Mark Rutte’s fourth cabinet: what we know and has
been leaked so far
Politics
December 31, 2021 Paleis Noordeinde. Photo: Txllxt TxllxT via Wikimedia Commons
More names of both potential and confirmed
ministers in Mark Rutte’s fourth cabinet have been emerging and there are some
surprises among them. D66 leader Sigrid Kaag will not only be the Netherlands’
first female finance minister, but has brought in academic Robbert Dijkgraaf,
known for his popular science lectures on television, as education, welfare and
culture minister. Ernst Kuipers, head of the Erasmus medical centre and the
acute hospital care association, is set to replace Hugo de Jonge as health
minister, also on behalf of D66. Kuipers has become a familiar face on
television during the coronavirus pandemic. Questions have also been asked
about the appointment of Dilan Yesilgöz to the heavyweight job of justice
minister. Yesilgöz joined the cabinet several months ago as junior economic
affairs minister and has no experience in the legal field – making her the
first justice minister without a degree in law. ADVERTISING As yet it is
unclear which job – either foreign affairs or home affairs – will go to CDA
leader and outgoing finance minister Wopke Hoekstra. Both positions are for the
Christian Democrats. Rutte will start his meetings with individual ministers
next week and the new cabinet will pose with the king on the steps of the
Noordeinde palace in the heart of The Hague on Monday, January 10. What we know
so far: *not confirmed ** new post Prime minister Mark Rutte (VVD) will lead
his fourth cabinet, made up of himself plus 19 ministers and nine junior
ministers. Finance Minister of Finance: Sigrid Kaag (D66) Junior minister for
tax (CDA) Junior minister for benefits and customs: Aukje de Vries (VVD)**
Foreign affairs Minister of foreign affairs (CDA) Minister for foreign trade
and development aid: Liesje Schreinemachter (VVD) Justice and security Minister
of justice and security: Dilan Yesilgöz (VVD) Minister for legal protection
(D66) Junior minister for asylum and immigration: Eric van der Burg (VVD) Home
affairs Minister of home and kingdom affairs (CDA) Minister for housing: Hugo
de Jonge (CDA)* ** Junior minister for kingdom affairs and digitalization
(D66)* Education, culture and science Minister of education, culture and
science: Robbert Dijkgraaf (D66)* Minister for schools: Dennis Wiersma (VVD)
Junior minister of culture and media issues (D66) Defence Minister of defence:
Kajsa Ollongren (D66)* Junior minister of defence: Christophe van der Maat
(VVD) Infrastructure and waterways Minister of infrastructure and waterways:
Mark Harbers (VVD) Junior minister of infrastructure and waterways (CDA)
Economic affairs and climate Minister of economic affairs and climate: Micky
Adriaansens (VVD) Minister for climate and energy: Rob Jetten (D66) ** Junior
minister of mines (the Groningen gas problem): Hans Vijlbrief (D66) **
Agriculture and nature Minister of agriculture, nature and food quality: Henk
Staghouwer (CU) Minister for nature and nitrogen issues: Christianne van der
Wal (VVD)** Social affairs and employment Minister of social affairs and
employment (CDA) Minister for poverty strategy, participation and pensions:
Carola Schouten (CU)** Health, welfare and sport Minister of health, welfare and
sport: Ernst Kuipers (D66)* Minister for long term care and sport: Conny Helder
(VVD) Junior minister for youth and prevention: Maarten van Ooijen (CU)
Ministers of something control a budget and effectively run the department
while ministers for something are charged with a particular project and are
part of the cabinet. Junior ministers (staatsecretarissen) are not members of
the cabinet. This list will be updated as more positions are confirmed.
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