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Dick Schoof
Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof (Dutch: [ɦɛnˈdrikʏs ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs maˈrijaː dɪk sxoːf] ⓘ; born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch civil servant and politician who has served as the prime minister of the Netherlands in the Schoof Cabinet since 2 July 2024.[1]
Quick Facts Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Monarch ...
Dick Schoof | |
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![]() Schoof in 2018 | |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
Deputy(s) | Fleur Agema Sophie Hermans Eddy van Hijum Mona Keijzer |
Preceded by | Mark Rutte |
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice and Security | |
In office 1 March 2020 – 28 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Siebe Riedstra [nl] |
Succeeded by | Anneke van Dijk (designate) |
Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service | |
In office 16 November 2018 – 1 March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rob Bertholee |
Succeeded by | Erik Akerboom [nl] |
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism | |
In office 1 March 2013 – 16 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Erik Akerboom |
Succeeded by | Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg [nl] |
Chief Director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service | |
In office 1 December 1999 – 1 March 2003 | |
Preceded by | J. G. Bos |
Succeeded by | P. W. A. Veld |
Personal details | |
Born | Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67) Santpoort, Netherlands |
Political party | Independent (since 2021) |
Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 2021) |
Spouse |
Yolanda Senf (divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Radboud University (MSc) |
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Schoof previously served as secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2020 to 2024, as director-general of the General Intelligence and Security Service from 2018 to 2020, and as National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism from 2013 to 2018.