Who is Dick Schoof? 8 things to know about the new Dutch PM
Jun 1, 2024 · Dick Schoof is a career civil servant who led the Dutch Justice Ministry and the national security service. He will head the far-right-led government that won the 2024 election, but insists he is not a puppet of Geert Wilders.
Former intel agency chief set to become the ... - Associated Press News
May 28, 2024 · Dick Schoof, the 67-year-old former head of the General Intelligence and Security Service and currently the top civil servant at the Ministry of Security and Justice, was meeting with the leaders of the four parties and was expected to be announced as their choice to become prime minister at a late afternoon press conference.
Who is Dick Schoof and why did Geert Wilders choose him as
May 29, 2024 · Former spy chief Dick Schoof is set to become the new prime minister of the Netherlands, awaiting formal approval set for late June or early July. While Schoof is widely known in his home...
Dutch ex-spy chief Dick Schoof nominated PM in Wilders coalition - BBC
May 28, 2024 · Dick Schoof, 67, said he would be prime minister for all Dutch people, not just for the four parties that chose him. "For me this is a very intense moment, I never would have expected...
Former Intelligence Chief Tapped as Next Dutch Prime Minister
May 29, 2024 · Dick Schoof is poised to be the country’s first new leader in over 13 years. His selection came as a relative surprise, after more than six months of negotiations to form a governing coalition.
Former intelligence chief Dick Schoof proposed as Dutch PM
May 28, 2024 · Former Dutch intelligence chief and political outsider Dick Schoof said on Tuesday he will uphold the rule of law and govern for all after being proposed as prime minister of the incoming...
What to Know About the Netherlands’ New Far-Right Government
Jul 2, 2024 · Dick Schoof, a former intelligence chief with no party affiliation, is the Netherlands’ new prime minister. Remko De Waal/EPA, via Shutterstock. By Claire Moses. Reporting from Amsterdam. July...
Former spy chief Dick Schoof proposed as Netherlands PM
May 28, 2024 · Dutch right-wing coalition parties have nominated former security chief Dick Schoof as their preferred candidate to become the Netherlands’ next prime minister. Schoof, 67, is currently the...
Dutch ex-spy chief Dick Schoof named as PM-candidate - BBC
28 May 2024. After 14 years of Mark Rutte as Dutch prime minister, a former domestic intelligence chief has been nominated to replace him by the four parties that will make up the new Dutch...
Former spy chief Dick Schoof sworn in as new Dutch PM
Jul 2, 2024 · Former spy chief Dick Schoof was sworn in as the new Dutch prime minister on Tuesday, leading a broad right-wing coalition cabinet promising to implement the country's "strictest-ever"...