List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands
Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid | |
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| Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer |
Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| Formation | September 25, 1918 |
| First holder |
Piet Aalberse (as Minister of Labour) |
| Deputy | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment |
| Salary | €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
| Website | Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment |
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The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Dutch: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Lodewijk Asscher has been the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment since 5 November 2012.
| Minister of Social Affairs |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941) |
26 May 1933 – 31 July 1935 |
Christian Historical Union | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) | |
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Marcus Slingenberg (1881–1941) |
31 July 1935 – 24 June 1937 |
Free-thinking Democratic League |
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) | |
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Carl Romme (1896–1980) |
24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939 |
Roman-Catholic State Party |
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) | |
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Marinus Damme (1876–1966) |
25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 |
Independent | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V) | |
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Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955) |
10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 |
Social Democratic Workers' Party |
Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II) | |
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Frans Wijffels (1899–1968) |
23 February 1945 – 24 June 1945 |
Catholic People's Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) | |
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Willem Drees (Deputy Prime Minister) (1886–1988) |
24 June 1945 – 7 August 1948 |
Social Democratic Workers' Party Labour Party |
Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees) Beel (Beel I) | |
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Dolf Joekes (1884–1962) |
7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951 |
Free-thinking Democratic League |
Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik) | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Dolf Joekes (1884–1962) |
15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Free-thinking Democratic League |
Willem Drees (Drees I | |
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Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) |
2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees II • III) | |
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Louis Beel (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1902–1985) |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 |
Catholic People's Party | Louis Beel (Beel II) | |
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Charles van Rooy (1912–1996) |
19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961 [Res] |
Catholic People's Party | Jan de Quay (De Quay) | |
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Victor Marijnen (Ad interim Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1917–1975) |
3 July 1961 – 17 July 1961 |
Catholic People's Party | ||
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Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) |
17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party | Jan de Quay (De Quay) Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) | |
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Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979) |
5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | Piet de Jong (De Jong) | |
| Minister of Social Affairs |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Jaap Boersma (1929–2012) |
6 July 1971 – 19 December 1977 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) | |
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Wil Albeda (1925–2014) |
19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Joop den Uyl (Deputy Prime Minister) (1919–1987) |
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] |
Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) | |
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Louw de Graaf (born 1930) |
29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) | |
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Jan de Koning (1926–1994) |
4 November 1982 – 3 February 1987 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) | |
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Louw de Graaf (Ad interim [1]) (born 1930) |
3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) | |
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Jan de Koning (1926–1994) |
6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
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Bert de Vries (born 1938) |
7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) | |
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Ad Melkert (born 1956) |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok I) | |
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Klaas de Vries (born 1943) |
3 August 1998 – 24 March 2000 [Appt] |
Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) | |
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Willem Vermeend (born 1948) |
24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||
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Aart Jan de Geus (Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport) (16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003) |
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) | |
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Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) |
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) | |
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Henk Kamp (born 1952) |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) | |
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Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1974) |
5 November 2012 – Incumbent |
Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) | |
- Res. Resigned.
- Appt. Appointment: Klaas de Vries appointed Minister of the Interior 2000.
- 1 Louw de Graaf served as interim Minister of Social Affairs and Employment while Jan de Koning was temporary Minister of the Interior.
Living former Ministers of Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
Term | Age |
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| Louw de Graaf | 1982 1987 |
30 April 1930 |
| Bert de Vries | 1989–1994 | 29 March 1938 |
| Ad Melkert | 1994–1998 | 12 February 1956 |
| Klaas de Vries | 1998–2000 | 28 April 1943 |
| Willem Vermeend | 2000–2002 | 21 December 1948 |
| Aart Jan de Geus | 2002–2007 | 28 July 1955 |
| Piet Hein Donner | 2007–2010 | 20 October 1948 |
| Henk Kamp | 2010–2012 | 23 July 1952 |
See also
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