Third Balkenende cabinet

E92595

The Third Balkenende cabinet was a Dutch coalition government led by Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende that governed the Netherlands in the mid-2000s.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch cabinet
coalition government
appointedBy Beatrix of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
budgetaryPolicy fiscal consolidation
cabinetLeaderParty Christian Democratic Appeal
cabinetNumber 26th cabinet of the Netherlands
coalitionPartner Christian Democratic Appeal
Democrats 66
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
country Netherlands
endTime 2006-07-07
followedBy Balkenende IV cabinet
surface form: Fourth Balkenende cabinet
foreignPolicyContext Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
formedAfter 2003 Dutch general election
governmentHeadTitle Prime Minister of the Netherlands
hasMemberParty CDA
D66
VVD
headOfGovernment Jan Peter Balkenende
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
languageOfGovernment Dutch
legislature States General of the Netherlands
legislatureStatus coalition majority government
legislatureTerm Parliament of the Netherlands 2003–2006
locationOfGovernment The Hague
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
monarch Beatrix of the Netherlands
surface form: Queen Beatrix
notableEvent Dutch referendum on the European Constitution
numberOfMinistries 13
numberOfStateSecretaries 14
officialLanguage Dutch
policyFocus immigration and integration policy
labour market reform
public sector efficiency
welfare state reform
politicalOrientation centre-right
precededBy First Balkenende cabinet
primeMinister Jan Peter Balkenende
resignationReason internal coalition tensions
seatOfGovernment Binnenhof
startTime 2003-05-27
stateHead Beatrix of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
termInOffice 2003–2006
upperHouse Senate of the Netherlands NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jan Peter Balkenende cabinet Third Balkenende cabinet
Second Balkenende cabinet followedBy Third Balkenende cabinet