Second Rutte cabinet facts for kids
The Second Rutte cabinet, also called Rutte II cabinet or Rutte II, was a Dutch cabinet, which governed the Netherlands from November 5, 2012 until October 26, 2017 (outgoing from March 14, 2017).
It consisted of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Labor Party (PvdA).
The Prime Minister was Mark Rutte (VVD), the Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher (PvdA).
Although Rutte II lost its small minority in the Second Chamber in November 2016, and had no minority in the First Chamber at all, it managed to fulfill its entire period.
It was preceded by the First Rutte cabinet and has been succeeded by the Third Rutte cabinet.
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the Binnenhof on 8 April 2013
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President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Torentje on 23 April 2013
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel at the Catshuis on 23 May 2013
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President of France François Hollande and Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Ministry of General Affairs on 20 January 2014
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron at Chequers on 21 February 2014
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President of the United States Barack Obama and Prime Minister Mark Rutte at The Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum on 24 March 2014
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron in Flen op 9 June 2014
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott in Canberra on 6 November 2014
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President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and Prime Minister Mark Rutte at Het Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam on 7 January 2016
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Catshuis on 27 June 2017
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte and President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė in Lithuania on 11 August 2017
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Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister Mark Rutte and President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Tallinn on 28 September 2017