View source for Wim Kok

===Legacy===
Kok was highly praised for his [[Third Way]] and polder model philosophies and for the success of leading his [[Purple (government)|Purple Coalitions]]. During his premiership, his cabinets were responsible for implementing several social reforms, legalizing [[Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands|same-sex marriage]] and [[Euthanasia in the Netherlands|euthanasia]],<ref name="euro">[https://www.euronews.com/2018/10/21/former-dutch-prime-minister-wim-kok-dies Former Dutch prime minister Wim Kok dies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023200121/https://www.euronews.com/2018/10/21/former-dutch-prime-minister-wim-kok-dies |date=23 October 2018 }}; ''[[Euronews]]''; 21 October 2018</ref> stimulating the [[Economy of the Netherlands|economy]] resulting in more employment and [[privatization]] and further reducing the [[Government budget balance|deficit]]. As a result of this, and because of his skills as a manager and negotiator, Kok was praised by his fellow European leaders.<ref name="euro" />