▁the ▁cabinet ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁from ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁cabinet ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁parties ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( P vd A ), ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁( V VD ) ▁and ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁ 6 6 ▁( D 6 6 ) ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁grand ▁coal ition ▁( P ur ple ) ▁cabinet ▁was ▁a ▁majority ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁cabinet ▁K ok ▁I . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁two ▁cabin ets ▁of ▁W im ▁K ok , ▁the ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁with ▁Ann em arie ▁J or rit s ma ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Els ▁Bor st ▁the ▁former ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁ 6 6 ▁serving ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister s . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁The ▁new ▁cabinet ▁was ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁K ok ▁cabinet ▁( First ▁Pur ple ▁cabinet ) ▁and ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁coal ition ▁of ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁for ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Democr ats ▁ 6 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' t we ede ▁pa arse ▁k ab inet ' ▁(' second ▁pur ple ▁cabinet ') ▁called ▁such ▁because ▁it