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Second Rutte cabinet

{{short description|Cabinet of the Netherlands, 2012 to 2017}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Second Rutte cabinet
Rutte–Asscher cabinet

| cabinet_type = Cabinet

| cabinet_number =

| jurisdiction = the Netherlands

| flag = Flag of the Netherlands.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = Kabinet-Rutte II.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = The installation of the second Rutte cabinet on 5 November 2012

| image2 = Zetels Rutte II.png

| image_size2 = 210px

| date_formed = {{start date|2012|11|05|df=y}}

| date_dissolved = {{end date|2017|10|26|df=y}}
{{age in years and days|2012|11|05|2017|10|26}} in office
(Demissionary from {{end date|2017|03|14|df=y}})

| government_head = Mark Rutte

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head = Lodewijk Asscher

| state_head = Queen Beatrix
(2012–2013)
King Willem-Alexander
(2013–2017)

| members_number = 13

| former_members_number = 4

| total_number = 17

| political_party = People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD)
Labour Party
(PvdA)

| legislature_status = Centrist
Majority government
(Grand coalition/Purple)
79 / 150{{spaces|em}}(52.6%)

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|total = 150

|boxwidth = 150

|party1 = 41

|partycolor1 = {{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}

|party2 = 38

|partycolor2 = {{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}

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| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party =

| opposition_leader =

| election = 2012 election

| last_election = 2017 election

| legislature_term = 2012–2017

| incoming_formation = 2012 formation

| outgoing_formation = 2017 formation

| previous = First Rutte cabinet

| successor = Third Rutte cabinet

| state_head_title = Monarch

| government_head_title = Prime Minister

| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Prime Minister

}}

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The second Rutte cabinet, also called the Rutte–Asscher cabinet, was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 5 November 2012 until 26 October 2017. The cabinet was formed by the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 2012. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives. VVD Leader Mark Rutte served as Prime Minister; prominent PvdA politician Lodewijk Asscher, a former alderman of Amsterdam, served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment.

The cabinet served in the middle of the 2010s. Domestically, it had to deal with the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster, in which 193 Dutch citizens on board were killed when that civilian aircraft was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile; while internationally, climate change was a major point of attention. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts such as multiple cabinet resignations, including those of two Justice Ministers. The cabinet completed its entire term, and was succeeded by the third Rutte cabinet following the 2017 election. Having spent four years and 355 days in office, it is the longest-serving post-war cabinet in the Netherlands.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/dutch-queen-swears-in-new-centrist-government-under-prime-minister-mark-rutte/ |title=Dutch queen swears in new centrist government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte |publisher=Fox News World |date=5 November 2012 |access-date=18 March 2017}}

Cabinet members

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Ministers

! colspan=3 | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)

! Term of office

! Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Mark Rutte 2015 (1).jpg

| Mark Rutte
(born 1967)

| Prime Minister

| General Affairs

|

| 14 October 2010 –
Incumbent
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}} {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| rowspan=2 | File:Lodewijk Asscher 2015 (1).jpg

| rowspan=2 | Dr.
Lodewijk Asscher
(born 1974)

| Deputy
Prime Minister

| rowspan=2 | Social Affairs and
Employment

| rowspan=2 |

| rowspan=2 | 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| rowspan=2 | Labour Party

Minister
style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Ronald Plasterk 2015 (1).jpg

| Dr.
Ronald Plasterk
(born 1957)

| rowspan=3 | Minister

| rowspan=3 | Interior and
Kingdom Relations

| rowspan=3 |

| 5 November 2012 –
29 June 2016
{{ref_label|Note|Note}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Stef Blok 2015 (1).jpg

| Stef Blok
(born 1964)

| 29 June 2016 –
16 September 2016
{{ref_label|Acting|Acting}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Ronald Plasterk 2015 (1).jpg

| Dr.
Ronald Plasterk
(born 1957)

| 16 September 2016 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Frans Timmermans 2013.jpg

| Frans Timmermans
(born 1961)

| rowspan=2 | Minister

| rowspan=2 | Foreign Affairs

| rowspan=2 |

| 5 November 2012 –
17 October 2014
{{ref_label|Appointed1|App}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Bert Koenders 2015 (1).jpg

| Bert Koenders
(born 1958)

| 17 October 2014 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Jeroen Dijsselbloem 2015 (1).jpg

| Jeroen
Dijsselbloem
(born 1966)

| Minister

| Finance

|

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Ivo Opstelten 2011.jpg

| Ivo Opstelten
(born 1944)

| rowspan=4 | Minister

| rowspan=4 | Security and
Justice

| rowspan=4 |

| 14 October 2010 –
10 March 2015
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}} {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Stef Blok 2015 (1).jpg

| Stef Blok
(born 1964)

| 10 March 2015 –
20 March 2015
{{ref_label|Ad Interim|Ad Interim}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Ard van der Steur 2015 (2).jpg

| Ard van der Steur
(born 1969)

| 20 March 2015 –
27 January 2017
{{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Stef Blok 2015 (1).jpg

| Stef Blok
(born 1964)

| 27 January 2017 –
26 October 2017

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Henk Kamp 2015 (1).jpg

| Henk Kamp
(born 1952)

| Minister

| Economic Affairs

|

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert 2015 (1).jpg

| Jeanine Hennis-
Plasschaert
(born 1973)

| rowspan=2 | Minister

| rowspan=2 | Defence

| rowspan=2 |

| 5 November 2012 –
4 October 2017
{{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Klaas Dijkhoff 2015 (2).jpg

| Dr.
Klaas Dijkhoff
(born 1981)

| 4 October 2017 –
26 October 2017

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Edith Schippers 2015 (1).jpg

| Edith Schippers
(born 1964)

| Minister

| Health, Welfare
and Sport

|

| 14 October 2010 –
26 October 2017
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Jet Bussemaker 2015 (1).jpg

| Dr.
Jet Bussemaker
(born 1961)

| Minister

| Education, Culture
and Science

|

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Melanie Schultz van Haegen 2015 (1).jpg

| Melanie Schultz
van Haegen
(born 1970)

| Minister

| Infrastructure and
the Environment

|

| 14 October 2010 –
26 October 2017
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

colspan=3 | Ministers without portfolio

! colspan=3 | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)

! Term of office

! Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Stef Blok 2015 (1).jpg

| Stef Blok
(born 1964)

| Minister

| Interior and
Kingdom Relations

| • State-owned
Businesses
• Independent
Government
Agencies
• {{ill|Rijksvastgoedbedrijf|nl}}

| 5 November 2012 –
27 January 2017
{{ref_label|Appointed2|App}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Lilianne Ploumen 2015 (1).jpg

| Lilianne Ploumen
(born 1962)

| Minister

| Foreign Affairs

| • Trade and Export
• Development
Cooperation

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

colspan=3 | State Secretaries

! colspan=3 | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)

! Term of office

! Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Frans Weekers 2011.jpg

| Frans Weekers
(born 1967)

| rowspan=2 | State Secretary

| rowspan=2 | Finance

| rowspan=2 | • Fiscal Policy
• Tax and Customs
• Governmental
Budget

| 14 October 2010 –
30 January 2014
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}} {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Eric Wiebes 2015 (1).jpg

| Eric Wiebes
(born 1963)

| 4 February 2014 –
26 October 2017

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Fred Teeven 2013 (3).jpg

| Fred Teeven
(born 1958)

| rowspan=2 | State Secretary
{{ref_label|Title|Title}}

| rowspan=2 | Security and
Justice

| rowspan=2 | • Immigration
and Asylum
• Integration
• Public
Prosecution
• Civil Law
• Property Law
• Victims' Rights
• Judicial Reform
• Youth Justice
• Penitentiaries
• Debt
• Gambling
• Minorities

| 14 October 2010 –
10 March 2015
{{ref_label|Retained|Retained}} {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Klaas Dijkhoff 2015 (2).jpg

| Dr.
Klaas Dijkhoff
(born 1981)

| 20 March 2015 –
4 October 2017
{{ref_label|Appointed3|App}}

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Co Verdaas 2012 (highres).jpg

| Dr.
Co Verdaas
(born 1966)

| rowspan=3 | State Secretary
{{ref_label|Title|Title}}

| rowspan=3 | Economic Affairs

| rowspan=3 | • Agriculture
• {{ill|Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit|nl}}
• Nature
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare
• Tourism

| 5 November 2012 –
6 December 2012
{{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Sharon Dijksma 2015 (1).jpg

| Sharon Dijksma
(born 1971)

| 18 December 2012 –
3 November 2015
{{ref_label|Appointed4|App}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Martijn van Dam 2015 (1).jpg

| Martijn van Dam
(born 1978)

| 3 November 2015 –
1 September 2017
{{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Martin van Rijn 2015 (1).jpg

| Martin van Rijn
(born 1956)

| State Secretary

| Health, Welfare
and Sport

| • Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Pharmaceutical
Policy

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Jetta Klijnsma 2015 (1).jpg

| Jetta Klijnsma
(born 1957)

| State Secretary

| Social Affairs and
Employment

| • Social Security
• Unemployment
• Occupational
Safety
• Social Services
• Equality
• Emancipation

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|

| File:Sander Dekker 2015 (1).jpg

| Sander Dekker
(born 1975)

| State Secretary

| Education, Culture
and Science

| • Higher
Education
• Science Policy
• Media
• Culture
• Art

| 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017

| People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Persfoto Wilma Mansveld 03.jpg

| Wilma Mansveld
(born 1962)

| rowspan=2 | State Secretary
{{ref_label|Title|Title}}

| rowspan=2 | Infrastructure and
the Environment

| rowspan=2 | • Public
Transport
• Aviation
• Rail Transport
• Environmental
Policy
• Weather
Forecasting

| 5 November 2012 –
28 October 2015
{{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}

| Labour Party

style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"|

| File:Sharon Dijksma 2015 (1).jpg

| Sharon Dijksma
(born 1971)

| 3 November 2015 –
26 October 2017

| Labour Party

:{{note_label|Resigned|Resigned}}

:{{note_label|Retained|Retained from the previous cabinet}}

:{{note_label|Continued|Continued in the next cabinet}}

:{{note_label|Acting|Acting}}

:{{note_label|Ad Interim|Ad Interim}}

:{{note_label|Title|Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister}}

:{{note_label|Note|Medical leave of absence from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016}}

:{{note_label|Appointed1|Appointed as European Commissioner}}

:{{note_label|Appointed2|Appointed as Minister of Security and Justice}}

:{{note_label|Appointed3|Appointed as Minister of Defence}}

:{{note_label|Appointed4|Appointed as State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment}}

=Changes=

On 6 December 2012, just 31 days after taking office, State Secretary for Economic Affairs Co Verdaas (PvdA) resigned after he was accused of making inappropriate declarations when he served as a Member of the Provincial-Executive of Gelderland.{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/politiek/2975807/staatssecretaris-co-verdaas-stapt.html|title=Staatssecretaris Co Verdaas stapt op|publisher=NU.nl|date=6 December 2012|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}} He was replaced as State Secretary for Economic Affairs by former State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Sharon Dijksma (PvdA) on 18 December 2012.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/452155-sharon-dijksma-staatssecretaris.html|title=Sharon Dijksma staatssecretaris|publisher=NOS|date=15 December 2012|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}}

On 17 October 2014 Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans (PvdA) resigned after he was nominated as the next European Commissioner succeeding Neelie Kroes.{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/politiek/3867190/timmermans-voorgedragen-als-eurocommissaris.html|title=Timmermans voorgedragen als Eurocommissaris|publisher=NU.nl|date=2 September 2014|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}} He was replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations in Mali and former Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders (PvdA).{{cite web|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/10/14/bert-koenders-nieuwe-minister-van-buitenlandse-zaken-a1421760|title=Bert Koenders nieuwe minister van Buitenlandse Zaken|publisher=NRC Handelsblad|date=14 October 2014|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}}

On 10 March 2015 Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten (VVD) and State Secretary for Security and Justice Fred Teeven (VVD) resigned after it was discovered that Fred Teeven when he served as a Prosecutor authorized the return of 4.7 million guilders to convicted drugs dealer Cees H. in 2000 without the knowledge of his superior or the tax office.{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2023957-tijdlijn-opstappen-opstelten-en-teeven.html|title=Tijdlijn opstappen Opstelten en Teeven|publisher=NOS|date=11 March 2015|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}}

On 4 October 2017 Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (VVD) resigned following a critical report by the Dutch Safety Board into the investigation of the accidental deaths of two Army soldiers who died following the use of old ammunition during a Mortar test during the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2196095-hennis-treedt-af-om-dodelijk-ongeval-mali.html|title=Hennis treedt af om dodelijk ongeval Mali|publisher=NOS|date=3 October 2017|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}} She was replaced as Minister of Defence by State Secretary for Security and Justice Klaas Dijkhoff (VVD) who served out the remaining three weeks before the installation of the new cabinet.{{cite web|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2196156-dijkhoff-voor-even-minister-van-defensie.html|title=Dijkhoff voor even minister van Defensie|publisher=NOS|date=4 October 2017|access-date=9 May 2018|language=nl}}

References

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External links

  • {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vj47glycfix9/kabinet_rutte_ii_2012_2017 Kabinet-Rutte II] Parlement & Politiek
  • {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/over-de-regering/kabinetten-sinds-1945/kabinet-rutte-asscher Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher] Rijksoverheid

Further reading

  • {{Cite book|title=Vrienden tegen wil en dank: lessen van het tweede kabinet-Rutte|trans-title=Friends against their will: lessons from the second Rutte cabinet|language=nl|first=Wilma|last=Borgman|first2=Max van|last2=Weezel|isbn=978-94-6003-810-5|publisher=Balans|place=Amsterdam|year=2018}}

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