Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit | |
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The monarch on advice of the prime minister |
First holder | Alexander Gogel as Minister of the Interior 19 June 1801 Jacob Veegens as Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry 1 July 1906 |
Deputy | Jean Rummenie as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
Salary | €205,991 (As of 2025 [update] ) [1] |
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The minister of agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature (Dutch : Minister van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Femke Wiersma of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. The current state secretary of Fisheries, Food Security and Nature is the minister's fellow party member Jean Rummenie.
Minister without Portfolio | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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![]() | Christianne van der Wal (born 1973) | • Nature Conservation • Nitrogen Policy | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [46] | |
State Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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![]() | Ad Ploeg (1927–1994) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [34] | |
State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
![]() | Dzsingisz Gabor (born 1940) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Recreation | 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [36] | |
![]() | Geke Faber (born 1952) | • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) [38] | |
![]() | Jan Odink (1944–2018) | • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [39] | |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
![]() | Dr. Henk Bleker (born 1953) | • Trade and Export • Agriculture • Food Policy • Fisheries • Forestry • Postal Service • Tourism • Animal Welfare [Title] | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [43] | |
State Secretary for Economic Affairs | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
![]() | Dr. Co Verdaas (born 1966) | • Agriculture • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Tourism [Title] | 5 November 2012 – 6 December 2012 [Res] | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [44] | |
![]() | 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 Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
![]() | Jean Rummenie (born 1953) | • Fisheries • Food Security • Nature | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [47] |