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Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister of the
Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
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Lodewijk Asscher
Incumbent
Lodewijk Asscher

since 5 November 2012
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Style His Excellency
Member of Council of Ministers
Appointer Mark Rutte
as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation 24 June 1945; 71 years ago (1945-06-24)
First holder Willem Drees
Salary €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

The Vice Minister-President of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland), commonly referred to in English as the Deputy Prime Minister, is the official Deputy of the Head of Government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands the Deputy Prime Minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy. They are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. Incumbent Lodewijk Asscher is the sixth Deputy Prime Minister of the Labour Party.


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