Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Minister-president van Nederland
State Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Incumbent Dick Schoof since 2 July 2024
Ministry of General Affairs
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers European Council
Residence	Catshuis, The Hague, Netherlands
Seat	Torentje, The Hague, Netherlands
Appointer	Willem-Alexander as King of the Netherlands
Term length	4 years No term limit
Formation	25 March 1848; 176 years ago (1848-03-25) as Chairman of the Council of Ministers 24 June 1945 as Minister-President
First holder	Gerrit Schimmelpenninck as Chairman of the Council of Ministers Wim Schermerhorn as Minister-President
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	€144,000 (incl. €7,887.24 expenses)
Website	Ministry of General Affairs

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. They are also the head of the Council of Ministers.^[1][2][3]

The Prime Minister is de facto the head of government of the Netherlands and creates its policy with his cabinet. The current Dutch Prime Minister is Dick Schoof, in office since 2024.

1. ↑ Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden [Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands], aticle 45 section 2.
2. ↑ Van der Pot, C.W., Donner, A.M.: Handboek van het Nederlandse staatsrecht [Handbook of Dutch Constitutional Law], page 344-345. Zwolle: W.E.J. Tjeenk Willink, 1983.
3. ↑ "Minister-president – Parlement & Politiek". Parlement.com. 21 March 2002. Retrieved 23 April 2012.