Announcement from the Cabinet of the King:
His Majesty the King was informed on Friday evening, August 22, 2025, by Prime Minister H.W.M. Schoof about the council of ministers of August 22, the outcome of which is that the ministers and state secretaries of NSC house request the King to grant them immediate dismissal.
At the proposal of the Prime Minister, the King has granted the ministers and state secretaries of NSC house honorable dismissal as of August 22, 2025:
- Y.J. van Hijum as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment;
- C.C.J. Veldkamp as Minister of Foreign Affairs;
- J.J.M. Uitermark as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations;
- E.E.W. Bruins as Minister of Education, Culture and Science;
- D.E.M.C. Jansen as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport;
as well as:
- C.J. Boerma as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs;
- T.H.D. Struycken as State Secretary for Justice and Security;
- T. van Oostenbruggen as State Secretary for Finance;
- S.Th.P.H. Palmen as State Secretary for Finance.
As of August 22, 2025, for the period that in the appointment of a minister of the respective ministries of Social Affairs and Employment, Foreign Affairs, Interior and Kingdom Relations, Education, Culture and Science, and Health, Welfare and Sport is not yet provided after the dismissal granted to the above-mentioned ministers, the temporary management of:
- the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment will be conducted by M.C.G. Keijzer;
- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be conducted by R.P. Brekelmans;
- the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations will be conducted by D.M. van Weel;
- the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science will be conducted by S.Th.M. Hermans;
- the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport will be conducted by R. Tieman.
RVD, nr. 219