Living former cabinet members of the Netherlands
This is a list of living former cabinet members of the Netherlands. Currently the oldest living former cabinet member of the Netherlands at the age of 93 is Jan van Stuijvenberg. The most recent former cabinet member to die was Els Veder-Smit who had served as State Secretary for Health and Environment in the First Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981) and died from natural causes on 26 August 2020 at the age of 98 years, 363 days.
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Jan van Stuijvenberg, currently the oldest living former cabinet member at the age of 93 years, 9 days
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Ad Nooteboom, currently the second oldest living former cabinet member at the age of 92 years, 203 days
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Michel van Hulten, currently the third oldest living former cabinet member at the age of 90 years, 334 days
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Arie Pais, currently the fourth oldest living former cabinet member and the oldest living minister at the age of 90 years, 296 days
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Hans Grosheide, currently the fifth oldest living former cabinet member at the age of 90 years, 184 days and the earliest serving former cabinet who took office 57 years, 156 days ago
Living former cabinet members by cabinet
Marijnen cabinet (1963–1965)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences |
Cals cabinet (1965–1966)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
Zijlstra cabinet (1966–1967)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
De Jong cabinet (1967–1971)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
First Biesheuvel cabinet (1971–1972)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Minister of Justice |
| Jan van Stuijvenberg | 28 January 1928 | State Secretary for the Interior |
| Tjerk Westerterp | 2 December 1930 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Justice |
| Jan Oostenbrink | 18 August 1936 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
Second Biesheuvel cabinet (1972–1973)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Minister of Justice |
| Tjerk Westerterp | 2 December 1930 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Hans Grosheide | 6 August 1930 | State Secretary for Justice |
| Jan Oostenbrink | 18 August 1936 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
Den Uyl cabinet (1973–1977)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Justice |
| Bram Stemerdink | 6 March 1936 | Minister of Defence State Secretary for Defence |
| Tjerk Westerterp | 2 December 1930 | Minister of Transport and Water Management |
| Jan Pronk | 16 March 1940 | Minister for Development Cooperation |
| Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | 18 March 1937 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Martin van Rooijen | 31 July 1942 | State Secretary for Finance |
| Michel van Hulten | 9 March 1930 | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management |
| Marcel van Dam | 30 January 1938 | State Secretary for Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Wim Meijer | 16 August 1939 | State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work |
First Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Prime Minister |
| Hans Wiegel | 16 July 1941 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior |
| Arie Pais | 16 April 1930 | Minister of Education and Sciences |
| Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland | 8 December 1932 | Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Ad Nooteboom | 18 July 1928 | State Secretary for Finance |
| Wim van Eekelen | 5 February 1931 | State Secretary for Defence |
| Neelie Kroes | 19 July 1941 | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management |
| Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters | 4 November 1932 | State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work |
Second Van Agt cabinet (1981–1982)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Prime Minister |
| Jan Terlouw | 15 November 1931 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Ed van Thijn | 16 August 1934 | Minister of the Interior |
| Marcel van Dam | 30 January 1938 | Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Hans van den Broek | 11 December 1936 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Hans Kombrink | 22 November 1946 | State Secretary for Finance |
| Michiel Scheltema | 6 June 1939 | State Secretary for Justice |
| Wim Dik | 11 January 1939 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
| Bram Stemerdink | 6 March 1936 | State Secretary for Defence |
| Hedy d'Ancona | 1 October 1937 | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
| Wim Deetman | 3 April 1945 | State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
| Jaap van der Doef | 9 April 1934 | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management |
| Siepie de Jong | 28 August 1940 | State Secretary for Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Hans de Boer | 30 May 1937 | State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work |
Third Van Agt cabinet (1982)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dries van Agt | 2 February 1931 | Prime Minister |
| Jan Terlouw | 15 November 1931 | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Wim Deetman | 3 April 1945 | Minister of Education and Sciences |
| Erwin Nypels | 1 August 1933 | Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning |
| Hans de Boer | 30 May 1937 | Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work |
| Hans van den Broek | 11 December 1936 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Michiel Scheltema | 6 June 1939 | State Secretary for Justice |
| Wim Dik | 11 January 1939 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Frits Korthals Altes | 15 May 1931 | Minister of the Interior Minister of Justice |
| Hans van den Broek | 11 December 1936 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Onno Ruding | 15 August 1939 | Minister of Finance |
| Elco Brinkman | 5 February 1948 | Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture |
| Wim Deetman | 3 April 1945 | Minister of Education and Sciences |
| Neelie Kroes | 19 July 1941 | Minister of Transport and Water Management |
| Pieter Winsemius | 7 March 1942 | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
| Eegje Schoo | 10 June 1944 | Minister for Development Cooperation |
| Wim van Eekelen | 5 February 1931 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Frits Bolkestein | 4 April 1933 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
| Charl Schwietert | 1 January 1943 | State Secretary for Defence |
| Willem Hoekzema | 21 July 1939 | State Secretary for Defence |
Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
| Cabinet Member(s) | Born | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Frits Korthals Altes | 15 May 1931 | Minister of the Interior Minister of Justice |
| Hans van den Broek | 11 December 1936 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Onno Ruding | 15 August 1939 | Minister of Finance |
| Wim van Eekelen | 5 February 1931 | Minister of Defence |
| Piet Bukman | 7 February 1934 | Minister of Defence Minister for Development Cooperation |
| Frits Bolkestein | 4 April 1933 | Minister of Defence |
| Elco Brinkman | 5 February 1948 | Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture |
| Wim Deetman | 3 April 1945 | Minister of Education and Sciences |
| Neelie Kroes | 19 July 1941 | Minister of Transport and Water Management |
| Ed Nijpels | 1 April 1950 | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
| René van der Linden | 14 December 1943 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst | 7 February 1944 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| Yvonne van Rooy | 14 June 1951 | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
| Dick Dees | 13 December 1944 | State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture |
Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
First Kok cabinet (1994–1998)
Second Kok cabinet (1998–2002)
First Balkenende cabinet (2002–2003)
The most recent former cabinet member of the First Balkenende cabinet to die was Atzo Nicolaï.
Second Balkenende cabinet (2003–2006)
The most recent former cabinet member of the Second Balkenende cabinet to die was Atzo Nicolaï.
Third Balkenende cabinet (2006–2007)
The most recent former cabinet member of the Third Balkenende cabinet to die was Atzo Nicolaï.
Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2007–2010)
The most recent former cabinet member of the Fourth Balkenende cabinet to die was Ella Vogelaar.
First Rutte cabinet (2010–2012)
All cabinet members who served in the First Rutte cabinet are still living.
Second Rutte cabinet (2012–2017)
All cabinet members who served in the Second Rutte cabinet are still living.
Oldest living former cabinet member
| Oldest living former cabinet member |
Position(s) | Period | Time | Life | |
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| Born | Died | ||||
| Simon de Vries | Minister of Finance | 27 September 1961 | 9 January 1869 | 27 September 1961 (aged 92) | |
| Charles Welter | Minister of Colonial Affairs Minister of Finance |
27 September 1961 – 28 March 1972 |
10 years, 183 days | 6 April 1880 | 28 March 1972 (aged 91) |
| Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers |
Minister of Defence Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
28 March 1972 – 1 January 1978 |
5 years, 279 days | 14 February 1883 | 1 January 1978 (aged 94) |
| Willem Drees | Minister of Social Affairs Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister Minister of Finance |
1 January 1978 – 14 May 1988 |
10 years, 134 days | 5 July 1886 | 14 May 1988 (aged 101) |
| Piet Lieftinck | Minister of Finance | 14 May 1988 – 9 June 1989 |
1 year, 26 days | 30 September 1902 | 9 June 1989 (aged 86) |
| Henk Hofstra | Minister of Finance | 9 June 1989 – 16 February 1999 |
9 years, 252 days | 28 September 1904 | 16 February 1999 (aged 94) |
| Gerard Helders | Minister of Colonial Affairs | 16 February 1999 – 6 January 2013 |
13 years, 325 days | 9 March 1905 | 6 January 2013 (aged 107) |
| Piet de Jong | State Secretary for Defence Minister of Defence Prime Minister |
6 January 2013 – 27 July 2016 |
3 years, 203 days | 3 April 1915 | 27 July 2016 (aged 101) |
| Johan Witteveen | Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister |
27 July 2016 – 23 April 2019 |
2 years, 270 days | 12 June 1921 | 23 April 2019 (aged 97) |
| Els Veder-Smit | State Secretary for Health and Environment |
23 April 2019 – 26 August 2020 |
1 year, 125 days | 29 August 1921 | 26 August 2020 (aged 98) |
| Jan van Stuijvenberg | State Secretary for the Interior |
since 26 August 2020 | 1 year, 164 days | 28 January 1928 | |
Youngest cabinet Members since 1900
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Oldest cabinet Members after World War II
| Cabinet member | Portfolio | Age at beginning of term | Term | Party | ||
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Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997) |
Minister of the Interior | 62 years, 3 days | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
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Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955) |
Minister of Social Affairs | 62 years, 9 days | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 |
Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
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Joop den Uyl (Deputy Prime Minister) (1919–1987) |
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
62 years, 33 days | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 |
Labour Party | |
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Willem Drees (1886–1988) |
Prime Minister | 62 years, 33 days | 7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | |
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Willem Albarda (1877–1957) |
Minister of Water Management | 62 years, 66 days | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 |
Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
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Dr. Jos Schmutzer (1882–1946) |
Minister of Colonial Affairs | 62 years, 104 days | 23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945 |
Roman Catholic State Party | |
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Ton Frinking (born 1931) |
State Secretary for Defence | 62 years, 120 days | 1 June 1993 – 22 August 1994 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014) |
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport |
62 years, 153 days | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 |
Democrats 66 | |
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Leo de Block (1904–1988) |
Minister of Economic Affairs | 62 years, 234 days | 5 April 1967 – 7 January 1970 |
Catholic People's Party | |
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Dany Tuijnman (1915–1992) |
Minister of Transport and Water Management |
62 years, 247 days | 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Dr. Marinus Damme (1876–1966) |
Minister of Social Affairs | 62 years, 251 days | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 |
Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |
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Hans van Mierlo (Deputy Prime Minister) (1931–2010) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 63 years, 4 days | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
Democrats 66 | |
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Dr. Dolf Joekes (1884–1962) |
Minister of Social Affairs | 63 years, 94 days | 7 August 1948 – 15 September 1951 |
Labour Party | |
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Hans Hillen (born 1947) |
Minister of Defence | 63 years, 119 days | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008) |
Minister of the Interior | 64 years, 5 days | 27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Michael Calmeyer (1895–1990) |
State Secretary for Defence | 64 years, 8 days | 19 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
Christian Historical Union | |
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Jacob Kalff (1869–1935) |
Minister of Water Management | 64 years, 29 days | 26 May 1933 – 13 January 1935 |
Liberal State Party | |
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Bert Haars (1913–1997) |
State Secretary for Justice | 64 years, 118 days | 28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
Christian Historical Union | |
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Dr. Pieter Winsemius (born 1942) |
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
64 years, 203 days | 26 September 2006 – 22 February 2007 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Jacob Adriaan Patijn (1873–1961) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 64 years, 234 days | 1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939 |
Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |
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A. C. de Bruijn (1887–1968) |
Minister for Economic Policy | 64 years, 302 days | 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 |
Catholic People's Party | |
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Dr. Uri Rosenthal (born 1945) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 65 years, 87 days | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Dr. Jan de Quay (Deputy Prime Minister) (1901–1985) |
Minister of Transport and Water Management |
65 years, 88 days | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party | |
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Meine van Veen (1893–1970) |
State Secretary for Defence | 65 years, 249 days | 25 October 1958 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | |
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Dr. Ben Bot (born 1937) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 66 years, 12 days | 3 December 2003 – 22 February 2007 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) |
Minister of Economic Affairs | 66 years, 70 days | 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 |
Democrats 66 | |
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Josef van Schaik (Deputy Prime Minister) (1882–1962) |
Minister for Constitutional Reform | 66 years, 189 days | 7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951 |
Catholic People's Party | |
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Ivo Opstelten (born 1944) |
Minister of Security and Justice | 66 years, 256 days | 14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Jo van de Kieft (1884–1970) |
Minister of Finance | 68 years, 104 days | 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 |
Labour Party | |
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Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956) |
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences |
68 years, 305 days | 10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945 |
Free-thinking Democratic League | |
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Christiaan Bodenhausen (1869–1966) |
Minister of Finance | 70 years, 31 days | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 |
Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | |
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Ankie Broekers-Knol (born 1946) |
State Secretary for Justice and Security |
72 years, 230 days | 11 July 2019 – Incumbent |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Dr. Julius Christiaan van Oven (1881–1963) |
Minister of Justice | 74 years, 90 days | 15 February 1956 – 13 October 1956 |
Labour Party | |
Longest-serving cabinet members since 1850
| Cabinet member | Function(s) | Term in Office | Total time | Party | ||
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Joseph Luns (1911–2002) |
Minister without Portfolio for Foreign Affairs |
2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 (4 years, 41 days) |
18 years, 307 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971 (14 years, 266 days) | |||||
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Jan Pronk (born 1940) |
Minister for Development Cooperation |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 (4 years, 222 days) 7 November 1989 – 3 August 1998 (8 years, 269 days) |
17 years, 114 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) | |||||
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Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018) |
Minister of Economic Affairs |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 (4 years, 222 days) |
16 years, 148 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Prime Minister | 4 November 1982 – 22 August 1994 (11 years, 291 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
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Jo Cals (1914–1971) |
State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences |
15 March 1950 – 2 September 1952 (2 years, 171 days) |
14 years, 353 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences |
2 September 1952 – 24 July 1963 (10 years, 325 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 (1 year, 222 days) | |||||
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Dr. Jonkheer Herman van Karnebeek (1874–1942) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 9 September 1918 – 1 April 1927 (14 years, 266 days) |
14 years, 266 days | Independent Classical Liberal | |
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Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
10 October 1952 – 17 July 1961 (8 years, 277 days) |
14 years, 127 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 (5 years, 265 days) | |||||
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Mark Rutte (born 1967) |
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
22 July 2002 – 17 June 2004 (1 year, 331 days) |
14 years, 91 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
17 June 2004 – 27 June 2006 (2 years, 10 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 14 October 2010 – Incumbent (10 years, 115 days) | |||||
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Willem Drees (1886–1988) |
Minister of Social Affairs | 25 June 1945 – 7 August 1948 (3 years, 43 days) |
13 years, 180 days | Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
| Prime Minister | 7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 (10 years, 137 days) |
Labour Party | ||||
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Wim Kok (1938–2018) |
Ministers of Finance | 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 (4 years, 288 days) |
12 years, 257 days | Labour Party | |
| Prime Minister | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 (7 years, 334 days) | |||||
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Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) |
Minister of the Interior | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 (5 years, 198 days) |
12 years, 193 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Prime Minister | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 (5 years, 198 days) | |||||
| Minister of Justice | 18 January 1913 – 29 August 1913 (223 days) 9 September 1918 – 4 September 1925 (6 years, 360 days) | |||||
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Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies |
25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 (12 years, 190 days) |
12 years, 190 days | Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
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Piet de Jong (1915–2016) |
State Secretary for Defence |
25 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 (4 years, 29 days) |
12 years, 11 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Defence | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 (3 years, 255 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 5 April 1967 – 7 July 1971 (4 years, 92 days) | |||||
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Jan de Koning (1926–1994) |
Minister for Development Cooperation |
19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 (3 years, 266 days) |
11 years, 323 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 (1 year, 54 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 (7 years, 3 days) | |||||
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Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) |
Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry |
21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 (2 years, 261 days) 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 (4 years, 5 days) |
11 years, 246 days | Liberal Union | |
| Minister of Water Management |
29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 (4 years, 345 days) | |||||
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Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001) |
Minister of Economic Affairs |
2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959 (6 years, 259 days) |
11 years, 186 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Ministers of Finance | 22 December 1958 – 24 July 1963 (4 years, 214 days) 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 (226 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 (226 days) | |||||
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Gerrit Zalm (born 1952) |
Ministers of Finance | 22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 (7 years, 334 days) 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007 (3 years, 271 days) |
11 years, 240 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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Henk Kamp (born 1952) |
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 (309 days) |
11 years, 227 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Defence | 12 December 2002 – 22 February 2007 (4 years, 72 days) | |||||
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 (2 years, 22 days) | |||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs |
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 (4 years, 355 days) | |||||
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Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) |
State Secretary for Transport and Water Management |
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 (4 years, 215 days) |
11 years, 227 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment |
14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017 (7 years, 12 days) | |||||
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Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) |
Minister of War | 4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913 (2 years, 237 days) |
11 years, 157 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Minister of the Navy | 14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913 (1 year, 107 days) | |||||
| Ministers of Finance | 11 August 1923 – 8 March 1926 (2 years, 209 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 (216 days) 26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939 (6 years, 76 days) | |||||
| Minister of Colonial Affairs |
26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 (4 years, 29 days) | |||||
| Minister of Defence | 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 (1 year, 295 days) | |||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs |
25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 (16 days) | |||||
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Dr. Marga Klompé (1912–1986) |
Minister of Social Work | 13 October 1956 – 24 July 1963 (6 years, 284 days) 22 November 1966 – 6 July 1971 (4 years, 226 days) |
11 years, 145 days | Catholic People's Party | |
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Hans van den Broek (born 1936) |
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 (1 year, 54 days) |
11 years, 114 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 4 November 1982 – 3 January 1993 (10 years, 60 days) | |||||
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Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) |
State Secretary for Finance | 14 July 1971 – 12 March 1973 (1 year, 238 days) 11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973 (174 days) |
11 years, 51 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
1 November 1973 – 5 March 1980 (6 years, 125 days) | |||||
| Ministers of Finance | 5 March 1980 – 4 November 1982 (2 years, 244 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
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Dries van Agt (born 1931) |
Minister of Justice | 6 July 1971 – 8 September 1977 (6 years, 64 days) |
11 years, 19 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Prime Minister | 19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982 (4 years, 320 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
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Louw de Graaf (1930–2020) |
State Secretary for Social Affairs |
28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 (3 years, 257 days) |
11 years, 16 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982 (159 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
5 November 1982 – 1 October 1989 (6 years, 330 days) | |||||
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Neelie Kroes (born 1941) |
State Secretary for Transport and Water Management |
28 December 1977 11 September 1981 (3 years, 257 days) |
10 years, 360 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management |
4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 (7 years, 3 days) | |||||
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Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960) |
Ministers of Finance | 28 July 1921 – 11 August 1923 (2 years, 21 days) 8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933 (7 years, 76 days) 10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940 (1 year, 24 days) |
10 years, 337 days | Christian Historical Union | |
| Prime Minister | 8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 (3 years, 155 days) 10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940 (1 year, 24 days) | |||||
| Minister of the Interior and Agriculture |
4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 (216 days) | |||||
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Henk Koning (1933–2016) |
State Secretary for the Interior | 28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 (3 years, 257 days) |
10 years, 259 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| State Secretary for Finance | 5 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 (7 years, 2 days) | |||||
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Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) |
Minister of the Interior | 9 September 1918 – 1 January 1923 (4 years, 114 days) 1 May 1932 – 26 May 1933 (1 year, 25 days) |
10 years, 253 days | General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses | |
| Minister of the Interior and Agriculture |
1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925 (2 years, 215 days) 10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932 (2 years, 265 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925 (6 years, 329 days) 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 (3 years, 289 days) |
Roman Catholic State Party | ||||
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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) |
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 (4 years, 120 days) |
10 years, 204 days | Democrats 66 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries |
9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 43 days) | |||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs | 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 (3 years, 41 days) | |||||
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Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) |
State Secretary for Defence | 20 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 (4 years, 234 days) |
10 years, 174 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
5 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 (3 years, 251 days) | |||||
| Minister of Defence | 14 July 1986 – 6 September 1988 (2 years, 54 days) | |||||
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Dr. Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897) |
Minister of the Interior | 1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868 (2 years, 3 days) 27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877 (3 years, 68 days) 23 April 1883 – 20 April 1888 (4 years, 363 days) |
10 years, 69 days | Independent Liberal Conservative | |
| Prime Minister | 27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877 (3 years, 68 days) 23 April 1883 – 20 April 1888 (4 years, 363 days) | |||||
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Harry Moorman (1899–1971) |
State Secretary for Defence | 1 May 1949 – 19 May 1959 (10 years, 18 days) |
10 years, 18 days | Catholic People's Party | |
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Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006) |
State Secretary for Finance | 16 April 1980 – 11 September 1981 (1 year, 148 days) 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 (4 years, 288 days) |
9 years, 319 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| State Secretary for the Interior | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 (3 years, 248 days) |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
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Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
8 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 (358 days) |
9 years, 303 days | Christian Historical Union | |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs |
15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951 (1 year, 212 days) |
Labour Party | ||||
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health |
15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958 (7 years, 98 days) | |||||
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Hans Grosheide (born 1930) |
State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
3 September 1963 – 6 July 1971 (7 years, 306 days) |
9 years, 228 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| State Secretary for Justice | 28 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 (1 year, 287 days) | |||||
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Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987) |
State Secretary for Finance | 2 February 1953 – 13 October 1956 (3 years, 254 days) 27 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 (5 years, 322 days) |
9 years, 211 days | Independent Social Democrat | |
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Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941) |
Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry |
8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 (3 years, 155 days) |
9 years, 202 days | Christian Historical Union | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | 8 June 1933 – 31 July 1935 (2 years, 53 days) | |||||
| Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences |
18 May 1935 – 25 July 1939 (4 years, 68 days) | |||||
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Simon de Graaff (1861–1953) |
Minister of Colonial Affairs | 13 November 1919 – 4 August 1925 (5 years, 264 days) 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 (3 years, 289 days) |
9 years, 189 days | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | |
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Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) |
Minister of Economic Affairs | 25 June 1934 – 6 June 1935 (346 days) 15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939 (6 years, 10 days) 10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940 (274 days) |
9 years, 112 days | Roman Catholic State Party | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
25 June 1934 – 6 June 1935 (346 days) 15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939 (6 years, 10 days) 10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940 (274 days) 1 May 1941 – 17 November 1941 (200 days) | |||||
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping |
24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937 (21 days) 10 May 1940 – 17 November 1941 (1 year, 191 days) | |||||
| Ministers of Finance | 27 July 1941 – 17 November 1941 (113 days) | |||||
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Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) |
Minister of Justice | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 (4 years, 5 days) |
9 years, 16 days | Independent Classical Liberal | |
| Minister of the Interior | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 (5 years, 11 days) | |||||
| Prime Minister | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 (5 years, 11 days) | |||||
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Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) |
Minister of Justice | 22 July 2002 – 21 September 2006 (4 years, 61 days) |
8 years, 358 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 (3 years, 234 days) | |||||
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
14 October 2010 – 16 December 2011 (1 year, 63 days) | |||||
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Dr. Jo Ritzen (born 1945) |
Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
7 November 1989 – 3 August 1998 (8 years, 269 days) |
8 years, 269 days | Labour Party | |
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Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) |
Minister of Justice | 7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 (4 years, 201 days) 22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010 (4 years, 22 days) |
8 years, 223 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010 (233 days) | |||||
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Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008) |
State Secretary for the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations |
29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 (2 years, 202 days) |
8 years, 212 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| State Secretary for General Affairs | 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 (4 years, 66 days) | |||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 (1 year, 309 days) | |||||
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Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956) |
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) |
8 years, 203 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Ministers of Finance | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 (309 days) | |||||
| Minister of Economic Affairs | 16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003 (223 days) | |||||
| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport |
27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007 (3 years, 271 days) | |||||
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Johan Remkes (born 1951) |
State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) |
8 years, 203 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 (4 years, 215 days) | |||||
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Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) |
Minister of the Interior | 23 February 1945 – 15 September 1947 (2 years, 204 days) 6 December 1951 – 7 July 1956 (4 years, 214 days) |
8 years, 163 days | Roman Catholic State Party | |
| Prime Minister | 3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948 (2 years, 35 days) 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 (148 days) |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 (148 days) | |||||
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Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979) |
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health |
15 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 (4 years, 39 days) |
8 years, 131 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
5 April 1967 – 7 July 1971 (4 years, 92 days) | |||||
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Ted Hazekamp (1926–1987) |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
11 May 1973 – 11 September 1981 (8 years, 123 days) |
8 years, 123 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||||
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Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956) |
Prime Minister | 22 July 2002 – 14 October 2010 (8 years, 84 days) |
8 years, 84 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949) |
Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 (4 years, 215 days) |
8 years, 84 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 (3 years, 234 days) | |||||
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Kees Staf (1905–1973) |
Minister of War and the Navy | 15 March 1951 – 13 October 1956 (5 years, 212 days) |
8 years, 65 days | Christian Historical Union | |
| Minister of Defence | 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 (2 years, 218 days) | |||||
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | 18 July 1956 – 16 February 1957 (213 days) | |||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 (148 days) | |||||
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Jan van Houwelingen (1939–2013) |
State Secretary for Defence | 14 September 1981 – 7 November 1989 (8 years, 54 days) |
8 years, 54 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008) |
State Secretary for the Interior | 14 July 1986 – 27 May 1994 (7 years, 317 days) |
8 years, 39 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of the Interior | 27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994 (87 days) | |||||
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Piet Bukman (born 1934) |
Minister for Development Cooperation |
14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989 (3 years, 116 days) |
8 years, 39 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
7 November 1989 – 28 September 1990 (325 days) | |||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries |
28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 (3 years, 328 days) | |||||
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Enneüs Heerma (1944–1999) |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
17 July 1986 – 27 October 1986 (102 days) |
8 years, 36 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
27 October 1986 – 22 August 1994 (7 years, 299 days) | |||||
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Joop Bakker (1921–2003) |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
3 September 1963 – 22 November 1966 (3 years, 80 days) |
8 years, 33 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 (226 days) | |||||
| Minister of Transport and Water Management |
5 April 1967 – 7 July 1971 (4 years, 92 days) | |||||
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Wim Deetman (born 1945) |
State Secretary for Education and Sciences |
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 (260 days) |
8 years, 3 days | Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| Minister of Education and Sciences |
29 May 1982 – 14 September 1989 (7 years, 108 days) | |||||
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Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957) |
Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 (3 years, 1 day) |
7 years, 356 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 (4 years, 355 days) | |||||
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Dr. Jet Bussemaker (born 1961) |
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport |
22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 (3 years, 1 day) |
7 years, 356 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 (4 years, 355 days) | |||||
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Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014) |
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport |
22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002 (7 years, 334 days) |
7 years, 334 days | Democrats 66 | |
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Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950) |
Minister of Transport and Water Management |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 (3 years, 346 days) |
7 years, 334 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) | |||||
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Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) |
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 (3 years, 346 days) |
7 years, 334 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) | |||||
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Dr. Willem Vermeend (born 1948) |
State Secretary for Finance | 22 August 1994 – 24 March 2000 (5 years, 215 days) |
7 years, 334 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 (2 years, 120 days) | |||||
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Tineke Netelenbos (born 1944) |
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 (3 years, 346 days) |
7 years, 334 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 (3 years, 353 days) | |||||
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Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) |
Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958 (6 years, 111 days) |
7 years, 333 days | Labour Party | |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management |
14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 (1 year, 222 days) | |||||
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Adri van Es (1913–1994) |
State Secretary for Defence |
14 August 1963 – 6 July 1971 (7 years, 326 days) |
7 years, 326 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
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Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 (6 years, 203 days) |
7 years, 325 days | Independent Classical Liberal | |
| Ministers without Portfolio for Foreign Affairs |
1 March 1946 – 1 July 1947 (1 year, 122 days) | |||||
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Dr. Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978) |
Minister of Defence | 10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935 (6 years, 23 days) |
7 years, 318 days | Roman Catholic State Party | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries |
2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 (1 year, 295 days) | |||||
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Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) |
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 (3 years, 1 day) |
7 years, 313 days | Labour Party | |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
18 December 2012 – 3 November 2015 (2 years, 320 days) | |||||
| State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment |
3 November 2015 26 October 2017 (1 year, 357 days) | |||||
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Sander Dekker (born 1975) |
Minister without Portfolio for Justice |
26 October 2017 – Incumbent (3 years, 103 days) |
8 years, 93 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 (4 years, 355 days) | |||||
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Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947) |
Minister of the Interior | 24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944 (6 years, 342 days) 27 January 1945 – 23 February 1945 (27 days) |
7 years, 244 days | Christian Historical Union | |
| Minister of General Affairs |
3 September 1940 – 23 February 1945 (4 years, 173 days) | |||||
| Minister of Defence | 12 June 1941 – 27 July 1941 (45 days) | |||||
| Minister of War | 27 July 1941 – 15 September 1942 (1 year, 50 days) | |||||
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Theo Bot (1911–1984) |
State Secretary for the Interior |
23 November 1959 – 24 July 1963 (3 years, 237 days) |
7 years, 218 days | Catholic People's Party | |
| Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences |
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 (1 year, 264 days) | |||||
| Minister for Development Cooperation |
14 April 1965 – 5 April 1967 (2 years, 82 days) | |||||
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Stef Blok (born 1964) |
Minister without Portfolio for the Interior |
5 November 2012 – 27 January 2017 (4 years, 83 days) |
7 years, 326 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Minister of Security and Justice |
27 January 2017 – 26 October 2017 (272 days) | |||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 7 March 2018 – Incumbent (2 years, 336 days) | |||||
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Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995) |
Minister of Economic Affairs |
19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 (3 years, 266 days) 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 (3 years, 252 days) |
7 years, 153 days | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
Shortest-serving cabinet members since 1945
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