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, headquarters = Binnenhof 19,

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Mark Rutte Mark Rutte (; born 14 February 1967) is a Dutch politician who has served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010 and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2006. After a business career working for Unilever ...

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Ministry of General Affairs
The Ministry of General Affairs ( nl, Ministerie van Algemene Zaken; AZ) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for

government policy Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public p ...

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, and the

Dutch royal house In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the monarchy is a constitutional office and is controlled by the Constitution of the Netherlands. A distinction is made between members of the royal family and members of the royal house. Membership According t ...

. The Ministry was created in 1937 and dissolved in 1945, but in 1947 it was reinstated by Prime Minister

Louis Beel Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and j ...

. The Ministry remained small until 1967, when it was greatly expanded by Prime Minister

Piet de Jong Petrus Jozef Sietse "Piet" de Jong (; 3 April 1915 – 27 July 2016) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and naval officer who served as Prime Minister of the Neth ...

. Since his premiership the Ministry has continued to expand to the present day. The Minister of General Affairs ( nl, Minister van Algemene Zaken) is the head of the Ministry who is also Prime Minister and a member of the

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. The current Minister and Prime Minister is

. The Ministry is comparable to the

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, the British

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, or the U.S.

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, but its designation as a Ministry emphasises the role of Prime Minister of the Netherlands as among the ministers of the government. The Ministry has three responsibilities: coordination of government policy, the

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, and government communications about the royal house and government policy. The Ministry also houses the Secretariat of the

. The main offices of the Ministry are located in the

Binnenhof The Binnenhof (; en, Inner Court) is a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver lake. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministr ...

, the political centre of the Netherlands. However, starting fall of 2021, due to the

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of the Binnenhof, the Ministry will be moved temporarily (around 5 to 6 years) to the

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. With only about 400 employees, it is by far the smallest Ministry in the Netherlands.

Organisation

The Ministry has currently four

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and two Directorates: }) , RVD ,

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, Scientific Council for Government Policy
( nl, Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid) , WRR ,

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, Office of the Prime Minister
( nl, Kabinet van de Minister-President) , KMP ,

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, Public Information and Communications Service
( nl, Dienst Publiek en Communicatie) , DPC ,

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, - * Directorate for Royal House Division (CKH) * Oversight Commission for the Intelligence Services (CTIVD)

State Secretary for General Affairs

There has been one State Secretary for the Ministry of General Affairs.

Norbert Schmelzer Wilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (22 March 1921 – 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and economist who served as Leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) from 1963 to 1971 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1973. ...

served as State Secretary for General Affairs in the De Quay cabinet from 19 May 1959 until 24 July 1963.

References

External links

Ministry of General Affairs
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Dutch monarchy Ministries established in 1937

Organisation

State Secretary for General Affairs

See also

References

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