Editing Second Kok cabinet (section)

==Term==
The aim of the cabinet was to continue the policy of cabinet Kok I, which was concerned with economizing, tax reduction and making an end to unemployment. Wim Kok was the Prime Minister, [[Annemarie Jorritsma]] as the Deputy Prime Minister for the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]], and [[Els Borst]] for [[Democrats 66]]. There was no strong opposition in the parliament. The cabinet completed processes of liberalisation which were started by the previous cabinet: the legalisation of [[Prostitution in the Netherlands|prostitution]] in 2000, [[Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands|same-sex marriage]] in 2001 and [[Euthanasia in the Netherlands|Euthanasia]] in 2002. This cabinet was notable for resigning twice. The first time was in May 1999, when [[Democrats 66]] stepped out of the coalition when proposed legislation entered by this party was blocked; through negotiations the crisis was solved and the cabinet stayed together. The second and final time was on 16 April 2002, just one month before the next election, when Prime Minister Kok wished to resign over the [[Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie|NIOD]] report into the genocide of [[Srebrenica]] in 1995 and the other ministers had no choice but to follow him. The Second Kok cabinet remained in place as a [[Demissionary cabinet]] until 22 July 2002, when it was replaced by the [[First Balkenende cabinet]].

===Changes===
On 7 June 1999 [[List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands|Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries]] [[Haijo Apotheker]] (D66) resigned citing that as a former mayor he could not adjust to national politics. [[List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]] [[Klaas de Vries (Labour Party)|Klaas de Vries]] (PvdA) served as acting [[List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands|Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries]] until 9 June 1999 when [[Member of the European Parliament]] [[Laurens Jan Brinkhorst]] (D66), a former [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs|State Secretary for Foreign Affairs]] was appointed as his successor.

On 13 March 2000 [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]] [[Bram Peper]] (PvdA) resigned after a report was released about inappropriate declarations he had made when he served as [[List of mayors of Rotterdam|Mayor of Rotterdam]]. [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands#List of Ministers without Portfolio|Minister for Integration and Urban Planning]] [[Roger van Boxtel]] (D66) served as acting [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]] until 24 March 2000 when [[List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]] [[Klaas de Vries (Labour Party)|Klaas de Vries]] (PvdA) was installed as his successor. That same day [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Finance|State Secretary for Finance]] [[Willem Vermeend]] (PvdA) was appointed as [[List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]] and [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]] [[Wouter Bos]] (PvdA) was installed as [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Finance|State Secretary for Finance]].

On 1 January 2001 [[List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Justice|State Secretary for Justice]] [[Job Cohen]] (PvdA) resigned after he was appointed as [[List of mayors of Amsterdam|Mayor of Amsterdam]]. That same day [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]] [[Ella Kalsbeek]] (PvdA) was installed as his successor.

[[File:Frank de Grave William S. Cohen.jpg|thumb|220px|Minister Frank de Grave and United States Secretary of Defense [[William Cohen]] at [[The Pentagon]] on 25 September 2000.]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin 19 January 2001-2.jpg|thumb|220px|Prime Minister Wim Kok and [[President of Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]] at the [[Grand Kremlin Palace]] in Moscow on 19 January 2001.]]
[[File:Jozias van Aartsen 2001.jpg|thumb|220px|Minister Jozias van Aartsen at [[The Pentagon]] on 18 May 2001.]]