First Rutte cabinet

First Rutte cabinet Rutte–Verhagen cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Installation of the cabinet by Queen Beatrix at Huis ten Bosch on 14 October 2010
Date formed	14 October 2010 (2010-10-14)
Date dissolved	5 November 2012 (2012-11-05) 2 years, 22 days in office (Demissionary from 23 April 2012 (2012-04-23))
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Beatrix
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Deputy Prime Minister	Maxime Verhagen
No. of ministers	12
Ministers removed	1
Total no. of members	13
Member party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) Party for Freedom (PVV) (Confidence and supply)
Status in legislature	Right-wing Minority government (Confidence and supply)
History
Election	2010 election
Outgoing election	2012 election
Legislature terms	2010–2012
Incoming formation	2010 formation
Outgoing formation	2012 formation
Predecessor	Fourth Balkenende cabinet
Successor	Second Rutte cabinet

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The first Rutte cabinet, also called the Rutte–Verhagen cabinet was the executive branch of the government of the Netherlands from 14 October 2010 until 5 November 2012. The cabinet was formed by the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) after the election of 2010. The cabinet was a right-wing coalition and had a minority in the House of Representatives but had confidence and supply from the Party for Freedom (PVV) for a slim majority with Liberal Leader Mark Rutte serving as Prime Minister. Christian Democratic Leader Maxime Verhagen served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

The cabinet served in the early years of the 2010s. Domestically, it had to deal with the fallout of the financial crisis of 2008 but it was able to implement several major social reforms to law enforcement, victims' rights and immigration. Internationally, it had to deal with the European debt crisis, the war on terror and the government support for the Task Force Uruzgan. The cabinet suffered several major internal and external conflicts because of the confidence and supply construction from the Party for Freedom. The cabinet fell just 18 months into its term on 23 April 2012 after the Party for Freedom withdrew its support following a disagreeing with the coalition over stronger austerity measures to reduce the deficit following the financial crisis. The cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the second Rutte cabinet following the election of 2012.^[1][2][3]