Overview
- Nathalie van Berkel submitted her immediate resignation as a D66 MP after reports showed her CV contained incorrect information about her education.
- A day earlier she had withdrawn as the nominee for state secretary for Finance following scrutiny of her stated qualifications.
- De Volkskrant found she listed a Leiden public administration master and Erasmus law studies that were not completed, and she altered her LinkedIn profile the Friday before publication.
- Prospective prime minister Rob Jetten said the decision was hers after consultation, noted she had told D66 she had not finished her studies, and cautioned the issue could obstruct effective cooperation in the House.
- A constitutional law scholar emphasized that Dutch political norms and existing screening practices make truthful self-reporting essential, with CV misstatements typically triggering rapid exits.