Appointments of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science and resignation of Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | News item

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News item | 10-01-2024 | 17:31

On Friday January 12, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, King Willem-Alexander will:

  1. Drs. SPRA van Weyenberg resigns in the most honorable manner as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science and appoints F. Gräper-van Koolwijk as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science.
  2. RAA Jetten MSc to be relieved of the management of the Ministry of Finance and SPRA van Weyenberg appointed as Minister of Finance.
  3. RAA Jetten MSc as Deputy Prime Minister.
  4. Dr. To resign EJ Kuipers in the most honorable manner as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport as of Wednesday, January 10 in connection with the upcoming acceptance of another position and to also charge our Minister C. Helder with the leadership of the Ministry of Health, Welfare for the time being and Sports.

Mr Van Weyenberg and Mrs Gräper-van Koolwijk will be sworn in before the King at Huis ten Bosch Palace on Friday afternoon, January 12.

The King’s Cabinet has announced this.

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