Second Balkenende Cabinet - Composition

Composition

The cabinet consists of 16 ministers and ten state secretaries (junior ministers). These positions are divided among the coalition members according to their size in parliament:

  • The CDA supplies eight ministers and five junior ministers
  • The VVD supplies six ministers and four junior ministers
  • D66 supplies two ministers and one junior minister.

Of the 26, 18 were also in the first Balkenende cabinet. This is indicated by an asterisk (*) in the list below.

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