Second Balkenende cabinet

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The Second Balkenende cabinet was the Dutch government led by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende from 2003 to 2006, formed by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and Democrats 66 (D66).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch cabinet
government
budgetaryPolicy fiscal austerity
cabinetMember Alexander Pechtold
Gerrit Zalm
Jozias van Aartsen
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Maxime Verhagen
cabinetNumberInNetherlands 27
coalitionMajorityInLowerHouse yes
coalitionMajorityInUpperHouse no
coalitionPartner Christian Democratic Appeal
Democrats 66
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
country Netherlands
dissolutionDate 2006-07-07
economicPolicy welfare state reform
educationPolicy higher education reforms
endTime 2006-07-07
followedBy Third Balkenende cabinet
foreignPolicy support for United States in Iraq War
formationDate 2003-05-27
formedBy Christian Democratic Appeal
Democrats 66
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
headOfGovernment Jan Peter Balkenende
immigrationPolicy stricter immigration rules
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
languageOfGovernment Dutch
legislature States General of the Netherlands
legislatureStatus coalition government
legislatureTerm Parliament of the Netherlands 2002–2003
Parliament of the Netherlands 2003–2006
locationOfGovernment The Hague
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
monarchDuringCabinet Beatrix of the Netherlands
numberOfMinistries 14
pensionPolicy reform of early retirement schemes
politicalOrientation centre-right
precededBy First Balkenende cabinet
primeMinister Jan Peter Balkenende
reasonForDissolution withdrawal of Democrats 66 from coalition
sentTroopsTo Iraq
socialSecurityPolicy tightening of disability benefits
startTime 2003-05-27
stateHead Beatrix of the Netherlands
termNumberOfPrimeMinister 2
upperHouse Dutch Senate
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands

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Jan Peter Balkenende cabinet Second Balkenende cabinet
First Balkenende cabinet followedBy Second Balkenende cabinet
First Balkenende cabinet cabinetName Second Balkenende cabinet
this entity surface form: Balkenende I
Jan cabinet Second Balkenende cabinet
subject surface form: Jan Peter Balkenende
Balkenende III cabinet precededBy Second Balkenende cabinet
this entity surface form: Balkenende II cabinet