Editing Second Kok cabinet (section)

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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.]]