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Its tasks are coordination of government policy and communications. The Ministry also issues information on matters concerning the Royal House.</p> <p>The 1947 Constituent Instrument states that the Ministry is in charge of matters relating to general government policy in the Kingdom, where these are not expressly dealt with by other Ministries. The Ministry's duties as described amount to responsibility for co-ordinating overall government policy. </p></div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> <section class="brickRow spotLight"> <h2> Prime Minister</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/government/members-of-cabinet/dick-schoof" class=""> <span class="caption">Dick Schoof</span> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/content-afbeeldingen/government/bewindspersonen/kabinet-schoof/dick-schoof/downloads/dick-schoof-3.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Martijn Beekman</small> </footer> </figure> </div> </a> </div> </section> <section class="brickRow nieuws"> <h2> News</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2024/09/13/presentation-of-government-programme"> <h3> Presentation of government programme</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">13-09-2024 | 14:25</span> </p> <p>On Friday 13 September 2024 the Schoof government will present the government programme setting out its plans for its current ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2023/11/30/resignation-of-the-state-secretary-for-culture-and-media"> <h3> Resignation of the State Secretary for Culture and Media</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">30-11-2023 | 10:01</span> </p> <p>The State Secretary for Culture and Media at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Gunay Uslu, has requested His ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2023/07/07/prime-minister-rutte-tenders-governments-resignation"> <h3> Prime Minister Rutte tenders government’s resignation</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">08-07-2023 | 00:00</span> </p> <p>Prime Minister Mark Rutte has tendered to His Majesty the King the resignation of all ministers and state secretaries. The King ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2022/12/19/government-apologises-for-the-netherlands-role-in-the-history-of-slavery"> <h3> Government apologises for the Netherlands’ role in the history of slavery</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">19-12-2022 | 16:18</span> </p> <p>In a speech this afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologised for the past actions of the Dutch State: to enslaved people in ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2020/09/17/king-willem-alexander-queen-maxima-and-prime-minister-rutte-take-part-in-online-75th-un-general-assembly"> <h3> King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Rutte take part in online 75th UN General Assembly</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">17-09-2020 | 18:29</span> </p> <p>His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen and Prime Minister Mark Rutte are participating digitally in the 75th United Nations ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="brick"> <a href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news/2015/09/08/prime-minister-attending-70th-session-of-the-un-general-assembly-in-new-york"> <h3> Prime Minister attending 70th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">08-09-2015 | 13:54</span> </p> <p>King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte are to attend the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <a class="more" href="/ministries/ministry-of-general-affairs/news">More news</a> </section> </div><aside> <div class="brick linkBlock"> <h2>See also</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/topics/parliament"> Parliament</a> <span class="meta"> Topic</span> </li> </ul></div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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