The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands ( or ) is the official

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of the

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of the

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. In the absence of the

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the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the

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and the

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. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties in the

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List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

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