Photos: Ministers in new Dutch gov't sworn in
The ministers and state secretaries of the new Dutch government, Rutte III, was sworn in by King Willem-Alexander at the Noordeinde Palace on Tuesday.
The new cabinet consists of 16 Ministers and eight State Secretaries. All ministers except Prime Minister Mark Rutte had to swear the oath set down in Dutch law. Among other things, they swear to be faithful to the King and Constitution, and promise to not let themselves be bribed. Rutte already swore this oath when his first cabinet took office in 2010.
This is King Willem-Alexender's first time swearing in a new government for the Netherlands. When Rutte II took office in 2012, Willem-Alexander's mother Beatrix was still queen.
A full list of the new Ministers can be found here.
Koning Willem-Alexander heeft de nieuwe ministersploeg beëdigd. Het kabinet-Rutte III kan aan de slag: https://t.co/TgC5prLXc2 pic.twitter.com/U2kdqSEPVs
— NOS (@NOS) October 26, 2017
Op Paleis Noordeinde komen de beoogde ministers &
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) October 26, 2017
staatssecretarissen aan. Meer weten over de beëdiging? https://t.co/iIQEZbAuI1#Rutte3 pic.twitter.com/iyC6ZBvBPc
Valt premier Rutte ook op: 'Goed weer', zegt hij bij zijn aankomst op het paleis. pic.twitter.com/uvwYRakTZG
— Jeroen Schmale (@jerschmale) October 26, 2017
Aankomst bewindslieden, over rode loper naar de koning en premier pic.twitter.com/EZBdsYFtKV
— Jeroen Schmale (@jerschmale) October 26, 2017
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De Koning tekent de Koninklijke Besluiten ter ontslag en benoeming van de ministers en staatssecretarissen, @minpres constrasigneert pic.twitter.com/2n8hAEkpMg
— Koninklijk Huis (@koninklijkhuis) October 26, 2017
Nederland heeft er lang op moeten wachten: pic.twitter.com/d81xcMR2ir
— Alexander Bakker (@alexanderbakker) October 26, 2017
De bordesscène pic.twitter.com/jzZVXsvass
— Alexander Bakker (@alexanderbakker) October 26, 2017
En dat was het weer... pic.twitter.com/pTGUutziLa
— Alexander Bakker (@alexanderbakker) October 26, 2017
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