It took 225 days — a Dutch record — but the Netherlands finally has a government in place.

After being without a new government since the March 15 parliamentary election, a coalition agreement was reached earlier this month and the new Cabinet will be sworn in Thursday.

It's a four-party coalition consisting of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the conservative Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the liberal D66 and the conservative Christian Union (CU).

The Cabinet — Rutte's third — consists of 16 ministers and eight secretaries of state, and has many fresh faces.

Here are the top 5 players in the Netherlands' new squad:

Prime minister

Mark Rutte keeps his job as prime minister, leading the government for a third term. Rutte started his career as chair of the VVD's youth wing at the age of 21 and became prime minister in 2010. The latest coalition deal will bring about changes on policy details, but the broad lines set out by his previous Cabinet remains the same. Outside of parliament, he's a low-profile figure and still teaches civics once a week at Johan de Witt College in The Hague.

Foreign affairs

The foreign affairs portfolio shifts from the center-left to the VVD. Zijlstra, the party’s parliamentary leader, seemed an odd choice to many as he is known for his bluntness and lacks a diplomatic network. In politics for more than 10 years, he is a close aide of Rutte's. Though there will likely be no major changes in Dutch foreign policy, Zijlstra will set the tone as a hard-liner.

Foreign trade and humanitarian cooperation

The foreign affairs ministry will be served by two ministers, with top diplomat Sigrid Kaag (of the liberal, pro-European D66 party) alongside Zijlstra. Kaag, who speaks six languages fluently, brings a lot of international experience to the table and has spent the past 20 years abroad, most recently at the U.N. in Lebanon. Her pro-Palestine remarks (she is married to a Fatah politician) could cause controversy if she has to defend pro-Israel government policy.

Finance

A CDA member of the Senate since 2011 and adviser at the consultancy McKinsey, Hoekstra replaces Jeroen Dijsselbloem of the center-left Labor Party (PvdA). Unknown to the wider public but seen as a rising star within the CDA, Hoekstra — who's considered a liberal in his party — has been praised for his work in the parliament's upper house as an adviser on financial affairs.

Defense

Bijleveld doesn’t lack experience. On behalf of the CDA, she's been a member of parliament (1989-2001), state secretary for home affairs (2007-2010), a mayor and, most recently, leader of the province of Overijssel. What she doesn’t have is a background in defense. She is, however, known for her robust management skills.