Right-wing former spy chief Dick Schoof sworn in as Dutch PM
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Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria "Dick" Schoof is a Dutch civil servant who served as secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice and Security from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism from 2013 to 2018, and director-general of the General Intelligence and Security Service from 2018 to 2020. In May 2024, Schoof was nominated to succeed Mark Rutte as prime minister of the Netherlands following the 2023–2024 government formation.