Second Kok cabinet

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The Second Kok cabinet was the Dutch coalition government led by Prime Minister Wim Kok from 1998 to 2002, known for its centrist "purple" alliance of social democrats and liberals and for overseeing economic growth and social reforms in the Netherlands.

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Second Kok cabinet canonical 3
First Kok cabinet 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch cabinet
government
budgetaryPolicy fiscal discipline
cabinetNumber Third cabinet of Queen Beatrix with Wim Kok as PM
coalitionColor purple
coalitionPartner Democrats 66
Labour Party (Netherlands)
linked to: Dutch Labour Party

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
country Netherlands
defenceMinister Frank de Grave
economicRecord strong economic growth
educationPolicy education reforms
endTime 2002-07-22
environmentalPolicy climate and environmental measures
financeMinister Gerrit Zalm
followedBy First Balkenende cabinet
foreignAffairsMinister Jozias van Aartsen
foreignPolicy participation in NATO operations
support for European integration
headOfGovernment Wim Kok
healthcarePolicy healthcare system adjustments
healthWelfareSportMinister Els Borst
housingSpatialPlanningEnvironmentMinister Jan Pronk
ideologyComponent liberalism
social democracy
immigrationPolicy tightening of asylum rules
interiorMinister Klaas de Vries
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
justiceMinister Ben Korthals
legislatureStatus coalition government
legislatureTerm 1998–2002 Dutch parliamentary term
locationOfGovernment The Hague
monarchDuringTerm Queen Beatrix
notableReform drug policy liberalisation continuation
legalisation of euthanasia under strict conditions
legalisation of same-sex marriage
numberOfMinistries 14
parliamentaryMajority yes
pensionPolicy reforms of pension system
politicalOrientation centrist
purple coalition
precededBy First Kok cabinet
reasonForResignation political fallout from Srebrenica report
resignationDate 2002-04-16
socialAffairsMinister Klaas de Vries
socialPolicy social reforms
startTime 1998-08-03
unemploymentTrend declining unemployment

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Gerrit Zalm participatedIn Second Kok cabinet
Els Borst participatedIn Second Kok cabinet
Els Borst participatedIn First Kok cabinet
linked to: Second Kok cabinet
Cabinet-Kok II cabinetNumber second Kok cabinet
linked to: Second Kok cabinet
Kok II cabinet reforms implementedBy Second Kok cabinet