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Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Government official in the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties in the House of Representatives.
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Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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Viceminister-president van Nederland | |
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Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 25 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-25) |
First holder | Willem Drees |
Salary | €144,000 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
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