List of ministers of economic affairs of the Netherlands

List of ministers of economic affairs

1877–1945

Minister of Water Management , Commerce and Industry			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Classical Liberal	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) [1]
		Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884)	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Conservative Liberal	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [2]
		Johannes van den Bergh (1824–1890)	23 April 1883 – 10 June 1887 [Res]	Independent Christian Democratic Conservative Catholic	Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) [3]
		Minister of the Navy ) (1828–1900)	10 June 1887 – 11 July 1887 [Ad Interim]	Independent Conservative Liberal
		Jacob Bastert (1826–1902)	11 July 1887 – 21 April 1888	Independent Conservative Liberal
		Jacob Havelaar (1840–1918)	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) [4]
		Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894	Liberal Union	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) [5]
		Philippe van der Sleijden (1842–1923)	9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897	Independent Classical Liberal	Joan Röell (Röell) [6]
		Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)	27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901	Liberal Union	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) [7]
		Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (1845–1911)	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) [8]
		Jacob Kraus (1861–1951)	17 August 1905 – 1 July 1906 [App]	Liberal Union	Theo de Meester (De Meester) [9]
Minister of Agriculture , Commerce and Industry			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jacob Veegens (1845–1910)	1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908	Free-thinking Democratic League	Theo de Meester (De Meester) [9]
		Syb Talma (1864–1916)	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) [10]
		Minister of Finance 1914) (1858–1931)	29 August 1913 – 19 November 1914 [App]	Free-thinking Democratic League	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) [11]
		Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943)	19 November 1914 – 9 September 1918	Independent Conservative Liberal
		Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (1874–1942)	9 September 1918 – 13 September 1922 [Res]	Independent Christian Democratic Protestant	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I) [12]
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936)	13 September 1922 – 1 January 1923 [Acting]	Roman Catholic State Party
					Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [13]
Minister of Labour , Commerce and Industry			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Minister of Labour 1918–1923) (1871–1948)	1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [13]
		Dr. Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945)	4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) [14]
		Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Christian Historical Union	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [15]
		Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) [16]
Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	1 May 1932 – 8 June 1933	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) [16]
					Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) [17]
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	8 June 1933 – 17 April 1934	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) [17]
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	17 April 1934 – 25 June 1934 [Ad interim]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ) (1899–1972)	25 June 1934 – 6 June 1935	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982)	6 June 1935 – 2 September 1935	Roman Catholic State Party
					Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) [18]
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982)	2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) [18]
		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ) (1899–1972)	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) [19]
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) [19]
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V) [20]
		Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940	Roman Catholic State Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) [21]
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1941) (1899–1972)	10 May 1940 – 17 November 1941 [Res]	Roman Catholic State Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) [21]
					Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) [22]
					Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) [22]
		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ) (1877–1955)	17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942 [Ad interim]	Social Democratic Workers' Party
		Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries ) (1896–1958)	8 January 1942 – 31 May 1944 [Dismissed]	Roman Catholic State Party
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946)	31 May 1944 – 23 February 1945 [1]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) [22]
		Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) [23]

Since 1945

Minister of Commerce and Industry			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Hein Vos (1903–1972)	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) [24]
				Labour Party
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1902–1948)	3 July 1946 – 14 January 1948 [Res]	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel I) [25]
		Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995)	14 January 1948 – 20 January 1948 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	Labour Party
		Dr. Jan van den Brink (1915–2006)	20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party
					Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I) [26][27]
		Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001)	2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959 [Minister]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III) [28][29]
					Louis Beel (Beel II) [30]
		Jan de Pous (1920–1996)	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	Christian Historical Union	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [31]
		Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [32]
		Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [33]
		Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [34]
		Leo de Block (1904–1988)	5 April 1967 – 7 January 1970 [Res]	Catholic People's Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [35]
		Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019) [Deputy]	7 January 1970 – 14 January 1970 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019)	14 January 1970 – 6 July 1971	Catholic People's Party
		Harrie Langman (1931–2016)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [36]
		Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [37]
		Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [38]
		Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931) [Deputy]	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [39][40]
		Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995) [Deputy]	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [41]
		Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020) [Deputy]	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [42]
		Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [43]
		Dr. Hans Wijers (born 1951)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I) [44]
		Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950) [Deputy]	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II) [45]
		Herman Heinsbroek (born 1951)	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002 [Res]	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [46]
		Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956)	16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003 [Acting] [Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) [Deputy]	27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 [Res]	Democrats 66	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) [47]
		Gerrit Zalm (born 1952) [Deputy]	3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Joop Wijn (born 1969)	7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [48]
		Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [49]
Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Maxime Verhagen (born 1956) [Deputy]	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [50]
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Henk Kamp (born 1952)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [51]
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Eric Wiebes (born 1963)	26 October 2017 – 15 January 2021 [Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [52]
		Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963)	15 January 2021 – 20 January 2021 [Ad Interim] [Minister]
		Bas van 't Wout (born 1979)	20 January 2021 – 25 May 2021 [Note] [Res]
		Stef Blok (born 1964)	25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022 [Acting]
		Micky Adriaansens (born 1964)	10 January 2022 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [53]

^Resigned

^Dismissed

^Acting

^{Acting from 25 May 2021 until 10 August 2021}

^{Ad Interim}

^{Medical leave of absence from 25 May 2021 until 10 August 2021}

^{Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Appointed as Minister of Water Management}

^{Appointed as Minister of Finance}

^{Minister of Finance}

^{Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies}

^{Minister of Finance from 22 December 1958}

^{Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management}

List of ministers without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Rob Jetten (born 1987)	• Climate Policy • Environment • Energy • Nuclear • Renewable Energy	10 January 2022 – Incumbent	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [53]

List of state secretaries for economic affairs

State Secretary for Economic Affairs			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Wim van der Grinten (1913–1994)	• Public Organisations • Small and Medium-sized Businesses	29 January 1949 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees– Van Schaik) [26]
Vacant
		Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Consumer Protection • Tourism	10 October 1952 – 17 July 1961 [App]	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III) [28][29]
						Louis Beel (Beel II) [30]
						Jan de Quay (De Quay) [31]
		Frans Gijzels (1911–1977)		14 September 1961 – 24 July 1963	Catholic People's Party
		Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development	3 September 1963 – 22 November 1966	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [32]
						Jo Cals (Cals) [33]
		Louis van Son (1922–1986)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development	28 November 1966 – 6 July 1971	Catholic People's Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [34]
			• Trade and Export • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism			Piet de Jong (De Jong) [35]
		Jan Oostenbrink (born 1936)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Consumer Protection • Tourism	17 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [36]
		Ted Hazekamp (1926–1987)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism	11 May 1973 – 11 September 1981	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [37]
					Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [38]
		Has Beyen (1923–2002)	• Trade and Export	9 January 1978 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Piet van Zeil (1927–2012)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism	11 September 1981 – 22 June 1986 [State Secretary] [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [39][40]
						Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [41]
		Wim Dik (1939–2022)	• Trade and Export	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [39][40]
		Frits Bolkestein (born 1933)	• Trade and Export [Title]	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [41]
		Enneüs Heerma (1944–1999)	• Trade and Export [Title]	17 July 1986 – 27 October 1986 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [42]
		Yvonne van Rooy (born 1951)		30 October 1986 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Albert-Jan Evenhuis (1941–2011)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism	14 July 1986 – 30 June 1989 [Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Piet Bukman (1934–2022)	• Trade and Export • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism [Title]	7 November 1989 – 28 September 1990 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [43]
		Yvonne van Rooy (born 1951)		28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Anneke van Dok -van Weele (born 1947)	• Trade and Export • Consumer Protection • Tourism [Title]	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok I) [44]
		Gerrit Ybema (1945–2012)	• Trade and Export • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism [Title]	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok II) [45]
		Joop Wijn (born 1969)	• Trade and Export • Consumer Protection • Telecommunication • Postal Service • Tourism	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [46]
		Karien van Gennip (born 1968)	• Trade and Export • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [47][48]
		Frank Heemskerk (born 1969)	• Trade and Export • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Consumer Protection • Telecommunication • Postal Service • Tourism [Title]	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [Res]	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [49]
State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Henk Bleker (born 1953)	• Animal Welfare [Title]	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [50]
State Secretary for Economic Affairs			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Co Verdaas (born 1966)	• Animal Welfare • Tourism [Title]	5 November 2012 – 6 December 2012 [Res]	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [51]
		Sharon Dijksma (born 1971)		18 December 2012 – 3 November 2015 [App]	Labour Party
		Martijn van Dam (born 1978)		3 November 2015 – 1 September 2017 [Res]	Labour Party
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Mona Keijzer (born 1968)	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Consumer Protection • Telecommunication • Postal Service	26 October 2017 – 25 September 2021 [Dis]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [52]
		Dilan Yeşilgöz- Zegerius (born 1977)	• Nuclear energy policy • Environmental policy • Climate change policy	25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dr. Hans Vijlbrief (born 1963)	• Mining • Extractivism	10 January 2022 – Incumbent	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [53]

^Resigned

^Dismissed

^{Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister}

^{State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment from 12 June 1982 until 4 November 1982}

^{Appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Health}

^{Appointed as Mayor of Heerlen}

^{Appointed as State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment}

^{Appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries}

^{Appointed as State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment}

See also

• Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

References