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Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Willem-Alexander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mark Rutte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof 8 March 1957 Santpoort, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 2021)[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Yolanda Senf (divorced) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic partner | Loes Meurs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Radboud University (MSc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof (Dutch: [ɦɛnˈdrikʏs ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs maˈrijaː dɪk sxoːf] ; born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch politician and civil servant serving as the prime minister of the Netherlands since 2 July 2024.[2] He was previously the secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2020 until May 2024, the director-general of the General Intelligence and Security Service from 2018 to 2020, and the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism from 2013 to 2018.
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. He was director-general at the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2010 to 2013, and director-general for public order and safety at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2003 to 2010.
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