{{short description|Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2024 to 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{use British English|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Dick Schoof | image = Dick Schoof in 2025.jpg | caption = Schoof in 2025 | office = Prime Minister of the Netherlands | term_start = 2 July 2024 | term_end = 23 February 2026 | monarch = Willem-Alexander | deputy = {{Collapsible list|title=''See list''|Fleur Agema|(2024–2025)|Eddy van Hijum|(2024–2025)|Mona Keijzer|Sophie Hermans}} | predecessor = Mark Rutte | successor = Rob Jetten {{collapsed infobox section begin |last=yes | Government offices |titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey;}} {{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes | office1 = Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice and Security | prime_minister1 = Mark Rutte | minister1 = {{ubl|Ferdinand Grapperhaus|Dilan Yeşilgöz}} | term_start1 = 1 March 2020 | term_end1 = 28 May 2024 | predecessor1 = {{ill|Siebe Riedstra|nl}} | successor1 = Anneke van Dijk | office2 = Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service | prime_minister2 = Mark Rutte | minister2 = {{ubl|Kajsa Ollongren|Raymond Knops (acting)}} | term_start2 = 16 November 2018 | term_end2 = 1 March 2020 | predecessor2 = Rob Bertholee | successor2 = {{ill|Erik Akerboom|nl}} | office3 = National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism | prime_minister3 = Mark Rutte | minister3 = {{ubl|Ivo Opstelten|Stef Blok (acting)|Ard van der Steur|Stef Blok|Ferdinand Grapperhaus}} | term_start3 = 1 March 2013 | term_end3 = 16 November 2018 | predecessor3 = Erik Akerboom | successor3 = {{ill|Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg|nl}} | office4 = Chief Director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service | prime_minister4 = {{ubl|Wim Kok|Jan Peter Balkenende}} | minister4 = {{ubl|Job Cohen|Ella Kalsbeek|Hilbrand Nawijn}} | term_start4 = 1 December 1999 | term_end4 = 1 March 2003 | predecessor4 = J. G. Bos | successor4 = P. W. A. Veld {{Collapsed infobox section end}} }} | birth_name = Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|03|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = Santpoort, North Holland, Netherlands | party = Independent (2021–present) | other_party = Labour (until 2021){{efn|According to Parlement.com, he was a member for 'more than 30 years'. The exact time is not specified<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vhy1hxgpp6zh/h_w_m_dick_schoof|title=Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof|publisher=Parlement.com}}</ref>}} | alma_mater = Radboud University (MSc) | spouse = {{Marriage|Yolanda Senf|end=div}} | partner = Loes Meurs | children = 2 | signature = Signature of Dick Schoof.svg | honorific_prefix = His Excellency }} '''Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria''' "'''Dick'''" '''Schoof'''{{efn|{{IPA|nl|ɦɛnˈdrikʏs ʋɪlˈɦɛlmʏs maˈrijaː dɪk sxoːf|lang|Nl-Dick Schoof.wav}}}} (born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch politician and civil servant. He served as the prime minister of the Netherlands from July 2024 to February 2026, leading the Schoof cabinet.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last1=Blacquière |first1=Jan |last2=Bovenkamp |first2=Niels van den |date=28 May 2024 |title=Geboren katholiek, die door de jaren heen krasjes opliep. Wie is Dick Schoof, de beoogd premier? |url=https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/politiek/1225866/geboren-katholiek-die-door-de-jaren-heen-krasjes-opliep-wie-i |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Nederlands Dagblad |language=nl-NL |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528150817/https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/politiek/1225866/geboren-katholiek-die-door-de-jaren-heen-krasjes-opliep-wie-i |url-status=live }}</ref>
Schoof had a long career in civil service. He was director-general for public order and safety at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2003 to 2010, and director-general at the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2010 to 2013. From 2013 to 2018, he worked as National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism and from 2018 to 2020 as director-general of the General Intelligence and Security Service. From 2020 to 2024, he held the position of secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security.
Schoof, who is politically unaffiliated, led a coalition government comprising the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB, notable for being the most right-wing in recent Dutch history. The coalition collapsed in June 2025, after which Schoof remained a caretaker prime minister until February 2026.
== Early life and education == Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof was born on 8 March 1957 in Santpoort into a Catholic family, as the second-youngest of seven children (six sons and one daughter).<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vhy1hxgpp6zh/h_w_m_dick_schoof?ac=1:mdp:u:HG+T0Zx68ShF2Ve1iE7PZPDKoXY |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=Parlement.com |language=nl |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528152225/https://www.parlement.com/id/vhy1hxgpp6zh/h_w_m_dick_schoof?ac=1:mdp:u:HG+T0Zx68ShF2Ve1iE7PZPDKoXY |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="vk">{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/dick-schoof-topambtenaar-met-rijke-ervaring-die-steun-en-toeverlaat-was-van-ministers-en-premier-rutte~b67867a4/ |url-access = subscription |date = 28 May 2024 |last = Hofs |first = Yvonne |access-date = 1 June 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Dick Schoof: topambtenaar met rijke ervaring die steun en toeverlaat was van ministers en premier Rutte |trans-title = Dick Schoof: High-ranking official with extensive experience who was the support of ministers and Prime Minister Rutte |archive-date = 1 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240601193549/https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/dick-schoof-topambtenaar-met-rijke-ervaring-die-steun-en-toeverlaat-was-van-ministers-en-premier-rutte~b67867a4/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Schoof's father was a municipal civil servant, including for social services.<ref name="vk"/><ref name="ad"/> His older brother Nico Schoof is a former mayor of the municipalities of Akersloot, Limmen, Heiloo, and Alphen aan den Rijn and a member of the Democrats 66 party.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="vk"/><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kouwenhoven |first1=Andreas |last2=Versteegh |first2=Kees |date=14 February 2015 |title=Mister Veiligheid neemt alle ruimte |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/02/14/mister-veiligheid-neemt-alle-ruimte-1466136-a852218 |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 May 2024 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528132223/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/02/14/mister-veiligheid-neemt-alle-ruimte-1466136-a852218 |url-status=live }}</ref> Schoof's maternal grandfather, Wim Pommerel, was executed by the Germans toward the end of World War II, for establishing an illegal network of telephone connections.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/premier-dick-schoof-reflects-on-remembrance-day-significance-343061?srsltid=AfmBOorjKIdDulDEmRlyUyhwJHxYmo6Iz14XNN01QLr_KVivlgGK-WD2 |title=Premier Dick Schoof reflects on Remembrance Day significance|publisher=The Pinnacle Gazette |date=5 May 2025 |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
At the age of eight, Schoof moved with his family to Hengelo, where he attended {{Lang|nl|i=no|Lyceum De Grundel}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2024 |title=De Hengelose roots van beoogd premier Dick Schoof: 'Bij thuiskomst zag ik allemaal gemiste oproepen en appjes' |url=https://www.1twente.nl/artikel/4411321/de-hengelose-roots-van-beoogd-premier-dick-schoof |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=1Twente |language=nl-NL |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530121137/https://www.1twente.nl/artikel/4411321/de-hengelose-roots-van-beoogd-premier-dick-schoof |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1975 to 1982, he studied urban and regional planning at Radboud University.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Harreveld |first1=Mark van |last2=Verbeek |first2=Julian |date=28 May 2024 |title=Dit weten we over Dick Schoof, de premierskandidaat van PVV, VVD, NSC & BBB |url=https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/nieuws-politiek/10547993/dick-schoof-dit-is-de-premierskandidaat |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=BNR Nieuwsradio |language=nl-NL |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528144137/https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/nieuws-politiek/10547993/dick-schoof-dit-is-de-premierskandidaat |url-status=live }}</ref> Schoof was a member of its rowing-oriented student association Phocas, and served as its chair.<ref name="nos2"/>
== Early career == Schoof began his career as a policy advisor on education at the Association of Netherlands Municipalities,<ref name="nos2">{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2522206-dick-schoof-zeer-ervaren-op-gebied-van-justitie-en-asiel |date = 28 May 2024 |access-date = 29 May 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Dick Schoof zeer ervaren op gebied van justitie en asiel |trans-title = Dick Schoof particularly experienced on matters of justice and asylum |archive-date = 28 May 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240528124210/https://nos.nl/artikel/2522206-dick-schoof-zeer-ervaren-op-gebied-van-justitie-en-asiel |url-status = live }}</ref> and became a civil servant at the Ministry of Education and Sciences in 1988.<ref name=":1" /> He helped dissolve the primary school construction department, which he headed, under State Secretary Jacques Wallage.<ref name="fd">{{Cite news |url = https://fd.nl/politiek/1517955/ijdele-technocraat-met-enorme-netwerk-kan-rekenen-op-vertrouwen-van-wilders |url-access = subscription |date = 28 May 2024 |last = Kabel |first = David |access-date = 1 June 2024 |language = nl |website = Het Financieele Dagblad |title = IJdele technocraat met enorm netwerk kan rekenen op vertrouwen van Wilders |trans-title = Vain technocrat with an enormous network is trusted by Wilders |archive-date = 1 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240601142427/https://fd.nl/politiek/1517955/ijdele-technocraat-met-enorme-netwerk-kan-rekenen-op-vertrouwen-van-wilders |url-status = live }}</ref> He helped broker a compromise between the Christian Democratic Appeal and the Labour Party when both parties disagreed whether schools or municipalities should be responsible for the maintenance of school buildings.<ref name="vk"/>
From 1996, Schoof held various senior positions in the field of security.<ref name="ftm">{{Cite web |title=Dick Schoof |url=https://www.ftm.nl/tag/dick-schoof |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=Follow the Money |language=nl-NL |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716112237/https://www.ftm.nl/tag/dick-schoof |url-status=live }}</ref> He served as deputy secretary-general at the Ministry of Justice and Security.<ref name=":1" />
He was then appointed chief director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) in 1999.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Adriaanse |first1=Mark Lievisse |date=19 December 2019 |title=AIVD-baas Schoof gaat Justitie leiden |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=NRC |language=nl |archive-date=20 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120001555/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Netherlands was experiencing a relatively high influx of asylum seekers as a result of the Kosovo War, and the organization had a significant backlog of requests. Schoof was responsible for implementing reforms to the Aliens Act by State Secretary for Justice Job Cohen in 2001 that simplified the asylum procedure, and he worked to deport applicants that did not qualify. The number of asylum applications declined, which Schoof attributed to stricter migration policies. A later government evaluation concluded that the legislation had a more limited impact, suggesting that external factors were the primary drivers of the drop.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/premier-schoof-krijgt-met-asiel-een-vrijwel-onmogelijke-klus-weet-oud-ind-directeur-schoof~bd5e695f/ |url-access = subscription |date = 4 June 2024 |last = Van den Berg |first = Jurre |access-date = 4 June 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Premier Schoof krijgt met asiel een vrijwel onmogelijke klus, weet oud-IND-directeur Schoof |trans-title = Prime Minister Schoof will be asked to do the impossible for asylum, according to IND director Schoof |archive-date = 4 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240604185602/https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/premier-schoof-krijgt-met-asiel-een-vrijwel-onmogelijke-klus-weet-oud-ind-directeur-schoof~bd5e695f/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
Schoof left the IND to become director-general for public order and safety at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in 2003. In that position, he was in charge of restructuring the police force from a number of regional organisations into a single National Police Corps.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Keken |first=Kim |date=11 October 2017 |title=Reconstructie: hoe bij de schepping van de nationale politie alle waarschuwingen werden genegeerd |url=https://www.groene.nl/artikel/de-dienst-die-alles-zou-oplossen |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=De Groene Amsterdammer |language=nl-NL |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225232557/https://www.groene.nl/artikel/de-dienst-die-alles-zou-oplossen |url-status=live }}</ref>
== National security career == [[File:DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Meets with Dutch Minister of Justice and Security - 52532724925 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Schoof during a meeting with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2022]] Schoof served as director-general at the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2010 to 2013.<ref name="vk"/>
In 2013 Schoof was appointed National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV).<ref name="ftm"/> He allowed his employees to monitor potential terrorists on social media through fake profiles despite warnings from his attorneys.<ref name="vk"/> Following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 after it left Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, he coordinated the Dutch crisis response, strengthening his relationship with Prime Minister Mark Rutte. In 2022, a court in the Netherlands convicted three men linked to the Russian military of murder in connection with the plane's destruction, which killed all passengers on board, including 196 Dutch citizens.<ref name=ft>[https://www.ft.com/content/a9810bbd-6ef6-4022-b724-170fc3d13036 "Former spy chief to become Dutch prime minister,"] ''Financial Times''.</ref> When Schoof requested an independent investigation by Twente University into the performance of his office, he and his employees interfered with the questions, the composition of the committee and the publication date. He exerted pressure to soften its main conclusion. For example, the word "badly" was changed to "not well".<ref name="ad"/><ref name="fd"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=20 December 2019 |title=Insider Schoof moet rust brengen op Justitie en Veiligheid |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b8682c88 |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=de Volkskrant |language=nl-NL }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2019 |title=Kamer eist opheldering na bemoeienis Schoof bij MH17-onderzoek: 'Absolute no go' |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4602956/kamer-eist-opheldering-na-onthullingen-over-dick-schoof |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=RTL Nieuws |language=nl |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225232600/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/4602956/kamer-eist-opheldering-na-onthullingen-over-dick-schoof |url-status=live }}</ref> Schoof was also responsible for internal security, addressing both Islamist radicalisation and the recruitment of ISIS fighters in the Netherlands.<ref name=ft/>
Under Schoof's leadership, the NCTV was accused by civil rights group Bits of Freedom of carrying out illegal surveillance of Dutch citizens, especially Muslims, on the internet.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Schoof thinks he is above the law, says civil rights group; Muslim organization unnerved {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/05/28/schoof-thinks-law-says-civil-rights-group-muslim-organization-unnerved |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=nltimes.nl |date=28 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Starting in 2017, the NCTV launched a program of using private investigators to infiltrate mosques and spy on them.<ref name=":4" /> In 2019, an investigation by GeenStijl determined that Schoof ordered subordinates to create fake social media profiles to monitor "potential terrorists". He warned the education ministry and the municipality of Amsterdam that supporters of the Salafi movement were on the board of an Islamic school. He was found to have exerted pressure to attenuate the conclusions of the investigations.<ref name="vk" /><ref name="vk2">{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/ingewijden-over-de-beoogde-premier-dick-schoof-er-komt-wel-een-mannetje-binnen-met-een-bepaalde-energie~b51d5fc9/ |url-access = subscription |date = 1 June 2024 |last1 = Hendrickx |first1 = Frank |last2 = Modderkolk |first2 = Huib |access-date = 1 June 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Ingewijden over de beoogde premier Dick Schoof: 'Er komt wel een mannetje binnen, met een bepaalde energie' |trans-title = Insiders about prime minister-designate Dick Schoof: 'A particular guy is entering, with a particular vibe' |archive-date = 1 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240601203431/https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/ingewijden-over-de-beoogde-premier-dick-schoof-er-komt-wel-een-mannetje-binnen-met-een-bepaalde-energie~b51d5fc9/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
Schoof led the General Intelligence and Security Service as director-general from 2018 to 2020.<ref name="ftm"/> ''De Volkskrant'' wrote that his relatively short tenure was characterized by a culture clash. Schoof unsuccessfully tried to make the agency more outward facing, including through cooperation with institutions and universities.<ref name="vk2"/>
On 1 March 2020, Schoof succeeded Siebe Riedstra as secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security, the most senior non-political position within the ministry.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Adriaanse |first=Mark Lievisse |date=19 December 2019 |title=AIVD-baas Schoof gaat Justitie leiden |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 May 2024 |work=NRC |language=nl-NL |archive-date=20 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120001555/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/12/19/aivd-baas-schoof-gaat-justitie-leiden-a3984526 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2019 |title=Dick Schoof vertrekt als directeur van de AIVD |url=https://beveiligingnieuws.nl/nieuws/dick-schoof-vertrekt-als-directeur-van-de-aivd |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=BeveiligingNieuws |language=nl-NL |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703061505/https://beveiligingnieuws.nl/dick-schoof-vertrekt-als-directeur-van-de-aivd/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2019 |title=Dick Schoof benoemd tot secretaris-generaal JenV |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2019/12/20/dick-schoof-benoemd-tot-secretaris-generaal-jenv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510190850/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2019/12/20/dick-schoof-benoemd-tot-secretaris-generaal-jenv |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=25 December 2019 |website=Rijksoverheid |language=nl-NL}}</ref> In his role, he was involved in negotiations on asylum reform that led to the collapse of the fourth Rutte cabinet in July 2023. Upon reaching the legal retirement age in March 2024, Schoof chose not to retire and was granted an exemption to continue working for three more years.<ref name="nos2"/>
== Prime minister (2024–2026) == {{See also|Schoof cabinet}} [[File:Schoof von der Leyen 2024.jpg|thumb|Schoof with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in 2024.]] The Party for Freedom (PVV) of Geert Wilders won a plurality in the November 2023 general election.<ref name="fd"/> On 16 May 2024, the PVV presented a right-wing coalition agreement with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), New Social Contract (NSC), and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB).<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2520650-coalitieakkoord-bekend-partijen-willen-met-hoop-lef-en-trots-problemen-aanpakken |date = 16 May 2024 |access-date = 1 June 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Coalitieakkoord bekend: partijen willen met 'hoop, lef en trots' problemen aanpakken |trans-title = Coalition agreement released: Parties want to tackle issues with 'hope, courage, and pride' |archive-date = 21 May 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240521074056/https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2520650-coalitieakkoord-bekend-partijen-willen-met-hoop-lef-en-trots-problemen-aanpakken |url-status = live }}</ref> As part of the negotiations, the four party leaders agreed none of them would serve as prime minister.<ref>{{Cite news |last=van der Goot |first=Edo |date=13 March 2024 |title=Wilders geeft premierschap op, leiders PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB niet in kabinet |trans-title=Wilders surrenders position of prime minister, leaders of PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB not in cabinet |url=https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6305101/wilders-geeft-premierschap-op-leiders-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-niet-in-kabinet.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=NU.nl |language=nl |archive-date=18 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518150248/https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6305101/wilders-geeft-premierschap-op-leiders-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-niet-in-kabinet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The PVV had initially proposed Ronald Plasterk for the position, but he withdrew from consideration due to accusations of fraud.<ref name="nos">{{Cite news |date=28 May 2024 |title=Topambtenaar Dick Schoof (ex-AIVD, ex-NCTV) kandidaat-premier |trans-title=High-ranking official Dick Schoof (former AIVD and NCTV) nominated as prime minister |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2522197-topambtenaar-dick-schoof-ex-aivd-ex-nctv-kandidaat-premier |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=NOS |language=nl-NL |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528223746/https://nos.nl/artikel/2522197-topambtenaar-dick-schoof-ex-aivd-ex-nctv-kandidaat-premier |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2024 |title=Partijleiders nu definitief akkoord • Presentatie verschoven naar vanochtend |trans-title=Party leaders definitively in agreement • Presentation postponed to this morning |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/liveblog/2520280-partijleiders-nu-definitief-akkoord-presentatie-verschoven-naar-vanochtend |access-date=16 May 2024 |website=NOS |language=nl-NL |archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516040547/https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/liveblog/2520280-partijleiders-nu-definitief-akkoord-presentatie-verschoven-naar-vanochtend |url-status=live }}</ref> Schoof was subsequently nominated for the office of prime minister on 28 May 2024 by the coalition parties under formateur Richard van Zwol.<ref name="nos"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroet |first=Cynthia |date=29 May 2024 |title=Who is Dick Schoof and why did Geert Wilders choose him as new PM? |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/29/who-is-dick-schoof-and-why-did-geert-wilders-appoint-him |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530094901/https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/29/who-is-dick-schoof-and-why-did-geert-wilders-appoint-him |url-status=live }}</ref> He was sworn in on 2 July by King Willem-Alexander as part of the Schoof cabinet, and he became the first independent politician to serve as prime minister since Cort van der Linden (1913–1918).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nltimes.nl/2024/07/02/new-dutch-cabinet-sworn-today-7-months-election|title=New Dutch Cabinet sworn in today 7 months after election|work=NL Times|date=2 July 2024|access-date=2 July 2024|archive-date=3 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703061502/https://nltimes.nl/2024/07/02/new-dutch-cabinet-sworn-today-7-months-election|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/12/20/dick-schoof-de-premier-die-al-blij-zou-zijn-met-maar-een-crisis-per-week-a4877077 |url-access = subscription |date = 20 December 2024 |last1 = Aharouay |first1 = Lamyae |last2 = De Koning |first2 = Petra |access-date = 23 December 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = Dick Schoof: de premier die al blij zou zijn met maar één crisis per week |trans-title = Dick Schoof: The prime minister who would be happy to have only one crisis per week }}</ref> Dutch news weekly ''Elsevier Weekblad'' opined: "The top official knows all the nooks and crannies of The Hague and is an expert in the field of immigration and security. He believes in a healthy relationship between civil service and politics," while at all times respecting that politicians had the last say.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20240529-dick-schoof-ex-security-boss-tapped-for-dutch-pm |title="Dick Schoof: Ex-security boss tapped for Dutch PM," |publisher=RFI |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
A debate two days later in the House of Representatives about the cabinet's government policy statement was characterized by some media outlets as chaotic. Schoof's defence against accusations of racism directed at cabinet members was described as "lame" by PVV leader Geert Wilders, and the debate was later suspended to allow Schoof to rebuke health minister Fleur Agema (PVV) for disrupting the debate through a live-tweet.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2527465-zware-klappen-voor-schoof-in-chaotisch-debat-waarin-hij-vrijwel-alleen-komt-te-staan |date = 4 July 2024 |access-date = 27 October 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Zware klappen voor Schoof in chaotisch debat waarin hij vrijwel alleen komt te staan |trans-title = Heavy hits for Schoof in chaotic debate in which he became isolated }}</ref> [[File:Fumio Kishida and Dick Schoof at the 2024 NATO summit (2).jpg|thumb|Schoof with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2024.]] Schoof presented the cabinet's governing agreement on 13 September 2024, expanding on the outline of the coalition agreement. It reiterated the cabinet's intention to declare an asylum crisis, bypassing initial parliamentary approval.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2536995-kabinet-ambitieus-over-asiel-en-bouwen-maar-stuit-bij-mest-op-grenzen |date = 13 September 2024 |access-date = 21 September 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Kabinet ambitieus over asiel en bouwen, maar stuit bij mest op grenzen |trans-title = Cabinet ambitious on asylum and construction, but is constrained on manure }}</ref> Schoof stated that citizens were experiencing an asylum crisis but said he was unable to specify conditions or a timeline for its resolution.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/09/13/mensen-ervaren-een-asielcrisis-zegt-schoof-maar-wanneer-die-crisis-voorbij-is-dat-kan-hij-niet-zeggen-a4865642 |url-access = subscription |date = 13 September 2024 |last = Oost |first = Georgia |access-date = 27 October 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = Mensen ervaren een asielcrisis, zegt Schoof, maar wanneer die crisis voorbij is? Dat kan hij niet zeggen |trans-title = People are experiencing an asylum crisis, according to Schoof, but when will this crisis be over? He could not say }}</ref> When documents by civil servants took the position that using emergency powers lacked legal justification, Nicolien van Vroonhoven (NSC) raised concerns, while Wilders warned that the cabinet could face trouble if an emergency law was not enacted.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2537777-kamer-in-de-ban-van-ambtelijk-advies-over-noodwet-voor-asiel |date = 19 September 2024 |access-date = 10 October 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Kamer in de ban van ambtelijk advies over noodwet voor asiel |trans-title = House gripped by official advise about emergency asylum law }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://fd.nl/politiek/1532611/wilders-voert-druk-over-asielnoodwet-op |url-access = subscription |date = 1 October 2024 |access-date = 1 October 2024 |language = nl |website = Het Financieele Dagblad |title = Wilders voert druk over asielnoodwet op |trans-title = Wilders increases pressure over asylum emergency act }}</ref> Schoof subsequently facilitated negotiations between the coalition parties, and an agreement on asylum measures was reached in October 2024 that excluded the use of emergency powers.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2542008-akkoord-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb-over-asieldeal-vandaag-presentatie |date = 25 October 2024 |access-date = 27 October 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Akkoord PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB over 'asieldeal', vandaag presentatie |trans-title = Agreement PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB on 'asylum deal', presentation today }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/23/pvv-en-nsc-toch-compromis-over-asielmaatregelen-a4870401 |url-access = subscription |date = 23 October 2024 |last1 = Valk |first1 = Guus |last2 = Van de Veen |first2 = Liam |access-date = 27 October 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = PVV en NSC bereiken alsnog een compromis over asielbeleid, noodwet van tafel |trans-title = PVV and NSC compromise on asylum policy after all, no emergency law }}</ref>
In the wake of the November 2024 Amsterdam riots, Schoof said that he was "ashamed" and "horrified by the antisemitic attacks on Israeli citizens." He called the situation "completely unacceptable", adding that "the perpetrators will be identified and prosecuted."<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/amsterdam-clashes-football-israeli-1.7377872 "Dutch PM 'ashamed' by Amsterdam attacks on Israeli soccer fans,"] CBC, 9 November 2024/</ref><ref name="Kent-2024">{{Cite web |author1=Eugenia Yosef |author2=Edward Szekeres |author3=Lauren Kent |date=8 November 2024 |title=Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, in what Dutch authorities call antisemitic incidents |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/07/europe/israel-soccer-fans-attacked-amsterdam-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=8 November 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> He blamed a specific group of young people with a migration background for the attacks, and said that the events pointed to a broader integration issue.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/premier-schoof-ziet-groot-probleem-met-de-integratie-hun-gedrag-is-schokkend-moreel-volstrekt-ontaard~bdd2bafd/ |date = 11 November 2024 |last = Du Pré |first = Raoul |access-date = 11 November 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Premier Schoof ziet groot probleem met de integratie: 'Hun gedrag is schokkend, moreel volstrekt ontaard' |trans-title = Prime Minister Schoof observes major issue with integration: 'Their behavior is shocking, completely morally corrupt' }}</ref> Schoof cancelled his attendance of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference to monitor the Dutch government's response.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 November 2024 |title=Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip |url=https://apnews.com/article/amsterdam-soccer-violence-israel-palestinians-bece8281ad2d653e95cb1b3dc0f527cc |access-date=9 November 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> On 15 November, State Secretary Nora Achahbar announced her resignation because of "polarizing interactions during the past weeks."<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/artikel/5480757/kabinet-schoof-crisisberaad-staatssecretaris-nsc-nora-achahbar |date = 16 November 2024 |access-date = 20 November 2024 |language = nl |website = RTL Nieuws |title = Kabinet-Schoof bleef na crisisberaad overeind, maar 'schade is behoorlijk groot' |trans-title = Schoof cabinet did not collapse due to crisis talks, but 'damage is significant' }}</ref> Media outlets reported on offensive, radical, and potentially racist remarks about the Amsterdam attacks during a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Schoof invited the leaders of the four coalition parties to join the cabinet for crisis talks to avert a cabinet collapse, and they finally agreed that other cabinet members of NSC would stay on. Schoof denied allegations of racism within the cabinet and coalition parties.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2544660-val-kabinet-afgewend-achahbar-vertrekt-andere-nsc-ers-blijven-in-kabinet |date = 15 November 2024 |access-date = 15 November 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Val kabinet afgewend: Achahbar vertrekt, andere NSC'ers blijven in kabinet |trans-title = Cabinet collapse prevented: Achahbar will depart, other NSC members will remain in the cabinet }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2544676-kabinet-schoof-na-nieuwe-crisis-verder-stabiliteit-blijft-een-vraagteken |date = 16 November 2024 |access-date = 16 November 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Kabinet-Schoof na nieuwe crisis verder, stabiliteit blijft een vraagteken |trans-title = Schoof cabinet will continue after new crisis, stability remains questionable }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/integratiedebat-brengt-verdeeld-kabinet-schoof-aan-het-wankelen~b22509cf/ |date = 15 November 2024 |last1 = Hendrickx |first1 = Frank |last2 = Du Pré |first2 = Raoul |access-date = 16 November 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Integratiedebat brengt verdeeld kabinet-Schoof aan het wankelen |trans-title = Integration debate causes divided Schoof cabinet to shake }}</ref> [[File:It Is Crucial That All Justice Mechanisms Work – From a Tribunal on Russian Aggression to the Claims Commission – Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (55001634745).jpg|thumb|Schoof with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2025.]] Agriculture minister Femke Wiersma was tasked with drawing up measures to protect sensitive nature reserves in response to the nitrogen crisis, when the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State ruled in December 2024 that unused nitrogen emission rights could no longer be allocated to other construction and expansion projects. Instead, a new permit would be required. Schoof subsequently established a committee comprising several cabinet members to explore measures to prevent widespread project delays.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/politiek/pvv-en-bbb-halen-uit-naar-stikstofdoelen-waar-zijn-we-in-hemelsnaam-mee-bezig~ae7d7869/ |date = 17 January 2025 |last = Verweij |first = Elodie |access-date = 21 January 2025 |language = nl |website = Algemeen Dagblad |title = PVV en BBB halen uit naar stikstofdoelen: 'Waar zijn we in hemelsnaam mee bezig' |trans-title = PVV and BBB again stab at nitrogen goals: 'What are we doing for God's sake' }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2552175-premier-schoof-neemt-voortouw-bij-stikstofprobleem-nederland-mag-niet-op-slot |date = 17 January 2025 |access-date = 21 January 2025 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Premier Schoof neemt voortouw bij stikstofprobleem: 'Nederland mag niet op slot' |trans-title = Prime Minister Schoof takes the lead in nitrogen issues: 'The Netherlands cannot be locked' }}</ref>
On 3 June 2025, the PVV withdrew from Schoof's cabinet after failing to come to an agreement with coalition partners over amending the country's asylum rules, prompting Schoof's resignation as prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof quits after far-right leader Geert Wilders leaves coalition |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-03/dutch-far-right-leader-geert-wilders-quits-coalition/105372864 |work=ABC Australia |date=3 June 2025}}</ref> Schoof promised to continue policy measures such as reducing the cost of living, curbing the housing crisis, investing in the Netherlands' defense, and military aid to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/netherlands-schoof-seeks-parliament-support-defense-after-government-collapse-2025-06-04/ |title=Netherlands' Schoof seeks parliament support on defense after government collapse |publisher= |date=4 June 2025 |access-date=15 February 2026|website=Reuters}}</ref>
=== Role at the 2025 NATO Summit === [[File:OTAN Summit 2025 I June 25, 2025 (54612786136).jpg|thumb|Schoof with NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte, US president Donald Trump and UK prime minister Keir Starmer at the 2025 The Hague NATO summit]]
As the demissionary (caretaker) Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Schoof hosted the 2025 The Hague NATO summit on 24–25 June, describing it as "historic" and a "days of top sport".<ref name="NOS">{{Cite web |url=https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/2572520-demissionair-premier-schoof-blikt-terug-op-navo-top-dagen-van-topsport |title=Demissionair premier Schoof blikt terug op NAVO-top: 'Dagen van topsport' |publisher=NOS |date=25 June 2025 |language=nl |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He played a key role in maintaining NATO unity, particularly by engaging U.S. President Donald Trump, who praised Schoof's hosting.<ref name="NOS" /> Schoof was present at critical meetings, including with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and announced NATO's preparation of a statement on drones and air defense for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ad.nl/politiek/een-dag-lang-steelt-zelensky-de-show-op-de-navo-top-tot-air-force-one-landt~acc14142/ |title=Eén dag lang steelt Zelensky de show op de Navo-top, tot Air Force One landt |newspaper=AD |date=25 June 2025 |language=nl |access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref> He expressed satisfaction with the summit's outcomes, including the adoption of a 5% GDP defense spending target by 2035, and noted a "relaxed" atmosphere among leaders.<ref name="NOS" />
== Political positions == === As a civil servant === In a 2017 interview with ''WNL'' Schoof said that the Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) organisation "could potentially become extremist and therefore use violence" as an explanation as to why it had been included in the annual Dutch security service ''Terrorist Threat Assessment Netherlands'', while also noting that KOZP did not yet use violence, and saying that this was done with similarly situated organizations on both the right and the left. After a complaint by KOZP, the group was downgraded to an activist organisation in 2019, but was categorized as a ''Polarisatie'' (polarizing) group in reports for some of its methods.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wnl.tv/2017/12/03/terreurbestrijder-we-maken-zorgen-om-kick-out-zwarte-piet/ |title=Terreurbestrijder: 'We maken ons zorgen om Kick Out Zwarte Piet' |date=3 December 2017 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Laarhoven |first1=Kasper van |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/05/23/nctv-kick-out-zwarte-piet-geen-extremistische-organisatie-a3961311 |title=NCTV: Kick Out Zwarte Piet geen extremistische organisatie |work=NRC |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref>
In 2019, Schoof said that Salafi movements were seeking to influence Islamic schools in Amsterdam.<ref name="vk"/><ref name="vk2"/> In February 2020 he told a Dutch parliamentary commission official inquiry that the new generation of Dutch Salafi Muslims constituted a significant long-term threat to the Dutch rule of law, because "they are striving for a parallel society where the rules of the Dutch legal system do not apply."<ref name=rule/> He said that one reason their motives are difficult to detect is that Dutch Salafi Muslim organisations use what he referred to as "facade politics", by espousing moderation in public, but preaching harsh extremism in private.<ref name=rule>[https://europeanacademyofreligionandsociety.com/news/islamist-extremism-in-the-netherlands/#_ftn11 "Islamist extremism in the Netherlands,"] European Academy on Religion and Society, 24 August 2020.</ref>
=== As a politician === Schoof was a rank and file member of the Labour Party (PvdA) for over 30 years until he left the party in early 2021, saying that he no longer felt aligned with its views.<ref name="ad"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2024 |title=Schoof: ik ben niet de PVV-premier, ik ben gevraagd door vier partijen |url=https://nos.nl/liveblog/2522050-zoeken-naar-ministers-begonnen-rutte-schoof-is-veel-slimmer-dan-ik#UPDATE-container-77822784 |access-date=30 May 2024 |website=NOS.nl |language=nl-NL |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530123855/https://nos.nl/liveblog/2522050-zoeken-naar-ministers-begonnen-rutte-schoof-is-veel-slimmer-dan-ik#UPDATE-container-77822784 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the PVV's general election victory in November 2023, Schoof called it a signal of distrust towards the government in an interview. He said that the public could not have been wrong about their concerns if they voted for the PVV in such large numbers.<ref name="fd"/>
Upon his nomination as prime minister in May 2024, Schoof promised to execute the coalition agreement.<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/uitgelicht/beoogd-premier-dick-schoof-deze-stap-is-onverwacht-maar-niet-onlogisch/13365773.html |url-access = subscription |date = 28 May 2024 |access-date = 28 December 2024 |language = nl |website = Noordhollands Dagblad |title = Beoogd premier Dick Schoof: 'Deze stap is onverwacht, maar niet onlogisch' |trans-title = Intended prime minister Dick Schoof: 'This step is unexpected, but not illogical' }}</ref> He stressed that he would act as a non-partisan politician and not join the PVV, but he said that he shared concerns about immigration, asylum and refugees, social security, farmers, and international security with the parties of his cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/29/who-is-dick-schoof-and-why-did-geert-wilders-appoint-him |title=Who is Dick Schoof and why did Geert Wilders choose him as new PM? |date=29 May 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/who-is-dick-schoof-8-things-to-know-about-the-new-dutch-pm/ |title=Who is Dick Schoof? 8 things to know about the new Dutch PM |date=June 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref> In a later interview, Schoof stated that the coalition agreement was not something that particularly appealed to him, saying, "If something appeals to you, it also touches your heart. But it was a normal agreement, without rabid points, to which I could naturally say 'yes'."<ref name="vk-int">{{Cite interview |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/politiek/premier-dick-schoof-ze-weten-allemaal-dat-die-kaart-in-mijn-binnenzak-zit-ik-kan-op-elk-moment-stoppen~b2e98fbd/ |url-access = subscription |date = 24 December 2024 |interviewer = Frank Hendrickx and Remco Meijer |last = Schoof |first = Dick |access-date = 28 December 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = Premier Dick Schoof: 'Ze weten allemaal dat die kaart in mijn binnenzak zit: ik kan op elk moment stoppen' |trans-title = Prime Minister Dick Schoof: 'They all know that I have that card in my pocket: I can quit anytime' }}</ref>
Schoof pledged to adopt a stricter approach to immigration, stating that he viewed current asylum and migration levels as placing pressure on society, particularly on social services and cohesion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-government-farright-wilders-e25585bbc678170492bb8a9e02e87421 |title=New Dutch leader pledges to cut immigration as the opposition vows to root out racists in cabinet |website=Associated Press News |date=3 July 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref> He argued that the Netherlands should adopt a more selective approach to admitting migrants to ensure a sustainable demographic balance. He suggested that labor migration rates could be adjusted to support a desired state of the economy, and he proposed assessing asylum applications based on individual circumstances rather than broad country-specific guidelines.<ref name="vk-int"/>
== Personal life == Schoof lives in Zoetermeer with his partner, Loes Meurs. She is a psychologist active in The Hague and a former policy advisor for the Custodial Institutions Agency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kleijwegt |first=Francis |date=29 May 2024 |title=Dick Schoof op hardloopschoenen, Zoetermeer kijkt er niet van op |url=https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/4845170/dick-schoof-op-hardloopschoenen-zoetermeer-kijkt-er-niet-van-op |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=Omroep West |language=nl-NL |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529205608/https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/4845170/dick-schoof-op-hardloopschoenen-zoetermeer-kijkt-er-niet-van-op |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/politiek/dit-is-de-nieuwe-first-lady-de-vriendin-van-dick-schoof~ab2a318df/ |url-access = subscription |date = 11 September 2024 |last = Verweij |first = Elodie |access-date = 16 September 2024 |language = nl |website = Algemeen Dagblad |title = Dit is de nieuwe 'first lady': de vriendin van Dick Schoof |trans-title = This is the new 'first lady': Dick Schoof's girlfriend }}</ref> Schoof and his ex-wife, Yolanda Senf, share two daughters born in the 1990s, adopted from China.<ref name="ad">{{Cite web |last1=Hartog |first1=Tobias den |last2=Keultjes |first2=Hanneke |last3=Verweij |first3=Elodie |date=28 May 2024 |title='Dick Donder' en 'Lachende moordenaar': met Dick Schoof krijgt Nederland premier die stiekem best op Rutte lijkt |url=https://www.parool.nl/kabinet-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb/dick-donder-en-lachende-moordenaar-met-dick-schoof-krijgt-nederland-premier-die-stiekem-best-op-rutte-lijkt~bafb3273/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 May 2024 |website=Het Parool |language=nl-NL |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528233354/https://www.parool.nl/kabinet-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb/dick-donder-en-lachende-moordenaar-met-dick-schoof-krijgt-nederland-premier-die-stiekem-best-op-rutte-lijkt~bafb3273/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2000/10/28/hollands-dagboek-dick-schoof-7516258-a1081102 |url-access = subscription |date = 28 October 2000 |last = Schoof |first = Dick |access-date = 5 June 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = Hollands Dagboek: Dick Schoof |trans-title = Dutch diary: Dick Schoof |archive-date = 5 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240605211731/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2000/10/28/hollands-dagboek-dick-schoof-7516258-a1081102 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="lib"/> Schoof was raised Catholic but described himself a non-practising, having stopped attending church at the age of 16.<ref name="lib">{{Cite interview |url = https://www.libelle.nl/interviews/premier-dick-schoof-goede-plek~b2621759/ |interviewer = Sara Madou |url-access = subscription |date = 4 December 2024 |last = Schoof |first = Dick |access-date = 7 December 2024 |language = nl |website = Libelle |title = Premier Dick Schoof: "Het voelt alsof ik op de goede plek zit" |trans-title = Prime Minister Dick Schoof: "I feel like I am in the right place" }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Den Hartog |first1=Tobias |last2=Keultjes |first2=Hanneke |last3=Verweij |first3=Elodie |date=28 May 2024 |title='Dick Donder' en 'Lachende moordenaar': met Dick Schoof krijgt Nederland premier die stiekem best op Rutte lijkt |url=https://www.parool.nl/kabinet-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb/dick-donder-en-lachende-moordenaar-met-dick-schoof-krijgt-nederland-premier-die-stiekem-best-op-rutte-lijkt~bafb3273|access-date= |website=Het Parool |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618135528/https://www.parool.nl/kabinet-pvv-vvd-nsc-en-bbb/dick-donder-en-lachende-moordenaar-met-dick-schoof-krijgt-nederland-premier-die-stiekem-best-op-rutte-lijkt~bafb3273|url-status=live }}</ref>
He enjoys running, and completed his first marathon in 1987 and his 18th marathon in 2024.<ref name="nos2"/><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.runnersworld.com/nl/nieuws/a60933548/minister-president-dick-schoof-hardloper/ |last = Baxmeier |first = Fleur |date = 29 May 2024 |access-date = 2 June 2024 |language = nl |website = Runner's World |title = Beoogd minister-president Dick Schoof liep al 18 marathons |trans-title = Prime minister-designate Dick Schoof has walked 18 marathons |archive-date = 2 June 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240602092103/https://www.runnersworld.com/nl/nieuws/a60933548/minister-president-dick-schoof-hardloper/ |url-status = live }}</ref> As prime minister, Schoof completed a half marathon in Amsterdam in 1:53:00 under the alias "Peter Jansen".<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.trouw.nl/politiek/hee-schoofie-riepen-toeschouwers-naar-marathondeelnemer-peter-jansen~b3877bd1/ |url-access = subscription |date = 21 October 2024 |last = Markus |first = Niels |access-date = 22 October 2024 |language = nl |website = Trouw |title = 'Hee Schoofie!' riepen toeschouwers naar marathondeelnemer Peter Jansen |trans-title = Spectators were shouting 'Hi Schoof!' at marathon participant Peter Jansen }}</ref>
==See also== * List of international prime ministerial trips made by Dick Schoof * List of heads of the executive by approval rating
== Footnotes == {{Notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== Further reading == * {{Cite book|first=Lamyae|last=Aharouay|first2=Petra|last2=De Koning|title=Dick Schoof|date=2025|publisher=Brooklyn|isbn=978-94-92754-75-2}}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{In lang|nl|cap=yes}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vhy1hxgpp6zh/h_w_m_dick_schoof Drs. H.W.M. (Dick) Schoof] at Parlement.com * {{In lang|en}} [https://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/dick-schoof Dick Schoof] at government.nl
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