment Policy
• Special Ops Policy

(within Defence)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Paul Blokhuis
(born 1963)		 State Secretary • Elderly Policy
• Disability Affairs
• Veteran Affairs

(within Health, Welfare
and Sport)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 CU
Tamara van Ark
(born 1974)		 State Secretary • Social Security
• Unemployment Affairs
• Occupational Safety
• Youth Policy
• Poverty Policy
• Equality
• Emancipation

(within Social Affairs and
Employment)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 VVD
Stientje van Veldhoven
(born 1973)		 State Secretary • Transport Infrastructure
• Public Transport
• Energy Policy
• Weather Forecasting Service

(within Infrastructure and
Water Management)		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 D66
Source: (in English) Members of the government Rijksoverheid
Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
Res Resigned.
Ad interim Served ad interim.
Title Allowed to use the title of Minister while on foreign business.
Official
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