List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands

The Minister of Finance (Dutch: Minister van Financiën) is the head of the Ministry of Finance and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister of Finance is Wopke Hoekstra of the Christian Democratic Appeal, who has been in office since 26 October 2017.[1]

Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Minister van Financiën
Ministry of Finance
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Incumbent Wopke Hoekstra since 26 October 2017
Ministry of Finance
Style	His/Her Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister
Formation	22 January 1978
First holder	Alexander Gogel (as Secretary of Finance)
Salary	€157,287 (As of 2017) (including €4,193 of expenses)
Website	Minister of Finance

Ministers of Finance (since 1866)

For full list, see List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands. (in Dutch)

Minister of Finance			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Count Rutger Schimmelpenninck van Nijenhuis (1821–1893)	1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt) [2]
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (Prime Minister) (1809–1879)	4 June 1868 – 4 January 1871	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse–Fock) [3]
		Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas (1812–1887)	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) [4]
		Albert van Delden (1828–1898)	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Gerrit de Vries (De Vries–Fransen van de Putte) [5]
		Jonkheer Hendrik van der Heim (1824–1890)	27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [6]
		Johan Gleichman (1834–1906)	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) [7]
		Dr. Simon Vissering (1818–1888)	20 August 1879 – 13 June 1881 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [8]
		Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Prime Minister) (1826–1885)	13 June 1881 – 23 April 1883	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
		Willem Grobbée (1822–1907)	23 April 1883 – 4 May 1885 ^[Res]	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) [9]
		Jacobus Bloem (1822–1902)	4 May 1885 – 21 April 1888	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
		Jonkheer Karel Antonie Godin de Beaufort (1850–1921)	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) [10]
		Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909)	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894	Liberal Union	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) [11]
		Jacobus Sprenger van Eyk (1842–1907)	9 May 1894 – 26 July 1897	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Joan Röell (Röell) [12]
		Nicolaas Pierson (Prime Minister) (1839–1909)	26 July 1897 – 1 August 1901	Liberal Union	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) [13]
		Jan Harte van Tecklenburg (1853–1937)	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)	Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) [14]
		Theo de Meester (Prime Minister) (1851–1919)	17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908	Liberal Union	Theo de Meester (De Meester) [15]
		Maximilien Kolkman (1853–1924)	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)	Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) [16]
		Anthonij Bertling (1860–1945)	29 August 1913 – 24 October 1914 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) [17]
		Willem Treub (1858–1931)	24 October 1914 – 8 February 1916 ^[Res]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Dr. Anton van Gijn (1866–1933)	8 February 1916 – 22 February 1917 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Willem Treub (1858–1931)	22 February 1917 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
				Economic League
		Simon de Vries (1869–1961)	9 September 1918 – 28 July 1921 ^[Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I) [18]
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1969)	28 July 1921 – 11 August 1923 ^[Res]	Christian Historical Union
					Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [19]
		Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister 1925–1926) (1869–1944)	11 August 1923 – 8 March 1926	Anti-Revolutionary Party
					Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) [20]
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (Prime Minister 1926–1929) (1870–1969)	8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933	Christian Historical Union	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [21]
					Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) [22]
		Pieter Oud (1886–1968)	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937	Free-thinking Democratic League	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III) [23][24]
		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	24 June 1937 – 19 May 1939 ^[Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) [25]
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939 ^[Ad interim]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Christiaan Bodenhausen (1869–1966)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V) [26]
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (Prime Minister) (1870–1969)	10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940	Christian Historical Union	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) [27]
		Charles Welter (also Minister of Colonial Affairs) (1880–1972)	3 September 1940 – 27 July 1941	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) [28]
		Max Steenberghe (also Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1899–1972)	27 July 1941 – 17 November 1941 ^[Res]	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) [28]
		Willem Albarda (also Minister of Water Management) (1877–1957)	17 November 1941 – 9 December 1942	Social Democratic Workers' Party
		Johannes van den Broek (also Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture 1944–1945) (1882–1946)	9 December 1942 – 23 February 1945	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1904–1948)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) [29]

Minister of Finance			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Piet Lieftinck (1902–1989)	25 June 1945 – 1 July 1952 ^[Res]	Christian Historical Union	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees) [30]
				Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I) [31]
					Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [32]
					Willem Drees (Drees I) [33]
		Dr. Willem Drees (Prime Minister) (1886–1988)	1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952 ^[Acting]	Labour Party
		Jo van de Kieft (1884–1970)	2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees II) [34]
		Henk Hofstra (1904–1999)	13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees III) [35]
		Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001)	22 December 1958 – 24 July 1963 ^[Minister]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Louis Beel (Beel II) [36]
					Jan de Quay (De Quay) [37]
		Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [38]
		Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979) ^[Deputy]	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [39]
		Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (Prime Minister) (1918–2001)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [40]
		Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019) ^[Deputy]	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [41]
		Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019) ^[Deputy]	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 ^[Minister]	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [42]
		Dr. Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Labour Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [43]
		Frans Andriessen (1929–2019)	19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [44]
		Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	22 February 1980 – 5 March 1980 ^[Ad Interim] ^[Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	5 March 1980 – 4 November 1982 ^[Minister]	Catholic People's Party
				Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [45][46]
		Dr. Onno Ruding (born 1939)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [47][48]
		Wim Kok (1938–2018) ^[Deputy]	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [49]
		Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	22 August 1994 – 4 June 1996 ^[Note]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I]) [50]
		Dr. Hans Wijers (born 1951)	4 June 1996 – 26 June 1996 ^[Acting] ^[Minister]	Democrats 66
		Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	26 June 1996 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
					Wim Kok (Kok II) [51]
		Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956)	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 ^[Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [52]
		Gerrit Zalm (born 1952) ^[Deputy]	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [53][54]
		Wouter Bos (born 1963) ^[Deputy]	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [55]
		Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	23 February 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal
					Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [56]
		Jeroen Dijsselbloem (born 1966)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [57]
		Wopke Hoekstra (born 1975)	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [58]

^Resigned

^Acting

^{Ad Interim}

^{Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Medical leave of absence from 4 June 1996 until 26 June 1996}

^{Minister of Economic Affairs}

^{Minister for Kingdom Relations}

^{Minister of Economic Affairs until 19 May 1959}

^{Minister of Economic Affairs from 16 October 2002}

Living former Ministers of Finance

Minister of Finance	Term	Age
Onno Ruding	1982–1989	15 August 1939
Gerrit Zalm	1994–2002 2003–2007	6 May 1952
Hans Hoogervorst	2002–2003	19 April 1956
Wouter Bos	2007–2010	14 July 1963
Jan Kees de Jager	2010–2012	10 February 1969
Jeroen Dijsselbloem	2012–2017	29 March 1966

List of State Secretaries for Finance

State Secretary for Finance			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	2 February 1953 – 13 October 1956	Independent Social Democrat	Willem Drees (Drees II) [34]
Vacant
		Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	27 May 1959 – 14 April 1965	Independent Social Democrat	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [37]
						Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [38]
		Dr. Wiel Hoefnagels (1929–1978)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	31 May 1965 – 22 November 1966	Catholic People's Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [39]
Vacant
		Dr. Ferd Grapperhaus I (1927–2010)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	10 May 1967 – 6 July 1971	Catholic People's Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [41]
		Willem Scholten (1927–2005)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs	14 July 1971 – 19 March 1973 ^[Res]	Christian Historical Union	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [42]
		Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	• Governmental Budget	14 July 1971 – 12 March 1973 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party
		Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs	11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973 ^[Appt]	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [43]
		Martin van Rooijen (born 1942)		21 December 1973 – 14 October 1977 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party
		Aar de Goede (1928–2016)	• Governmental Budget	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Democrats 66
		Ad Nooteboom (born 1928)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	28 December 1977 – 22 February 1980 ^[Res]	Christian Historical Union	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [44]
		Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006)		16 April 1980 – 11 September 1981	Catholic People's Party
					Christian Democratic Appeal
		Hans Kombrink (born 1946)	• Fiscal Policy • Governmental Budget	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [45]
Vacant
		Henk Koning (1933–2016)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [47][48]
		Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [49]
		Dr. Willem Vermeend (born 1948)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	22 August 1994 – 24 March 2000 ^[Appt]	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok I) [50]
						Wim Kok (Kok II) [51]
		Wouter Bos (born 1963)		24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party
		Steven van Eijck (born 1959)	• Fiscal Policy • Governmental Budget	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [52]
		Joop Wijn (born 1969)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	27 May 2003 – 7 July 2006	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) [53]
Vacant
		Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 ^[Appt]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [55]
		Frans Weekers (born 1967)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	14 October 2010 – 30 January 2014 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [56]
						Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [57]
		Eric Wiebes (born 1963)		4 February 2014 – 26 October 2017	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Menno Snel (born 1970)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	26 October 2017 – 18 December 2019 ^[Res]	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [58]
		Dr. Hans Vijlbrief (born 1963)	• Fiscal Policy • Taxes • Governmental Budget [59]	29 January 2020 – Incumbent	Democrats 66
		Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968)	• Customs • Benefits	29 January 2020 – Incumbent	Democrats 66

^Res Resigned.

^Appt Appointment: Fons van der Stee appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries; Willem Vermeend appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment; Joop Wijn appointed Minister of Economic Affairs; Jan Kees de Jager appointed Minister of Finance.

Living former State Secretaries for Finance

State Secretary for Finance	Term	Age
Martin van Rooijen	1973–1977	31 July 1942
Ad Nooteboom	1977–1980	18 July 1928
Hans Kombrink	1981–1982	22 November 1946
Willem Vermeend	1994–2000	21 December 1948
Wouter Bos	2000–2002	14 July 1963
Steven van Eijck	2002–2003	4 August 1959
Joop Wijn	2003–2006	20 May 1969
Jan Kees de Jager	2007–2010	10 February 1969
Frans Weekers	2010–2014	17 October 1967
Eric Wiebes	2014–2017	12 March 1963
Menno Snel	2017–2019	29 October 1970

See also

• Ministry of Finance

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