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    demissionary cabinet is considered a continuation of the previous cabinet, it is not counted as a new cabinet (e.g. Balkenende IV did not become Balkenende V when...
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    The second Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 27 May 2003 until 7 July 2006. The cabinet was formed...
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    the Cabinet Balkenende II and continued as Prime Minister. This second cabinet fell on 30 June 2006 and was replaced with the caretaker Cabinet Balkenende...
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    Following the cabinet formation of 2003 Van der Hoeven continued as Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Balkenende II, taking office...
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    Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Balkenende I, taking office on 22 July 2002. The Cabinet Balkenende I fell just four months later on 16 October...
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    Henk Kamp (category Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II)
    Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III from 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. He previously was Minister of Defence in the Cabinets Balkenende I, II and III from...
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    Gerrit Zalm (category Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II)
    Lijsttrekker (top candidate) and following a successful cabinet formation that formed the Cabinet Balkenende II was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...
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    the election of 2003 De Hoop Scheffer continued his office in the Cabinet Balkenende II. In September 2003 De Hoop Scheffer was nominated as the next Secretary...
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    the cabinet formation of 2002 Van Hoof was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet and the Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I...
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    Joop Wijn (category LGBT cabinet members of the Netherlands)
    cabinet formation of 2003 Wijn was appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Balkenende II, taking office on 27 May 2003. The Cabinet Balkenende...
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    Hans Hoogervorst (category Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II)
    Following the cabinet formation of 2003 Hoogervorst was appointed as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Balkenende II, taking office...
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    appointed as Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs in the Cabinet Balkenende II, taking office on 27 May 2003. After the Leader of the People's...
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    Johan Remkes (category Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II)
    in the Cabinet Balkenende II taking office on 27 May 2003. On 29 June 2006 the Democrats 66 retracted their support for the cabinet Balkenende II after...
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    Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (category Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II)
    serve in a demissionary capacity. The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I following the cabinet formation of 2002 on 22 July 2002. Brinkhorst...
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    for Internal Affairs, Ed van Thijn. De Graaf served in the second Balkenende cabinet as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom...
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    (2025 days). The first Balkenende cabinet is the shortest lasting normal cabinet since World War II (87 days); only the fifth cabinet of Hendrikus Colijn...
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    "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid...
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    portfolio for Immigration and Asylum Affairs like in the previous Cabinets Balkenende I, II and III, but this time this post was placed at the department...
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    The formation of a Dutch cabinet is the process of negotiating an agreement that will get majority support in parliament for the appointment of the council...
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  • Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Kok II". KokII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende...
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    "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid...
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    Van Agt cabinet; in 1989, when the PvdA formed the third Lubbers cabinet without D66; and in 2003, when D66 joined the second Balkenende cabinet. Ideologically...
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    Rutte entered national politics in 2002 as a member of Jan Peter Balkenende's cabinets. Rutte won the 2006 VVD leadership election and led the party to...
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    "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid...
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    and spokesperson for Finances. The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I following the cabinet formation of 2002 on 22 July 2002. After...
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    formation of the social-Christian fourth Balkenende cabinet supported by CDA, PvdA, and the Christian Union. This cabinet was oriented at solidarity, durability...
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    cabinet posts. After severe disagreements in the formation of a CDA-PvdA cabinet, a CDA-VVD-D66 cabinet was formed on May 27, 2003, with Balkenende as...
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    The Second Kok cabinet remained in place as a Demissionary cabinet until 22 July 2002, when it was replaced by the First Balkenende cabinet. On 7 June 1999...
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    "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid...
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    Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Balkenende IV, taking office on 22 February 2007. The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell exactly 3 years into its term...
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