More details have been emerging about Dick Schoof’s right-wing cabinet which is due to be installed by the end of the month.

Earlier on Tuesday PVV leader Geert Wilders said agreement had been reached on the division of ministers and names, but declined to give further details.

However, sources suggest the new cabinet will have 15 ministers plus a prime minister. In addition, there will be a number of junior ministers, known as staatssecretarissen in Dutch, who are not members of the cabinet. Their number is put at between nine and 13, depending on the sources.

The cabinet will have five ministers representing the far right PVV, four on behalf of the VVD and NSC and two for the BBB.

The PVV is likely to appoint the minister for migration, with sitting MP Gidi Markuszower mentioned as a possible candidate.  The PVV is also tipped to get the foreign trade and aid job – the new administration wants to slash €2.4 billion from the aid budget – plus economic affairs and infrastructure.

VVD will provide the finance minister, with MP Eelco Heinen, who has been in parliament since 2021, mentioned by several sources as a possible incumbent. Justice, climate and defence will also go to the VVD.

The NSC is stipped to take home and foreign affairs, education and social affairs – with all sources concurring that Eddy van Hijum will get that job.

The pro-countryside BBB will get the farm ministry job and the junior ministry role, giving the new party sole responsibility in an area that will require major reform in the coming years.

Four people, one from each party, will be appointed as deputy prime ministers. The BBB’s Mona Keijzer, a former junior minister for the CDA, has confirmed she will be one of the deputies. Sources are divided as to which ministry she will get between home affairs, economic affairs and education.

Sophie Herman will be deputy prime minister on behalf of the VVD and is also tipped for the home affairs ministry job or housing. The NSC’s Eddy van Hijum will  be deputy on behalf of his party while the PVV’s deputy PM has not yet been leaked but Markuszower’s name has been mentioned.

In a new move in the formation process, all candidate ministers will have to be grilled by MPs before their appointments can be confirmed.

The new line up will then spend the summer fleshing out the coalition agreement which the four parties drew up and which outline their main policies..