Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands

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The Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands is the head of government who serves as prime minister and leads the Dutch cabinet while overseeing overall government policy and coordination.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
alsoKnownAs Prime Minister of the Netherlands
appointedBy Monarch of the Netherlands
associatedMinistry Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands
chairs Council for the Kingdom (Raad voor het Koninkrijk)
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Netherlands
country Netherlands
currentIncumbent Mark Rutte
dateEstablished 12 May 1918
firstHolder Pieter Cort van der Linden
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands (insofar as general affairs)
heads Government of the Netherlands
inauguralHolder Pieter Cort van der Linden
incumbentSince 14 October 2010
leads Dutch cabinet
memberOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
Council of State of the Netherlands (advisory role)
nativeLabel Minister van Algemene Zaken
nominatedBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands (informateur/formateur process)
officeHoldersAre Prime Minister of the Netherlands
officeLocation Binnenhof, The Hague
Torentje (prime minister’s office)
officeType head of government
oversees interministerial coordination
overall government policy
partOf executive branch of the Netherlands
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
portfolioIncludes coordination of cabinet policy
general government policy
government communications
rank most senior minister in the Dutch cabinet
reportsTo States General of the Netherlands
responsibleFor General Affairs Ministry (Ministerie van Algemene Zaken)
King’s Office (Kabinet van de Koning)
communications policy of the central government
coordination of government policy
information services of the central government
seat The Hague
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
symbol Coat of arms of the Netherlands
termDependsOn confidence of the House of Representatives
termLength no fixed term
worksWith Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Referenced by (21)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jan Peter Balkenende
Mark Rutte
Theo de Meester ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
Willem Drees ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
positionHeld
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
headedBy
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
nominatedBy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
subordinateTo
Binnenhof ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
Trêveszaal ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
usedBy
Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
alsoKnownAs
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
appointedOnAdviceOf
Mauritstoren ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
associatedWith
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
chairperson
Government of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
hasHeadOfGovernment
King of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
meetsRegularlyWith
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
reportsTo
Ministry of General Affairs of the Netherlands ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
seatOfGovernmentFor
King’s Office (Kabinet van de Koning) ("Prime Minister of the Netherlands")
worksWith

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