Fourth Rutte cabinet

The Fourth Rutte cabinet is the current Government of the Netherlands. It was inaugurated on 10 January 2022. The cabinet is a continuation of the previous third Rutte cabinet and is formed by the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the social-liberal Democrats 66 and the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU) after the election of 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Fourth Rutte cabinet
Rutte–Kaag–Hoekstra–Schouten cabinet

71st cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed10 January 2022 (2022-01-10)
111 days in office
People and organisations
MonarchKing Willem-Alexander
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Deputy Prime MinisterSigrid Kaag
Wopke Hoekstra
Carola Schouten
No. of ministers20
Member partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Democrats 66 (D66)
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Christian Union (CU)
Status in legislatureCentre to centre-right coalition government
History
Election(s)2021 election
Legislature term(s)2021–present
Incoming formation2021–2022 formation
PredecessorThird Rutte cabinet
Politics of the Netherlands
Constitution
Monarchy
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Judiciary
Elections
Local government
Foreign relations
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Cabinet members
Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers in the fourth Rutte cabinet
Title Minister Term of office Party
Start End
Prime Minister Mark Rutte 14 October 2010[lower-roman 1] Incumbent VVD
First Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Second Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Third Deputy Prime Minister Carola Schouten 26 October 2017[lower-roman 1] Incumbent CU
Ministers in the fourth Rutte cabinet
Title Minister Term of office Party
Start End
Minister of General Affairs Mark Rutte 14 October 2010[lower-roman 1] Incumbent VVD
Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Hanke Bruins Slot 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Micky Adriaansens 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Henk Staghouwer 10 January 2022 Incumbent CU
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Karien van Gennip 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Ministers without portfolio in the fourth Rutte cabinet
Ministry Title Minister Term of office Party
Start End
Social Affairs and Employment Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten 10 January 2022 Incumbent CU
Foreign Affairs Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Justice and Security Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning Hugo de Jonge 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Education, Culture and Science Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Dennis Wiersma 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy Christianne van der Wal 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Health, Welfare and Sport Minister for Long-term Care and Sport Conny Helder 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
State secretaries in the fourth Rutte cabinet
Ministry Title State secretary Term of office Party
Start End
Justice and Security State Secretary for Justice and Security[lower-roman 2] Eric van der Burg 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Interior and Kingdom Relations State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation[lower-roman 3] Alexandra van Huffelen 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Education, Culture and Science State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Finance State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Marnix van Rij 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
State Secretary for Benefits and Customs Aukje de Vries 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Defence State Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat 10 January 2022 Incumbent VVD
Infrastructure and Water Management State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management[lower-roman 4] Vivianne Heijnen 10 January 2022 Incumbent CDA
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy State Secretary for the Extractive Industries Hans Vijlbrief 10 January 2022 Incumbent D66
Health, Welfare and Sport State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport Maarten van Ooijen 10 January 2022 Incumbent CU
  1. Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
  2. Allowed to use the title "Minister for Migration" while on foreign business.
  3. Allowed to use the title "Minister for Digitalisation" while on foreign business.
  4. Allowed to use the title "Minister for the Environment" while on foreign business.

References
  1. "Kabinet-Rutte IV bijna rond: 'Bekende gezichten in echt nieuw team'" (in Dutch). NOS. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "Nieuwe gezichten in Rutte IV: Ernst Kuipers wordt 'coronaminister'" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. "Hugo de Jonge wordt minister voor Wonen, Rob Jetten naar Klimaat" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "Dit zijn de nieuwe VVD-gezichten in kabinet-Rutte IV" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. "Nieuwe gezichten in Rutte IV: Ernst Kuipers wordt 'coronaminister' en topwetenschapper Dijkgraaf naar Onderwijs" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. "Gunay Uslu staatssecretaris Cultuur en Media, Van Huffelen naar Binnenlandse Zaken" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. "Rutte IV: D66 haalt zware posten binnen, CDA lijkt macht en invloed in te leveren" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. "Het CDA kiest vooral voor ervaren politici in het nieuwe kabinet" (in Dutch). Trouw. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. "Alle namen nieuwe kabinet bekend: Hoekstra op Buitenlandse Zaken en Kuipers op VWS" (in Dutch). NOS. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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