Rutte II cabinet

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Dutch cabinet government

The Rutte II cabinet was the second Dutch government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, formed by a coalition of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Labour Party (PvdA) and known for its austerity measures and economic reforms following the Eurozone crisis.

Aliases (2)

Cabinet-Rutte II ×2
Second Rutte cabinet ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch cabinet → government →
abbreviation	Cabinet-Rutte II →
budgetaryPolicy	austerity measures →
coalitionAgreementSigned	2012-10-29 →
coalitionPartner	Labour Party → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy →
coalitionPartyIdeology	liberal-conservative → social-democratic →
context	Eurozone crisis →
country	Netherlands →
deputyPrimeMinister	Lodewijk Asscher →
economicPolicy	economic reforms →
endDate	2017-10-26 →
financeMinister	Jeroen Dijsselbloem →
foreignAffairsMinister	Bert Koenders → Frans Timmermans →
formedAfterElection	2012 Dutch general election →
headOfGovernment	Mark Rutte →
jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
languageOfGovernment	Dutch →
legislature	House of Representatives of the Netherlands →
legislatureStatus	majority government →
legislatureTerm	2012–2017 Dutch House of Representatives →
location	Binnenhof →
monarchDuringTerm	Beatrix of the Netherlands → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands →
notablePolicyArea	budget deficit reduction → healthcare reforms → labour market reforms → pension reforms →
numberOfCabinetMembers	13 ministers →
numberOfMinistries	13 →
numberOfStateSecretaries	7 →
politicalOrientation	centre-right → centrist → grand coalition →
politicalPartyOfPrimeMinister	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy →
precededBy	Rutte I cabinet →
primeMinister	Mark Rutte →
residenceOfPrimeMinister	Catshuis →
seatOfGovernment	The Hague →
startDate	2012-11-05 →
stateHead	Beatrix of the Netherlands → Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands →
succeededBy	Rutte III cabinet →
swornInBy	Queen Beatrix →
upperHouse	Senate of the Netherlands →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy → VVD →	ledGovernment
Rutte II cabinet ("Cabinet-Rutte II") →	abbreviation
Rutte I cabinet →	followedBy
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie →	governingParticipation
Mark Rutte →	notableWork
Labour Party (Netherlands) ("Cabinet-Rutte II") →	participatedInGovernment
Lodewijk Asscher ("Second Rutte cabinet") →	partOf
Rutte III cabinet →	precededBy