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	Second cabinet of Wim Kok: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Second cabinet of Wim Kok
		The second cabinet of the Netherlands to be headed by Prime Minister Wim Kok.
		The new cabinet was the successor of the first cabinet of Wim Kok[?] and was formed from the same coalition of PvdA, VVD and D66.
		This cabinet was notable for resigning twice; once in May 1999 when D66 stepped out of the coalition when its legislation was blocked - through negotiations the cabinet was "glued" back together again; then on 16 April 2002, when it resigned over the NIOD report into the fall of Srebrenica in 1995.
	www.encyclopedian.com /se/Second-cabinet-of-Wim-Kok.html (219 words)

	Second
		Second cabinet of Wim Kok The second 1998, the allocation of the 150 seats was: Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) 45 Volkspart...
		Second Chamber of the States-General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands The Tweede Kamer is the second chamber or lower h...
		Second Toughest In The Infants Second Toughest In The Infants is a Underworld.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/second.html (3610 words)

	Democrats 66 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The emphasis lay for a long time on the second component, with the party advocating the use of the referendum, abolition of the Eerste Kamer, direct elections of the Prime Minister and city mayors, and the introduction of a moderate districts system.
		Thom de Graaf - 2003-2005: Minister of Governmental Renewal and Kingdom Relations in the second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende.
		Alexander Pechtold - 2005-: Minister of Governmental Renewal and Kingdom Relations in the second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Democrats_66 (1079 words)

	Wim Kok
		Willem (Wim) Kok (born September 29, 1938) was a Dutch politician and the Prime Minister of The Netherlands from 1994 - 2002, heading the cabinets Kok I[?] and Kok II.
		From 1989 until 1994 he was minister of financial affairs in a cabinet with the christian democratic party Christen Democratisch Appèl and the progressive liberal party D'66.
		His cabinet fell just weeks before the May 2002 elections when Kok and all his ministers stepped down because of the discussion about the possible Dutch responsiblity in the Srebrenica drama.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/Wim_Kok.html (194 words)

	MSN Encarta - Netherlands
		The second half of the 19th century was marked by a liberalization of The Netherlands government under the impact of the revolutions that had swept Europe during the 1840s.
		Members of the states and of the second chamber of parliament were chosen by all people paying taxes in excess of a stipulated sum.
		Wim Kok accepted responsibility for the mission’s failure and announced his government’s resignation.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572410_10/Netherlands.html (1442 words)

	Labour Party (Netherlands) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With Wim Kok becoming prime minister, the socalled "purple coalition", blending social democratic red with liberal blue, governed the country until 2002.
		During the Drees cabinet, a faith healer Greet Hofmans acquired commanding influence over the queen and had already put her marriage in jeopardy.
		The same insensitivity was shown by the then Prince Royal during the Kok cabinet, in marrying an Máxima Zorreguieta, an Argentinian civilian whose father,, was a cabinet member in Argentina during the junta period.
	www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Partij_van_de_Arbeid (668 words)

	Wim Kok (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wim Kok (legally Willem Kok) was born in Bergambacht, The Netherlands.
		After surviving this commotion, his cabinet fell just weeks before the May 2002 elections when Kok and all his ministers stepped down because of the discussion about the possible Dutch responsibility in the Srebrenica massacre.
		Kok headed up a review of the Lisbon Agenda and presented a report of the Lisbon strategy containing suggestions on how to give new impetus to the Lisbon process.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/Wim-Kok.htm (570 words)

	Democrats 66 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After the even more disastrous provincial elections of 1974 under Jan Terlouw, and a period under leadership of Maarten Engwirda, its fortunes were restored in 1986 when Hans van Mierlo once again became the top election candidate (lijsttrekker).
		In 1994, D66 became a member of the two "purple" coalitions, supplying members of the first and second cabinets of Wim Kok.
		1998-2002 (Kok II): Els Borst continues as Health Minister and is now also Deputy Prime Minister.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democrats_66 (1139 words)

	Democrats 66 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After the even more disastrous provincial elections of 1974 under Jan Terlouw, and a period under leadership of Maarten Engwirda, its fortunes were restored in 1990 when Hans van Mierlo once again became the top election candidate (lijsttrekker).
		Hans van Mierlo - 1994-1998: Minister of External Affairs and Vice Prime Minister in the first cabinet of Wim Kok.
		Rogier van Boxtel - 1998-2002: Minister of Large Cities Policy and Integration Policy in the second cabinet of Wim Kok.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Democrats_66 (1116 words)

	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The party was the only member of the "purple cabinets" led by Wim Kok to remain in power in Balkenende's cabinet in 2002, despite a large reduction in its representation in the Tweede Kamer (lower house of parliament).
		1986 - 27 (represented in second cabinet of Ruud Lubbers)
		1998 - 38 (represented in second cabinet of Wim Kok)
	open-encyclopedia.com /VVD (352 words)

	Second cabinet of Wim Kok (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It wasalso known as the 'tweede paarse kabinet' ('second purple cabinet') called such because it contained both the socialistic PvdA(red) and the liberal VVD (blue).
		This cabinet was notable for resigning twice; once in May 1999 when D66 stepped out of thecoalition when its legislation was blocked - through negotiations the cabinet was "glued" back together again; then on 16 April2002, when it resigned over the NIOD report into the fall of Srebrenica in 1995.
		It remained in place as a "caretaker" cabinet until July 22, 2002, when it was replaced bythe first Balkenende cabinet.
	www.therfcc.org /second-cabinet-of-wim-kok-265328.html (184 words)

	cabinet
		A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch.
		In most governments, members of the cabinet are given the title of minister, and each hold a different portfolio of government duties ("Minister of the Environment", etc).
		The notion of the modern cabinet is credited to the reign of George I and George II; both of whom made use of such a system, as they weren't native speakers of the language in which they governed.
	www.fact-library.com /cabinet.html (213 words)

	Queen Sworns In Kok-Cabinet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kok admitted he felt "a bit dizzy" now that he had officially been appointed as the country's Prime Minister.
		The Prime Minister said that the emphasis of the new cabinet, which consists of three parties which have never before governed together, should be on the creation of a "team spirit".
		Therefore, the fact that some of the new cabinet members, such as Agriculture Minister Jozias van Aartsen and Economic Affairs State Secretary Anneke van Dok-Van Weele had no experience in their new field of policy was irrelevant, Kok said.
	www.nisnews.nl /dossiers/royal_house/007_230894.htm (332 words)

	B&N's Comment on the Dutch Press
		After 8 years with a cabinet managed by Prime Minister Wim Kok the Netherlands is per capita one of the wealthiest countries in the world and has additionally also managed to give a reasonable spread to this wealth amongst its population.
		Kok, who enjoys wide support among the Dutch population, felt that, after having been the Minister of Finance for four years and chairing two consecutive cabinets for the last eight, it was time for him to "do something else".
		Kok passed on the political leadership of the Labor Party to his successor Ad Melkert, who was seen by many people as an "over ambitious socialist" gifted with very little or no sense of humor.
	www.dutchpress.nl /comment/lpf.html (1344 words)

	Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok announces resignation of government
		Kok informed Queen Beatrix that all efforts to solve the crisis of his cabinet had failed.
		In his letter to the Queen, Kok said, “In view of the situation, the ministers...
		Coalition governments have ruled in the Netherlands for the past 80 years, but Wednesday's events are the first time since 1907 that a vote in the upper house has caused a government to fall.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/may1999/holl-m22.shtml (658 words)

	Wim Kok Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wim Kok (born September 29, 1938) was Prime Minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002.
		In 1994, he became Prime Minister in a cabinet with the liberal party VVD (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) and the progressive liberal D'66.
		Confused masses blamed Kok and his Purple coalition for being responsible for 'demonising' Pim Fortuyn, which supposedly led to his assassination.
	www.karr.net /encyclopedia/Wim_Kok (689 words)

	Ministerie van OCW - English - Education news September 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In addition, various austerity measures from the previous cabinet period are still being implemented in the university and higher vocational education sectors.
		The cabinet is drawing up a plan to reduce the numbers of pupils leaving school without diplomas, including specific target figures.
		The cabinet will soon be examining whether and, if so, how this proposal should be amended to make a selection system possible in which performance, commitment, motivation and specific talent count as weighted factors.
	www.minocw.nl /english_oud/press/budget99.htm (2038 words)

	Planet Ark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		THE HAGUE - The Dutch cabinet has given the go-ahead for expansion of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in the medium-term and has launched a study into a possible second national airport, Prime Minister Wim Kok said on Friday.
		The cabinet has agreed Europe's fourth busiest airport should get its fifth runway and be allowed to increase its landings and takeoffs to an annual 520,00 to 600,000 by 2010, but has still left its long-term future open.
		Kok told a news conference two options were open after 2010 - Schiphol could be allowed to expand further or the Dutch could build a new national airport in the North Sea.
	www.planetark.com /avantgo/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=1907 (401 words)

	CNN.com - Kok wins praise for resignation - April 17, 2002
		Later on Wednesday, Kok faced questioning in parliament about his decision to resign over criticism in the report of the government he led in 1995.
		Kok said on Tuesday the international community "is anonymous and cannot take responsibility" for botching its Bosnia peacekeeping operation.
		The centre-left coalition between Kok's PvdA Labour Party, VVD liberals and centrist D66 is performing poorly in opinion polls with maverick anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn bidding to help form a new center-right government after the election.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/04/17/dutch.government (837 words)

	Dutch government quits over Srebrenica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Prime Minister Wim Kok took the letter of resignation to Queen Beatrix, accepting responsibility "in the name of the victims and survivors" for peacekeeping failures in Srebrenica.
		Kok told parliament the time was overdue for a political price to be paid, nearly seven years after the Srebrenica debacle.
		Kok was prime minister in July 1995 during the events in Srebrenica, but it was two other ministers who forced the government to consider a dramatic response to the report.
	www.fact.on.ca /news/news0204/ts020416.htm (786 words)

	Dutch monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When Wilhelmina came to the throne in 1890 at age 10 (her mother, Queen Emma, second wife of the then deceased William III, acted as regent until Wilhelmina reached the age of 18) — Luxembourg, also a former member of the erstwhile German Confederation, seceded almost immediately.
		Because of that, their relationship was accompanied by fierce public debate, and only officially sanctified after quiet diplomacy, resulting in Máxima's father agreeing not to be present on their wedding day (February 2, 2002).
		After Willem-Alexander she is the second in line to the Dutch throne.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Dutch_monarchy (1065 words)

	math lessons - Wim Kok
		Wim Kok (* September 29, 1938) was the Prime Minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002.
		From 1989 until 1994 he was minister of financial affairs in a cabinet with the christian democratic party CDA (Christen Democratisch Appèl) and the progressive liberal party D'66 (Democrats '66).
		In 1994, he became Prime Minister in a cabinet with the liberal party VVD (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy) and D'66.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Wim_Kok (503 words)

	USATODAY.com - Dutch government resigns over Srebrenica report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The resignation was announced by Prime Minister Wim Kok, who also headed the government in 1995, when Bosnian Serb forces stormed past outgunned Dutch peacekeepers and overran the U.N.-declared "safe zone," killing some 7,500 Muslims.
		Kok's Cabinet will continue to function as an interim government until a new government replaces it, but without power to initiate legislation.
		It was the second time the three-party coalition government resigned in the nearly eight years it held power.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/04/16/netherlands-resignations.htm (522 words)

	Guardian \| Something had to be done. But no one knew what it was
		The report doesn't even mention General Van Baal, let alone most of the cabinet of Wim Kok, the outgoing prime minister, yet these senior members of the Dutch state are doing the honourable thing and falling on their swords.
		The second was footage of Dutchbat soldiers on a drunken evening in Zagreb shortly afterwards, seemingly indifferent to the consequences of their actions.
		Something Had To Be Done for national absolution - as Wim Kok realised in a gesture rich in symbolism but with little political significance; the government continues in a caretaker role until elections next month.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4396345-103677,00.html (1097 words)

	Articles - Politics of the Netherlands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In practice the cabinet requires the support of the lower house (otherwise it would not have any influence over legislation), so the Monarch will ask the representatives to form a coalition which will select a cabinet.
		Against popular sentiment, the cabinet started an ambitious program of reforming the welfare state, the healthcare system and immigration and is still in power today.
		Before the two Purple cabinets of Wim Kok for 80 years the CDA (or the parties that later joined to form the CDA - KVP, ARP and CHU) had been in the government, sometimes with the socialists (PvdA), sometimes with the liberals (VVD) as their coalition partner.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Politics_of_the_Netherlands?mySession=093b17638fe1f0916c02caf311a6dd72 (2077 words)

	Second cabinet of Wim Kok -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ChristenUnie was formed from the combination of two parties, GPV and (Click link for more info and facts about RPF) RPF, which had contested the elections separately.
		This cabinet was notable for resigning twice; once in
		It remained in place as a "caretaker" cabinet until July 22, 2002, when it was replaced by the (Click link for more info and facts about first Balkenende cabinet) first Balkenende cabinet.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/se/second_cabinet_of_wim_kok.htm (350 words)

	CNN.com - Q&A: Wim's dramatic departure - April 16, 2002
		We knew Kok was to retire as prime minister at the forthcoming election but we had not expected his career to end in this way.
		Kok said the international community can't take responsibility for the events in Srebrenica, but I will do so.
		A: Wim Kok was prime minister at the time, of course, but Defence Minister Dr Joris Voorhoove is no longer in the government -- he has a job with an international institute.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/04/16/netherlands.qanda (508 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Since those gory events of the second week of July 1995, Muslim refugees in the thousands remain wary of returning to the killing grounds of Srebrenica.
		The Dutch government of Prime Minister Wim Kok has taken responsibility for the Dutchbat failure and has resigned, but remains in office as part of a caretaker crew.
		When Kok's government resigned in April, both domestic and international opinion hailed the action as an admirable model of political leaders taking responsibility for their failures.
	www.rferl.org /features/2002/07/10072002140158.asp (848 words)

	Dutch Cabinet Resigns Over Srebrenica Massacre
		The prime minister, Wim Kok, who announced the collective decision, said: "We are going to visit the Queen.
		It is the second time Wim Kok's coalition government has resigned during nearly eight years in power.
		The cabinet will continue to function as an interim government until a new one replaces it, but with no power to initiate legislation.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/4-16-2002-16683.asp (405 words)

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