Fourth Balkenende cabinet
| Fourth Balkenende cabinet | |
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 67th cabinet of the Netherlands |
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| Date formed | 22 February 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 20 February 2010 (Replaced on 14 October 2010) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Head of state | Beatrix of the Netherlands |
| Member party |
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) Labour Party (PvdA) ChristianUnion (CU) |
| Status in legislature | Grand coalition |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2006 election |
| Outgoing election | Dutch general election, 2010 |
| Incoming formation | 2006-2007 |
| Outgoing formation | 2010 |
| Predecessor | Balkenende III |
| Successor | Rutte I |
The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV was a Dutch coalition cabinet formed by the political parties Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Labour Party (PvdA), and ChristianUnion (CU). The cabinet succeeded the third Balkenende cabinet following the 2006 election, and was installed by Queen Beatrix on 22 February 2007. It was named Balkenende IV after Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. The cabinet, which was scheduled to be in office until 2011, collapsed on 20 February 2010 when the Labour Party ministers resigned over differences on whether to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan. Balkenende lost the general election in June 2010, when he resigned as PM and from his parliamentary seat. On 14 October 2010, the cabinet was succeeded by the first Rutte cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The coalition cabinet Balkenende II collapsed on 29 June 2006 after the political party Democrats 66 (D66) withdrew their support for the coalition. The political parties Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) formed the minority cabinet Balkenende III, which was installed on 7 July 2006, and early general elections were held on 22 November 2006. After the elections the Christian Democratic Appeal remained the largest party, while the Socialist Party (SP), the Party for Freedom (PVV), the ChristianUnion (CU), and the Party for the Animals (PvdD) gained seats in the new House of Representatives.
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