Prime Minister of the NetherlandsThe prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Minister-president van Nederland) or, before 1945, the chairman of the Council of Ministers (Dutch: voorzitter van de ministerraad) is the head of government of the Netherlands. While the monarch is formally the head of state, they are a constitutional monarch, so the prime minister occupies this role as chair of the Council of Ministers, coordinating its policy with the rest of the cabinet.
2023 Dutch general electionThis lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2023 to elect the members of the House of Representatives. The elections had been expected to be held in 2025, but a snap election was called after the fourth Rutte cabinet collapsed on 7 July 2023 due to disagreements on immigration policy between the coalition parties.
Democrats 66Democrats 66 (Dutch: Democraten 66; D66) is a social-liberal and progressivepolitical party in the Netherlands, which is positioned on the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). The party is led by Rob Jetten, who was elected party leader on 12 August 2023.2017 Dutch general electionThis lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. The incumbent government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte was the first to serve a full term since 2002. The previous elections in 2012 had resulted in a ruling coalition of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Labour Party (PvdA).
Deputy Prime Minister of the NetherlandsThe deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland or Vicepremier van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands.
List of ministers of climate policy of the NetherlandsThe Netherlands has had a dedicated minister responsible for climate change mitigation and energy policy since 2017. The role had originally been an addition to the portfolio of the minister of Economic Affairs, but later became a separate position in the cabinet of the Netherlands. From 2024, the officeholder has held the official title minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth (Dutch: minister van Klimaat en Groene Groei).Fourth Rutte cabinetThe fourth Rutte cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 10 January 2022 until 2 July 2024. The cabinet was a continuation of the third Rutte cabinet and was formed by the conservative liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the social liberalDemocrats 66 (D66) and the Christian democraticChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Christian Union (CU) after the election of 2021.
Young Democrats (Netherlands)The Young Democrats (Dutch: Jonge Democraten; JD) is a social-liberalyouth organisation in the Netherlands, founded in 1984. Although independent, it is affiliated with the social-liberalDemocrats 66 party. With over 5,000 members, it is the largest political youth organisation of the Netherlands. PrinciplesAccording to its Declaration of Principles, the Young Democrats are a liberal-democratic youth organisation.
Sigrid KaagPersonal detailsBornSigrid Agnes Maria Kaag (1961-11-02) 2 November 1961Rijswijk, NetherlandsPartyDemocrats 66SpouseAnis al-Qaq(m. 1993)Children4EducationUtrecht UniversityAmerican University in Cairo(BA)St Antony's College, Oxford(MPhil)University of Exeter(MA)OccupationPoliticianhumanitariandiplomatSigrid Agnes Maria Kaag (Dutch:; born 2 November 1961) is a Dutch politician, diplomat and former party leader.
House of Representatives (Netherlands)The House of Representatives (Dutch: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈtʋeːdə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(ŋ) ɣeːnəˈraːl] , lit. 'Second Chamber of the States General', or simply the Tweede Kamer) is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate (First chamber). It has 150 seats in a semicircular seating arrangement. Seats are filled through elections using party-list proportional representation.
Municipal council (Netherlands)In the Netherlands, the municipal council (Dutch: gemeenteraad [ɣəˈmeːn.təˌraːt] ) is the elected assembly of a municipality. Its main role is laying down the guidelines for the policy of the municipal executive and exercising control over its execution by the mayor and aldermen. The municipal councils range in size from nine to 45 seats (as in Amsterdam, the capital city), depending on the municipality's population, and are elected by the population every four years.
NijmegenNijmegen ( , Dutch:; Nijmeegs: Nimwéêge) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the first to be recognized as such in Roman times. In 2005, it celebrated 2,000 years of existence. Nijmegen became a free imperial city in 1230 and a Hanseatic city in 1402.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.