PVV MP who demanded end to foreign aid will be aid minister; Last Minister jobs known
Former PVV parliamentarian Reinette Klever, who once argued for abolishing all foreign aid and using that money to scrap the healthcare deductible, is the far-right party’s candidate to become Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Aid, sources told NOS. The names of the candidates for all Minister positions have now leaked, RTL Nieuws reported. The candidates for a few State Secretary jobs are still unknown.
Klever, a business economist, was a PVV parliamentarian between 2012 and 2017, speaking on the topics of energy and healthcare. In a 2016 parliamentary debate, she argued in favor of scrapping development aid so that Netherlands residents no longer have to pay a healthcare deductible.
The candidates for all Minister positions in the Schoof I Cabinet have now leaked to the press. The only names missing are for four PVV and two VVD State Secretaries. The leaked names have not been officially announced and could still change in the run-up to the new Cabinet taking office. The appointment is only final once they’ve been sworn in by the King.
From tomorrow, formateur Richard van Zwol will have one-on-one meetings with the candidates to make sure they’re suitable. He’ll broach all relevant topics for a new Minister, ranging from paid and unpaid ancillary functions to business and financial interests to personal health. He has to warn them about the physically demanding job that awaits and ask the important question: is there anything “from the past or present” that could put the candidate themself or the Cabinet “in a difficult situation?”
If everything goes smoothly, the Schoof I Cabinet could take office at the end of June or the start of July.
Ministry | Cabinet positions | Rumored candidate candidate |
General Affairs | Prime Minister, Minister of General Affairs, no party | Dick Schoof |
Foreign Affairs | Minister of Foreign Affairs (NSC) | Caspar Veldkamp |
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (PVV) | Reinette Klever | |
Justice and Security | Minister of Justice and Security (VVD) | David van Weel |
State Secretary of Justice and Security (PVV) | ||
State Secretary of Legal Protection (NSC) | Teun Struycken | |
Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations | Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (NSC) | Judith Uitermark |
State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization (PVV) | ||
State Secretary of Groningen Recovery (BBB) | Eddie van Marum | |
Education, Culture, and Science | Minister of Education, Culture, and Science (NSC) | Eppo Bruins |
State Secretary of Primary- and Secondary Education and Emancipation (VVD) | Mariëlle Paul | |
Finance | Minister of Finance (VVD) | Eelco Heinen |
State Secretary of Taxation and Customs (NSC) | Folkert Idsinga | |
State Secretary of Allowances (NSC) | Nora Achahbar | |
Defense | Minister of Defense (VVD) | Ruben Brekelmans |
State Secretary of Defense (BBB) | Gijs Tuinman | |
Infrastructure and Water Management | Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (PVV) | Barry Madlener |
State Secretary of Public Transport and Environment | ||
Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Dirk Beljaarts |
Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature (BBB) | Femke Wiersma |
State Secretary of Fisheries, Food Security, and Nature (BBB) | Jean Rummenie | |
Social Affairs and Employment | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (NSC) | Eddy van Hijum |
State Secretary of Participation and Integration (VVD) | ||
Public Health, Welfare, and Sport | Minister of Public Health, Welfare, and Sport (PVV) | Fleur Agema |
State Secretary of Longterm- and Social Care (PVV) | ||
State Secretary of Youth, Prevention, and Sport (VVD) | ||
Asylum and Migration | Minister of Asylum and Migration (PVV) | Gidi Markuszowe |
Public Housing and Spatial Planning | Minister of Public Housing and Spatial Planning (BBB) | Mona Keijzer |
Climate and Green Growth | Minister of Climate and Green Growth (VVD) | Sophie Hermans |
