Informateurs, formateurs and scouts have served in a Dutch cabinet formation since 1848. The roles are often filled by members of the largest party.
The role of formateur has existed since the first cabinet formation in 1848. In general, formateurs are instructed to form a cabinet. The (final) formateur is often the intended prime minister. However, some formateurs were instructed to do preliminary work. Before 2017,[1] it was customary for a formateur not to accept the assignment immediately, but to consider it until the formateur believes there is certainty that the cabinet can be formed.
In 1951, a separate role was created for the preliminary work; the informateur. Since that year, there has not been a formation without an informateur, although this has been attempted five times. Since 1989, the initial informateur is tasked with quickly exploring cabinet possibilities. This was turned into a separate role in 2012, the scout, because since that year the monarch no longer has a role in the formation and thus no longer does the consultations after the elections. The (in)formateurs and scouts have since then been appointed by the House of Representatives. With the introduction of the scout and the informateur, the formateur has since 1982 mainly been concerned with finding the personnel of the cabinet.
Name | Starting date | Days | Role | Political affiliation | Formation | ||
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| 22 May 2024 | 41 | Formateur | CDA | 2023–2024 | [2] | |
20 March 2024 | 58 | Informateur | |||||
SGP | |||||||
14 February 2024 | 30 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
13 December 2023 | 62 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
28 November 2023 | 14 | Scout | |||||
24 November 2023 | 4 | Scout | PVV | ||||
16 December 2021 | 25 | Formateur | VVD | 2021–2022 | [3] [4] | ||
5 October 2021 | 71 | Informateur | D66 | ||||
| VVD | ||||||
7 September 2021 | 23 | Informateur | |||||
12 May 2021 | 113 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
6 April 2021 | 24 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
25 March 2021 | 8 | Scout | VVD | ||||
D66 | |||||||
18 March 2021 | 8 | Scout | VVD | ||||
D66 | |||||||
12 October 2017 | 14 | Formateur | VVD | 2017 | [5] [6] | ||
28 June 2017 | 105 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
30 May 2017 | 29 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
28 March 2017 | 63 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
16 March 2017 | 11 | Scout | |||||
31 October 2012 | 5 | Formateur | VVD | 2012 | [7] | ||
20 September 2012 | 42 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
| VVD | ||||||
13 September 2012 | 6 | Scout | |||||
7 October 2010 | 8 | Formateur | VVD | 2010 | [8] | ||
13 September 2010 | 25 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
7 September 2010 | 7 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
4 August 2010 | 32 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
21 July 2010 | 14 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
5 July 2010 | 16 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
PvdA | |||||||
26 June 2010 | 10 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
12 June 2010 | 14 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
9 February 2007 | 13 | Formateur | CDA | 2006–2007 | [9] | ||
20 December 2006 | 51 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
25 November 2006 | 25 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
5 July 2006 | 3 | Formateur | CDA | 2006 | [10] | ||
1 July 2006 | 4 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
20 May 2003 | 7 | Formateur | CDA | 2003 | [11] | ||
15 April 2003 | 35 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
VVD | |||||||
5 February 2003 | 66 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
CDA | |||||||
24 January 2003 | 11 | Informateur | |||||
4 July 2002 | 18 | Formateur | CDA | 2002 | [12] | ||
17 May 2002 | 48 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
22 May 1999 | 18 | Formateur | PvdA | 1999 | [13] | ||
| 20 July 1998 | 14 | Formateur | PvdA | 1998 | [14] | |
14 May 1998 | 67 | Informateur | |||||
VVD | |||||||
D66 | |||||||
8 May 1998 | 6 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
29 July 1994 | 22 | Formateur | PvdA | 1994 | [15] | ||
6 July 1994 | 23 | Informateur | |||||
27 June 1994 | 9 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
14 May 1994 | 44 | Informateur | D66 | ||||
VVD | |||||||
PvdA | |||||||
6 May 1994 | 8 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
27 October 1989 | 9 | Formateur | CDA | 1989 | [16] | ||
13 September 1989 | 45 | Informateur | |||||
8 September 1989 | 5 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
11 July 1986 | 3 | Formateur | CDA | 1986 | [17] | ||
23 May 1986 | 50 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
30 October 1982 | 5 | Formateur | CDA | Sep–Nov 1982 | [18] | ||
1 October 1982 | 29 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
10 September 1982 | 21 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
25 May 1982 | 4 | Formateur | CDA | May–Jun 1982 | [19] | ||
14 May 1982 | 12 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
16 October 1981 | 19 | Informateur | PvdA | 1981 | [20] | ||
PvdA | |||||||
2 September 1981 | 9 | Formateur | CDA | ||||
20 August 1981 | 13 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
4 August 1981 | 16 | Formateur | CDA | ||||
PvdA | |||||||
10 July 1981 | 25 | Informateur | |||||
30 May 1981 | 66 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
CDA | |||||||
8 December 1977 | 11 | Formateur | CDA | 1977 | [21] | ||
8 November 1977 | 29 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
26 October 1977 | 10 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
11 October 1977 | 15 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
CDA | |||||||
2 September 1977 | 35 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
CDA | |||||||
26 August 1977 | 7 | Informateur | |||||
27 July 1977 | 30 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
20 July 1977 | 7 | Informateur | CDA | ||||
1 June 1977 | 45 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
23 April 1973 | 18 | Formateur | PvdA | 1972–1973 | [22] | ||
ARP | |||||||
10 April 1973 | 13 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
ARP | |||||||
1 February 1973 | 62 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
4 December 1972 | 58 | Informateur | ARP | ||||
22 July 1972 | 18 | Formateur | ARP | 1972 | [23] | ||
21 June 1971 | 15 | Formateur | ARP | 1971 | [24] | ||
15 May 1971 | 37 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
21 March 1967 | 14 | Formateur | KVP | 1967 | [25] | ||
9 March 1967 | 12 | Formateur | ARP | ||||
6 March 1967 | 3 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
18 February 1967 | 15 | Informateur | ARP | ||||
16 November 1966 | 6 | Formateur | ARP | 1966 | [26] | ||
4 November 1966 | 12 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
18 October 1966 | 17 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
15 March 1965 | 29 | Formateur | KVP | 1965 | [27] | ||
2 March 1965 | 11 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
16 July 1963 | 8 | Formateur | KVP | 1963 | [28] | ||
5 July 1963 | 11 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
28 June 1963 | 7 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
6 June 1963 | 21 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
20 May 1963 | 16 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
27 December 1960 | 6 | Informateur | ARP | 1960–1961 | [29] | ||
14 May 1959 | 5 | Formateur | KVP | 1959 | [30] | ||
1 May 1959 | 13 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
28 March 1959 | 30 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
14 March 1959 | 13 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
19 December 1958 | 3 | Formateur | KVP | 1958 | [31] | ||
12 December 1958 | 7 | Informateur | |||||
9 October 1956 | 3 | Formateur | PvdA | 1956 | [32] | ||
20 September 1956 | 19 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
22 August 1956 | 25 | Informateur | ARP | ||||
16 August 1956 | 5 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
7 August 1956 | 9 | Informateur | PvdA | ||||
24 June 1956 | 9 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
16 June 1956 | 38 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
25 May 1955 | 9 | Formateur | PvdA | 1955 | [33] | ||
29 August 1952 | 4 | Formateur | PvdA | 1952 | [34] | ||
22 August 1952 | 5 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
5 August 1952 | 17 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
23 July 1952 | 13 | Informateur | KVP | ||||
27 June 1952 | 26 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
13 March 1951 | 2 | Formateur | KVP | 1951 | [35] | ||
27 February 1951 | 15 | Informateur | |||||
18 February 1951 | 7 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
1 February 1951 | 16 | Formateur | PvdA | ||||
KVP | |||||||
28 January 1951 | 5 | Informateur | VVD | ||||
30 July 1948 | 8 | Formateur | KVP | 1948 | [36] | ||
22 July 1948 | 8 | Formateur | KVP | ||||
13 July 1948 | 10 | Formateur | |||||
27 May 1946 | 36 | Formateur | KVP | 1946 | [37] | ||
28 May 1945 | 27 | Formateur | SDAP | May–Jun 1945 | [38] [39] | ||
VDB | |||||||
8 February 1945 | 15 | Formateur | ARP | data-sort-value="1945" | Feb 1945 | [40] | |
1 July 1941 | 26 | Formateur | ARP | 1941 | [41] | ||
28 August 1940 | 3 | Formateur | ARP | 1940 | |||
4 August 1939 | 6 | Formateur | CHU | data-sort-value="1939.5" | Aug 1939 | [42] | |
14 July 1939 | 12 | Formateur | ARP | Jun–Jul 1939 | [43] | ||
9 July 1939 | 6 | Formateur | RKSP | ||||
30 June 1939 | 10 | Formateur | ARP | ||||
30 May 1937 | 25 | Formateur | ARP | 1937 | [44] | ||
29 July 1935 | 2 | Formateur | ARP | 1935 | [45] | ||
26 July 1935 | 2 | Formateur | RKSP | ||||
16 May 1933 | 11 | Formateur | ARP | 1933 | [46] | ||
2 May 1933 | 15 | Formateur | |||||
3 August 1929 | 7 | Formateur | RKSP | 1929 | [47] | ||
12 July 1929 | 18 | Formateur | |||||
1 March 1926 | 4 | Formateur | CHU | 1925-1926 | [48] | ||
23 January 1926 | 35 | Formateur | VDB | ||||
12 December 1925 | 42 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
8 December 1925 | 4 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
24 November 1925 | 8 | Formateur | VDB | ||||
15 July 1925 | 18 | Formateur | ARP | 1925 | [49] | ||
4 January 1924 | 3 | Formateur | liberal | 1923-1924 | [50] | ||
24 November 1923 | 12 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
15 November 1923 | 10 | Formateur | RKSP | ||||
22 July 1922 | 49 | Formateur | RKSP | 1922 | |||
19 July 1922 | 4 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
22 June 1921 | 35 | Formateur | RKSP | 1921 | [51] | ||
29 August 1918 | 9 | Formateur | RKSP | 1918 | |||
13 July 1918 | 38 | Formateur | RKSP | ||||
2 August 1913 | 27 | Formateur | liberal | 1913 | [52] | ||
11 July 1913 | 15 | Formateur | VDB | ||||
16 January 1908 | 27 | Formateur | ARP | 1907–1908 | [53] [54] | ||
17 March 1907 | 5 | Formateur | liberal | 1907 | |||
27 February 1907 | 3 | Formateur | CHU | ||||
14 July 1905 | 34 | Formateur | LU | 1905 | [55] | ||
11 July 1901 | 15 | Formateur | ARP | 1901 | [56] [57] | ||
13 July 1897 | 10 | Formateur | LU | 1897 | [58] | ||
4 May 1894 | 4 | Formateur | liberal | 1894 | [59] | ||
26 July 1891 | 22 | Formateur | liberal | 1891 | [60] | ||
30 March 1888 | 20 | Formateur | ARP | 1888 | [61] [62] | ||
29 March 1883 | 23 | Formateur | liberal | 1883 | [63] | ||
19 March 1883 | 5 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
12 March 1883 | 7 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
4 March 1883 | 9 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
8 August 1882 | 5 | Formateur | conservative | 1882 | [64] | ||
31 July 1882 | 9 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
3 July 1882 | 5 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
12 July 1879 | 11 | Formateur | conservative | 1879 | |||
liberal | |||||||
liberal | |||||||
24 July 1879 | 9 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
16 October 1877 | 17 | Formateur | liberal | 1877 | [65] | ||
14 July 1874 | 43 | Formateur | liberal | 1874 | [66] | ||
25 June 1872 | 10 | Formateur | liberal | 1872 | [67] | ||
1 December 1870 | 33 | Formateur | liberal | 1870–1871 | [68] | ||
24 November 1870 | 5 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
liberal | |||||||
23 May 1868 | 11 | Formateur | liberal | 1868 | [69] | ||
17 May 1868 | 5 | Formateur | anti-revolutionary | ||||
4 May 1868 | 5 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
29 April 1868 | 4 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
17 April 1868 | 2 | Formateur | anti-revolutionary | ||||
24 May 1866 | 7 | Formateur | anti-revolutionary | data-sort-value="1866.5" | May–Jun 1866 | [70] | |
29 January 1866 | 7 | Formateur | liberal | data-sort-value="1866" | Jan–Feb 1866 | [71] | |
18 January 1862 | 13 | Formateur | liberal | 1861–1862 | [72] | ||
12 March 1861 | 3 | Formateur | anti-revolutionary | 1861 | [73] | ||
16 February 1861 | 24 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
conservative | |||||||
21 February 1860 | 3 | Formateur | conservative | 1860 | [74] | ||
17 February 1860 | 4 | Formateur | liberal | ||||
3 March 1858 | 16 | Formateur | conservative | 1858 | [75] | ||
1 June 1856 | 30 | Formateur | anti-revolutionary | 1856 | [76] | ||
16 April 1853 | 3 | Formateur | liberal | 1853 | [77] | ||
27 October 1849 | 3 | Formateur | liberal | 1849 | [78] | ||
liberal | |||||||
20 September 1849 | 37 | Formateur | conservative | ||||
liberal | |||||||
23 March 1848 | 1 | Formateur | liberal | 1848 | [79] |
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