Dick Schoof

His Excellency
Dick Schoof
His Excellency Dick Schoof
	Schoof in 2024
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	Demissionary
	Assumed office ; 2 July 2024
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Deputy	Fleur Agema; (2024–2025); Sophie Hermans; Eddy van Hijum; Mona Keijzer;
Preceded by	Mark Rutte
Prime Minister
Government offices
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice and Security
	In office; 1 March 2020 – 28 May 2024
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Ferdinand Grapperhaus; Dilan Yeşilgöz;
Preceded by	Siebe Riedstra
Succeeded by	Anneke van Dijk
Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service
	In office; 16 November 2018 – 1 March 2020
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Kajsa Ollongren; Raymond Knops (acting);
Preceded by	Rob Bertholee
Succeeded by	Erik Akerboom
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
	In office; 1 March 2013 – 16 November 2018
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Ivo Opstelten; Stef Blok (acting); Ard van der Steur; Stef Blok; Ferdinand Grapperhaus;
Preceded by	Erik Akerboom
Succeeded by	Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg
Chief Director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service
	In office; 1 December 1999 – 1 March 2003
Prime Minister	Wim Kok; Jan Peter Balkenende;
Minister	Job Cohen; Ella Kalsbeek; Hilbrand Nawijn;
Preceded by	J. G. Bos
Succeeded by	P. W. A. Veld
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof; 8 March 1957 (age 68); Santpoort, Netherlands
Political party	Independent (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	Labour Party (until 2021)
Spouse	Yolanda Senf (divorced)
Domestic partner	Loes Meurs
Children	2
Residence(s)	Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University (MSc)
Occupation	Civil servant; Spy chief; prime minister of the Netherlands;
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Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof^[b] (born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch politician and civil servant serving as the prime minister of the Netherlands of the Schoof cabinet since 2 July 2024.^[2]

Schoof previously worked 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.

On 3 June 2025, Schoof's cabinet collapsed after the Party for Freedom pulled out of the coalition. Schoof announced he would resign as prime minister but, per the King's request,^[3] remain as a caretaker until snap elections are held.^[4]

^ "Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof". Parlement.com.
^ 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.
^ Prime Minister Schoof tenders government’s resignation
^ "Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition". The Guardian. 3 June 2025.

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[1] "Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof". Parlement.com.

[:2-4] 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.

[5] Prime Minister Schoof tenders government’s resignation

[6] "Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition". The Guardian. 3 June 2025.

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