Hanke Bruins Slot will be the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. It reports that CDA Monday on website. With this, Bruins Slot, currently caretaker Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, takes over the position of her party colleague Wopke Hoekstra, who is on her way to becoming European Commissioner for Climate. Karien van Gennip (Social Affairs and Employment, CDA) moves on as Deputy Prime Minister.
Hugo de Jonge will in turn take over the post of Minister of the Interior, a portfolio that the former party leader will combine with his current position of caretaker Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning.
For Henri Bontenbal, the choice of Bruins Slot as foreign minister is the “best solution for the remaining months”. The party leader and party leader also mentions her military background – she was part of the mission in Afghanistan and later became an army officer. In addition, the party “did not want to bring anyone from outside for the last few months”.
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