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2021 cabinet formation

Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the Tweede Kamer ahead of the debate on the fall of his first Cabinet. 4 June 2025

Dutch PM Dick Schoof formally submits Cabinet’s resignation

29 October 2025 - 12:00

Outgoing Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag presenting the 2024 Dutch budget in the Prinsjesdag briefcase. September 19, 2023

Kaag: Rutte IV “not born under favorable circumstances"

16 December 2023 - 11:30

King Willem-Alexander, December 2022

Dutch MPs reject including the King in the Cabinet formation process

24 October 2023 - 16:46

Group photo of the just sworn in Rutte IV Cabinet with King Willem-Alexander at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, 10 January 2021

Rutte IV Cabinet sworn in by Dutch King

10 January 2022 - 12:30

Noordeinde Palace in The Hague

New Dutch Cabinet sworn in today after record long formation process

10 January 2022 - 08:16

Vera Bergkamp gavels the Tweede Kamer to order after being elected its Chair. 7 April 2021

Long coalition talks hurt confidence in politicians: Speaker of Tweede Kamer

9 January 2022 - 14:05

Prime Minister and formateur Mark Rute hands over final report to speaker of the Tweede Kamer Vera Bergkamp

Rutte hands over final Cabinet formation report; new ministers meet face-to-face for first time

8 January 2022 - 16:29

Prime Minister Mark Rutte in a parliamentary debate on the coronavirus policy, 14 October 2020

Opposition critical of healthcare, migration, nitrogen plans in coalition debate

16 December 2021 - 14:10

Mark Rutte in a parliamentary debate on notes leaked from the cabinet formation process, 1 April 2021

Public confidence is low in Mark Rutte’s fourth Cabinet: Survey

16 December 2021 - 10:50

Tweede Kamer

MP's mainly critical of healthcare cuts ahead of coalition agreement debate

16 December 2021 - 07:42

Informateurs Johan Remkes and Wouter Koolmees present their final report and the Rutte IV coalition agreement to Tweede Kamer chair Vera Bergkamp, 15 December 2021

Coalition deal presented with €35B for climate, more nuclear power, €500M in tax cuts

15 December 2021 - 14:41

Mark Rutte

Coalition agreement presented today after record long formation process

15 December 2021 - 08:12

Parliament in the Netherlands

Coalition agreement approved by all four parties

14 December 2021 - 20:25

Mark Rutte

Coalition agreement "balanced" and "good", party leaders say

14 December 2021 - 07:43

Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Parties to round off cabinet formation talks today

13 December 2021 - 07:39

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in front of the EU stars

Coalition agreement could be presented Wednesday; Talks continue Monday

11 December 2021 - 11:00

Mark Rutte

Coalition talks continue on Friday as Rutte IV gov't agreement nears

10 December 2021 - 10:30

The Rutte III Cabinet with King Willem-Alexander after its appointment on 26 October 2017

Sources: New Cabinet will not be formed before Christmas

1 December 2021 - 12:00

Mark Rutte arriving at the European Council meeting in Brussels on 24 June 2021

Rutte hopes agreement on Cabinet formation can be reached before Christmas

27 November 2021 - 14:50

Wopke Hoekstra

VVD, CDA drafted coalition agreement left behind on train

17 November 2021 - 08:53

Mark Rutte

Plans to form new Rutte Cabinet before Christmas: report

11 November 2021 - 11:30

Shell Pernis in Rotterdam

Netherlands signs COP26 deal to end fossil fuel investments

8 November 2021 - 10:41

Party leaders at the first meeting for the cabinet formation one day after the parliamentary election, 18 March 2021

Officially the longest Cabinet formation post-WWII

28 October 2021 - 07:46

Construction site

PoliticsBusiness

Cities want new Cabinet to push 2 billion into solving housing crisis

15 October 2021 - 08:43

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