Dick Schoof

His Excellency
Dick Schoof
His Excellency Dick Schoof
	Schoof in 2025
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	In office; 2 July 2024 – 23 February 2026
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Deputy	See list Fleur Agema; (2024–2025); Eddy van Hijum; (2024–2025); Mona Keijzer; Sophie Hermans;
Preceded by	Mark Rutte
Succeeded by	Rob Jetten
Prime Minister
Government offices
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice and Security
	In office; 1 March 2020 – 28 May 2024
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Ferdinand Grapperhaus; Dilan Yeşilgöz;
Preceded by	Siebe Riedstra
Succeeded by	Anneke van Dijk
Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service
	In office; 16 November 2018 – 1 March 2020
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Kajsa Ollongren; Raymond Knops (acting);
Preceded by	Rob Bertholee
Succeeded by	Erik Akerboom
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
	In office; 1 March 2013 – 16 November 2018
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Minister	Ivo Opstelten; Stef Blok (acting); Ard van der Steur; Stef Blok; Ferdinand Grapperhaus;
Preceded by	Erik Akerboom
Succeeded by	Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg
Chief Director of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service
	In office; 1 December 1999 – 1 March 2003
Prime Minister	Wim Kok; Jan Peter Balkenende;
Minister	Job Cohen; Ella Kalsbeek; Hilbrand Nawijn;
Preceded by	J. G. Bos
Succeeded by	P. W. A. Veld
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Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof; 8 March 1957; Santpoort, Netherlands
Party	Independent (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	Labour (until 2021)
Spouse	Yolanda Senf (divorced)
Domestic partner	Loes Meurs
Children	2
Alma mater	Radboud University (MSc)
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Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof (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.

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.