Second Kok cabinet
Second Kok cabinet Second Purple cabinet | |
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63rd cabinet of the Netherlands | |
The installation of the Second Kok cabinet on 3 August 1998 | |
Date formed | 3 August 1998 |
Date dissolved |
22 July 2002 (Demissionary from 16 April 2002 ) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Beatrix |
Head of government | Wim Kok |
Deputy head of government |
Annemarie Jorritsma Els Borst |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) | 2 |
Total no. of ministers | 18 |
Member party |
Labour Party (PvdA) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Democrats 66 (D66) |
Status in legislature | Majority government (Purple) |
Opposition party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Opposition leader |
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1998–2001) Jan Peter Balkenende (2001–2002) |
History | |
Election(s) | Dutch general election, 1998 |
Outgoing election | Dutch general election, 2002 |
Legislature term(s) | 1998–2002 |
Incoming formation | 1998 Dutch cabinet formation |
Outgoing formation | 2002 Dutch cabinet formation |
Predecessor | First Kok cabinet |
Successor | First Balkenende cabinet |
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The Second Kok cabinet, also called the Second Purple cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 3 August 1998 until 22 July 2002. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Labour Party (PvdA), People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Democrats 66 (D66) after the Dutch general election of 1998. The cabinet was a majority cabinet in the House of Representatives.
The new cabinet was the successor of the First Kok cabinet (First Purple cabinet) and was formed from the same coalition of Labour Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Democrats 66. It was also known as the 'tweede paarse kabinet' ('second purple cabinet') called such because it contained both the social-democratic Labour Party (red) and the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (blue).
The aim of the cabinet was to continue the policy of cabinet Kok I, which was concerned with economizing, tax reduction and making an end to unemployment. Wim Kok was the Prime Minister, Annemarie Jorritsma as the Deputy Prime Minister for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, and Els Borst for Democrats 66. The cabinet was considered boring, because both left-wing and right-wing political parties were a part of it. There was no strong opposition in the parliament. The cabinet completed processes of liberalisation which were started by the previous cabinet: the legalisation of prostitution in 2000, same-sex marriage in 2001 and Euthanasia in 2002. This cabinet was notable for resigning twice. The first time was in May 1999, when Democrats 66 stepped out of the coalition when proposed legislation entered by this party was blocked; through negotiations the crisis was solved and the cabinet stayed together. The second and final time was on 16 April 2002, just one month before the next election, when Prime Minister Kok wished to resign over the NIOD report into the genocide of Srebrenica in 1995 and the other ministers had no choice but to follow him. The Second Kok cabinet remained in place as a Demissionary cabinet until 22 July 2002, when it was replaced by the First Balkenende cabinet.
Ministers | Title/Portfolio | Term of office | Party | |||
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Wim Kok (born 1938) |
Prime Minister | General Affairs | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950) |
Deputy Prime Minister / Minister |
Economic Affairs | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Els Borst (1932–2014) |
Deputy Prime Minister / Minister |
Health, Welfare and Sport | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | ||
Bram Peper (born 1940) |
Minister | Interior and Kingdom Relations | 3 August 1998 – 13 March 2000 [Res] |
Labour Party | ||
Roger van Boxtel (born 1954) |
13 March 2000 – 24 March 2000 [Ad interim] |
Democrats 66 | ||||
Klaas de Vries (born 1943) |
24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||||
Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) |
Minister | Foreign Affairs | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Gerrit Zalm (born 1952) |
Minister | Finance | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Benk Korthals (born 1944) |
Minister | Justice | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Frank de Grave (born 1955) |
Minister | Defence | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Loek Hermans (born 1951) |
Minister | Education, Culture and Science | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Tineke Netelenbos (born 1944) |
Minister | Transport, Public Works and Water Management | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Haijo Apotheker (born 1950) |
Minister | Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | 3 August 1998 – 7 June 1999 [Res] |
Democrats 66 | ||
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) |
7 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 | |||||
Klaas de Vries (born 1943) |
Minister | Social Affairs and Employment | 3 August 1998 – 24 March 2000 [Appt] |
Labour Party | ||
Willem Vermeend (born 1948) |
24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 | |||||
Jan Pronk (born 1940) |
Minister | Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Ministers without portfolio | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
Roger van Boxtel (born 1954) |
Minister | Urban Policy and Integration (within Interior and Kingdom Relations) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | ||
Eveline Herfkens (born 1952) |
Minister | Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Undersecretaries | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
Gijs de Vries (born 1956) |
Undersecretary | Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs, Disaster Management (within Interior and Kingdom Relations) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Dick Benschop (born 1957) |
Undersecretary | European Affairs, Environmental Policy (within Foreign Affairs) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Willem Vermeend (born 1948) |
Undersecretary | Fiscal Affairs, Lower Governmental Finances (within Finance) |
22 August 1994 – 24 March 2000 [Appt] |
Labour Party | ||
Wouter Bos (born 1963) |
24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 | |||||
Job Cohen (born 1947) |
Undersecretary | Family Law, Youth Justice, Reorganization, Immigration and Asylum Affairs (within Justice) |
3 August 1998 – 1 January 2001 [Appt] |
Labour Party | ||
Ella Kalsbeek (born 1955) |
1 January 2001 – 22 July 2002 | |||||
Gerrit Ybema (1945–2012) |
Undersecretary | Foreign Trade, Regional Development, Retail, Tourism, Consumer Policy (within Economic Affairs) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | ||
Henk van Hoof (born 1947) |
Undersecretary | Military Personnel, Military Equipment, Military Budget (within Defence) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Margo Vliegenthart (born 1958) |
Undersecretary | Nursing and Care, Welfare, Elderly Policy, Youth Policy, Disability Policy, Sport (within Health, Welfare and Sport) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Karin Adelmund (1949–2005) |
Undersecretary | Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education (within Education, Culture and Science) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Rick van der Ploeg (born 1956) |
Undersecretary | Culture, Arts, Public Broadcasting (within Education, Culture and Science) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Monique de Vries (born 1947) |
Undersecretary | Water Policy, Communications (within Transport, Public Works and Water Management) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Geke Faber (born 1952) |
Undersecretary | Nature, Fisheries, Food Quality (within Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956) |
Undersecretary | Long-term Unemployment, Health and Safety (within Social Affairs and Employment) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Annelies Verstand (born 1949) |
Undersecretary | Equality, Poverty (within Social Affairs and Employment) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | ||
Johan Remkes (born 1951) |
Undersecretary | Housing, Suburban Policy (within Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok II Rijksoverheid |
- Appt Appointment: De Vries appointed as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Vermeend appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. Cohen selected as Mayor of Amsterdam
- Res Resigned.
- Ad interim Van Boxtel served ad interim following the resignation of Peper.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok II (1998-2002) Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok II Rijksoverheid
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