Cabinet-Kok II

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Cabinet-Kok II was the second Dutch government led by Prime Minister Wim Kok, a centrist coalition known for its “purple” alliance of social-democrats and liberals in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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Cabinet-Kok II canonical 2
Second Kok cabinet 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch cabinet
government
budgetaryPolicy fiscal discipline and budget surpluses
cabinetNumber second Kok cabinet
linked to: Second Kok cabinet
caretakerPeriodEnd 2002-07-22
coalitionPartner Democrats 66
Labour Party (Netherlands)
linked to: Dutch Labour Party

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
coalitionType purple coalition (red–blue)
continuedAsCaretaker yes
country Netherlands
economicPolicy continuation of market-oriented reforms
endTime 2002-07-22
followedBy First Balkenende cabinet
formedAfter 1998 Dutch general election
governingPeriod early 2000s
late 1990s
headOfGovernment Wim Kok
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
keyIssue European integration and EMU policies
immigration and integration policy debates
legislatureStatus coalition government
legislatureTerm 1998–2002 Dutch parliamentary term
locationOfGovernment The Hague
nickname purple coalition
notableLegislation legalization of euthanasia under strict conditions
legalization of same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
notablePolicyArea pension and labour market reforms
numberOfMinistries 14
numberOfStateSecretaries 13
politicalOrientation centrist
social-democratic and liberal coalition
precededBy Cabinet-Kok I
primeMinisterParty Labour Party (Netherlands)
linked to: Dutch Labour Party
reasonForResignation political fallout from Srebrenica report
resignationDate 2002-04-16
seatMajority parliamentary majority in the House of Representatives
socialPolicy expansion of social-liberal reforms
startTime 1998-08-03
stateHead Queen Beatrix

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Labour Party (Netherlands) participatedInGovernment Cabinet-Kok II
subject linked to: Labour Party
Wim Kok coalitionGovernment Second Kok cabinet
linked to: Cabinet-Kok II
First Balkenende cabinet precededBy Second Kok cabinet
linked to: Cabinet-Kok II
Cabinet-Kok I followedBy Cabinet-Kok II