HollandThe distribution of ministries and undersecretariats between the Democrat 66 (D66), the Christian Democratic Party (CDA) and the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which agreed to form a minority government in Turkey, has been announced.
DİLAN YEŞİLGÖZ WILL SERVE AS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE
Table of Contents
VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz announced on her social media account that she will serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense in the government by sharing the list showing the distribution of ministries and undersecretariats agreed upon by the parties in the minority government.
It was stated that after D66 leader Rob Jetten became Prime Minister, only CDA leader Henri Bontenbal, one of the parties in the coalition, will not be in the government and will continue as the Chairman of his party’s Parliamentary Group. In the minority government, D66 received 7 ministries, VVD 6 and CDA 5 ministries, according to the number of MPs.
THE MINORITY GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO OFFICIALLY TAKE OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 23
While it has not yet been announced who the other two parties in the cabinet will appoint to the ministries, in the news reflected in the local press, it was stated that D66’s Rianne Letschert will be the Minister of Education, and D66 will also take over the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the newly established Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and the Ministries of Housing and Spatial Planning.
In the news, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations, Economy Ministry of Asylum and Migration was transferred to CDA, Public Health, Welfare and Sport It was noted that the Ministry, the newly established Ministry of Labor and Participation, and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management will be undertaken by VVD.
The minority government is expected to officially take office on February 23. The four-party far-right-center-right coalition government, which was established in July 2024, 223 days after the previous general election held in the Netherlands on November 22, 2023, fell on June 3, 2025, before completing a year, with the withdrawal of Wilders’ party. Early vote In the election held on October 29, 2025 in the Netherlands, where the decision was made, D66 became the first party by receiving the most votes.
WHO IS DİLAN YEŞİLGÖZ?
Dilan Yeşilgöz, who has been at the center of discussions in the Netherlands with her pro-Israel attitude, anti-Islamic rhetoric and immigration policies, has become one of the country’s most notable politicians. Born in Ankara, Yeşilgöz’s story began with the forced migration of his family, who escaped from the September 12 coup. The family reached Greece by a boat from Bodrum to Kos. The father, whose asylum request was accepted in the Netherlands, later took his family with him and the family was reunited in Amsterdam.
Yeşilgöz, who grew up in the Netherlands, studied here, worked in human rights organizations and wrote articles about Türkiye. Yeşilgöz, who entered politics in left-wing and socialist circles, later joined the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was elected as a member of parliament in 2017, and then served as minister of state and minister of justice. When she took over the leadership of her party, she was no longer talked about as the “first female prime minister of immigrant origin”, but as a leader associated with Islamophobia.
HE REJECTED HIS IMMIGRANT IDENTITY AND TARGETED TURKISH AND MUSLIM POLITICIANS
During his term as the Ministry of Justice, he amended the dress code, prohibiting uniformed police officers from wearing clothing and accessories containing religious symbols such as headscarves, crosses or kippas.
Immigrant Yeşilgöz, who was also the subject of controversy with his statements denying his identity, defended the restriction of the right to asylum. He stated that headscarves should be banned among public officials and targeted Turkish and Muslim politicians in the Netherlands.
