New Dutch Cabinet will have fewer Ministers, but four deputy Prime Ministers: report

The Schoof I Cabinet will likely have fewer Ministers and State Secretaries than the outgoing Rutte IV Cabinet, sources close to the formation process told the . As the intended Prime Minister Dick Schoof is considered “party-less” and represents all four parties in the coalition, the Cabinet will likely have four Deputy Prime Ministers - one each from the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB. Schoof was sparing with information after his first formation session.

“It was a beautiful day,” he told the press after meeting with the leaders of the coalition parties and formateur Richard van Zwol. “We had good conversations. But you understand, I will, of course, not make any statements about the content.

” In the outgoing Cabinet, the largest party provided the Prime Minister—Mark Rutte (VVD)—and each other coalition party provided a deputy Prime Minister: Sigrid Kaag (D66), Wopke Hoekstra (CDA), and Carola Schouten (ChristeUnie). Earlier in the negotiations, the leaders of the four right-wing parties agreed that none of them would be Prime Minister, and they would all remain parliamentarians. The PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB are making great progress in deciding what the new Cabinet will look like and dividing the Cabinet posts between them, though they haven’t spoken much about who will fill those posts, the Telegraaf’s sources said.

The Rutte IV Cabinet started with a team of 29 members - 20 Ministers and nine State Secretaries. The new coalition aims for less. According to the.