Dick Schoof

Dick Schoof
Schoof in 2024
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Assumed office
2 July 2024
MonarchWillem-Alexander
Deputy
Preceded byMark Rutte
Government offices
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice and Security
In office
1 March 2020 – 28 May 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Minister
Preceded bySiebe Riedstra [nl]
Succeeded byAnneke van Dijk [nl]
Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service
In office
16 November 2018 – 1 March 2020
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Minister
Preceded byRob Bertholee
Succeeded byErik Akerboom [nl]
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
In office
1 March 2013 – 16 November 2018
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Minister
Preceded byErik Akerboom
Succeeded byPieter-Jaap Aalbersberg [nl]
Chief Director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service
In office
1 December 1999 – 1 March 2003
Prime Minister
Minister
Preceded byJ. G. Bos
Succeeded byP. W. A. Veld
Personal details
Born
Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof

(1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67)
Santpoort, Netherlands
Political partyIndependent (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party (until 2021)[a]
Spouse
Yolanda Senf
(divorced)
Domestic partnerLoes Meurs
Children2 daughters
Residence(s)Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University (MSc)
Occupation

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]

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.

  1. ^ "Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof". Parlement.com.
  2. ^ Blacquière, Jan; Bovenkamp, Niels van den (28 May 2024). "Geboren katholiek, die door de jaren heen krasjes opliep. Wie is Dick Schoof, de beoogd premier?". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.


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