In the internal election of the conservative liberal VVD the more liberal secretary of state for science and higher education Mark Rutte beat the more conservative minister without portfolio for immigration and integration Rita Verdonk.
Hos det konservativt-liberale VVD vandt den mere liberalt orienterede statssekretær for videnskab og højere uddannelse Mark Rutte over den mere konservative minister uden portefølje for immigration og integration Rita Verdonk.