Dick Schoof

Dick Schoof
Schoof in 2024
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2024
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Deputy	Gidi Markuszower Sophie Hermans Eddy van Hijum Mona Keijzer
Preceded by	Mark Rutte
Other positions held 1999‍–‍2024 Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Security In office 1 March 2020 – 28 May 2024 Preceded by Siebe Riedstra Succeeded by Ric de Rooij (acting) Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service In office 20 November 2018 – 10 February 2020 Preceded by Rob Bertholee Succeeded by Erik Akerboom National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism In office 1 March 2013 – 19 November 2018 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
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67) Santpoort, Netherlands
Political party	Independent (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	PvdA (until 2021)
Spouse(s)	Yolanda Senf (div.)
Children	2
Relatives	Nico Schoof [nl] (brother)
Alma mater	Radboud University (MSc)
Occupation	Civil servant

Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof (born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch politician who is the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2024. He was the secretary-general at the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2020 to 2024.^[1] Schoof was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) for over 30 years, until he left in early 2021.^[2]

1. ↑ Blacquière, Jan; Bovenkamp, Niels van den (2024-05-28). "Geboren katholiek, die door de jaren heen krasjes opliep. Wie is Dick Schoof, de beoogd premier?". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
2. ↑ "Schoof: ik ben niet de PVV-premier, ik ben gevraagd door vier partijen". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 2024-05-27. Retrieved 2024-05-30.