Third Rutte cabinet
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The third Rutte cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022 (since 15 January 2021 demissionary). It was formed by a coalition government of the political parties People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Democrats 66 (D66) and Christian Union (CU) after the general election of 2017.
Third Rutte cabinet | |
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cabinet of the Netherlands | |
Date formed | 26 October 2017 (2017-10-26) |
Date dissolved | 10 January 2022 (2022-01-10) 4 years, 76 days in office (demissionary from 15 January 2021 (2021-01-15)) |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Deputy Prime Minister | Hugo de Jonge Kajsa Ollongren[lower-alpha 1] Carola Schouten |
Total no. of members | 16 |
Member party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) Democrats 66 (D66) Christian Union (CU) |
Status in legislature | Centre to centre-right coalition government
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History | |
Election | 2017 election |
Outgoing election | 2021 election |
Legislature terms | 2017–2021 |
Incoming formation | 2017 formation |
Outgoing formation | 2021–2022 formation |
Predecessor | Second Rutte cabinet |
Successor | Fourth Rutte cabinet |
The cabinet served during the late 2010s and the start of the 2020s. Notable issues during the third Rutte cabinet included the childcare allowance affair (Dutch: toeslagenaffaire), the farmers' protests and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. The cabinet fell on 15 January 2021 as a response to a critical report about the childcare allowance affair.[1]