List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands

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Minister of Infrastructure
and Water Management
of the Netherlands
Minister van Infrastructuur
en Waterstaat
Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat Logo.png
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Mark Harbers 2020 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Mark Harbers
since 10 January 2022;2 years ago (2022-01-10)
Ministry of Infrastructure
and Water Management
Style His/Her Excellency
Member of Council of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
First holder Adriaan Twent van Raaphorst
as Minister of Water Management 27 May 1809;214 years ago (1809-05-27)

Steef van Schaik
as Minister of Transport
25 June 1945;78 years ago (1945-06-25)

Hein Vos
as Minister of Transport
and Water Management

1 March 1947;77 years ago (1947-03-01)

Melanie Schultz van Haegen
as Minister of Infrastructure
14 October 2010;13 years ago (2010-10-14)
Deputy Vivianne Heijnen as State Secretary for Infrastructure
and Water Management
Salary 157,287 (As of 2017)
(including 4,193 of expenses)
Website Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

The minister of infrastructure and water management (Dutch : Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Mark Harbers of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 10 January 2022. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Vivianne Heijnen of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of aviation, water management and weather forecasting.

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List of ministers of infrastructure

For full list, see List of ministers of transport of the Netherlands.(in Dutch)

Minister of Water Management,
Commerce and Industry
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
J.P.R. Tak van Poortvliet.jpg Johannes Tak
van Poortvliet

(1839–1904)
3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello

(Kappeyne van
de Coppello
)

[1]
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jonkheer
Guillaume Klerck
(1825–1884)
20 August 1879 –
23 April 1883
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Theo van Lynden
van Sandenburg

(Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
)

[2]
J G van den Bergh (1824-1890).jpg Johannes van den Bergh
(1824–1890)
23 April 1883 –
10 June 1887
[Res]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Conservative Catholic)
Jan Heemskerk
(J. Heemskerk)
[3]
Bennekom Dorpsstraat Gemeentearchief Ede GA34859.jpg Frederik Cornelis Tromp
(Minister of the Navy)
(1828–1900)
10 June 1887 –
11 July 1887
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Jacob Nicolaas Bastert (cropped).jpg Jacob Bastert
(1826–1902)
11 July 1887 –
21 April 1888
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Jacob Petrus Havelaar.jpg Jacob Havelaar
(1840–1918)
21 April 1888 –
21 August 1891
Anti-Revolutionary Party Aeneas Mackay
(Mackay)
[4]
Dr. C. Lely.jpg Cornelis Lely
(1854–1929)
21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894
Liberal Union Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(Van Tienhoven)
[5]
Philippe Willem van der Sleyden.JPG Philippe van
der Sleijden

(1842–1923)
9 May 1894 –
27 July 1897
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Joan Röell
(Röell)
[6]
Dr. C. Lely.jpg Cornelis Lely
(1854–1929)
27 July 1897 –
1 August 1901
Liberal Union Nicolaas Pierson
(Pierson)
[7]
Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens copy.jpg Johannes Christiaan
de Marez Oyens

(1845–1911)
1 August 1901 –
17 August 1905
Anti-Revolutionary Party Abraham Kuyper
(Kuyper)
[8]
Prof. J. Kraus.jpg Jacob Kraus
(1861–1951)
17 August 1905 –
1 July 1906
Liberal Union Theo de Meester
(De Meester)
[9]
Minister of Water
Management
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Prof. J. Kraus.jpg Dr.
Jacob Kraus
(1861–1951)
1 July 1906 –
12 February 1908
Liberal Union Theo de Meester
(De Meester)
[9]
JGS Bevers.jpg Jean Bevers
(1852–1909)
12 February 1908 –
5 January 1909
[Died]
General League of
Roman Catholic
Caucuses
Theo Heemskerk
(T. Heemskerk)
[10]
Ds. A. S. Talma, c. 1910.jpg Syb Talma
(Minister of Agriculture,
Industry and Commerce
)

(1864–1916)
5 January 1909 –
21 January 1909
[Ad interim]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Mr. L. H. W. Regout.jpg Louis Regout
(1861–1915)
21 January 1909 –
29 August 1913
General League of
Roman Catholic
Caucuses
Dr. C. Lely.jpg Dr.
Cornelis Lely
(1854–1929)
29 August 1913 –
9 September 1918
Liberal Union Pieter Cort van
der Linden

(Cort van der Linden)
[11]
A.A.H.W. Konig.jpeg Adrianus König
(1867–1944)
9 September 1918 –
18 September 1922
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I)
[12]
Professor G.J. van Swaay.jpg Dr.
Gerard van Swaay
(1867–1945)
18 September 1922 –
4 August 1925
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)
[13]
Max Charles Emile Bongaerts.jpg Max Bongaerts
(1875–1959)
4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Roman Catholic
State Party
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn I)
[14]
Hendrik van der Vegte.jpg Hendrik van der Vegte
(1868–1933)
8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929
Anti-Revolutionary Party Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer I)
[15]
Paul Reymer.png Paul Reymer
(1882–1952)
10 August 1929 –
26 May 1933
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[16]
Jacob Adriaan Kalff.jpg Jacob Kalff
(1869–1935)
26 May 1933 –
13 January 1935
[Died]
Liberal State Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn II)
[17]
Hendrik Colijn (1925).jpg Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)
13 January 1935 –
15 March 1935
[Ad interim]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude (1942).jpg Jonkheer
Otto van Lidth
de Jeude

(1881–1952)
15 March 1935 –
24 June 1937
Liberal State Party
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn III)
[18]
Johannes Antonius Marie van Buuren.jpg Dr.
Johan van Buuren
(1884–1970)
24 June 1937 –
25 July 1939
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IV)
[19]
Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude (1942).jpg Jonkheer
Otto van Lidth
de Jeude

(1881–1952)
25 July 1939 –
10 August 1939
Liberal State Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn V)
[20]
Onze afgevaardigden (1913) - Willem Albarda (cropped).jpg Willem Albarda
(also Minister of Finance
1941–1942)

(1877–1957)
10 August 1939 –
23 February 1945
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
[21]
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy III)
[22]
Frans Wijffels (1945).jpg Frans Wijffels
(Minister of Social Affairs)
(1899–1968)
23 February 1945 –
4 April 1945
[Ad interim]
Roman Catholic
State Party
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy III)
[23]
Ir. Th. Ph. Tromp, 1937.jpg Theo Tromp
(1903–1984)
4 April 1945 –
25 June 1945
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Minister of Transport
and Energy
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Steef van Schaik (1945).jpg Steef van Schaik
(1888–1968)
25 June 1945 –
3 July 1946
Roman Catholic
State Party
Willem
Schermerhorn

(Schermerhorn–
Drees
)

[24]
Catholic
People's Party
Minister of TransportTerm of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Hein Vos 1961 (1).jpg Hein Vos
(1903–1972)
3 July 1946 –
1 March 1947
Labour Party Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[25]
Minister of Transport
and Water Management
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Hein Vos 1961 (1).jpg Hein Vos
(1903–1972)
1 March 1947 –
7 August 1948
Labour Party Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[25]
Josef van Schaik 1951 (1).jpg Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)
[Deputy]
7 August 1948 –
1 November 1948
[Acting] [Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees–
Van Schaik
)

[26]
Derk Spitzen 1948 (1).png Derk Spitzen
(1896–1957)
1 November 1948 –
15 March 1951
Independent
Christian Democratic
Protestant
Hendrik Wemmers 1951 (1).jpg Hendrik Wemmers
(1897–1983)
15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952
Independent
Christian Democratic
Protestant
Willem Drees
(Drees I)
[27]
Jacob Algera 1958 (1).jpg Jacob Algera
(1902–1966)
2 September 1952 –
10 October 1958
[Res]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[28]
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[29]
Herman Witte 1966 (1).jpg Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
10 October 1958 –
1 November 1958
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Jan van Aartsen 1965 (2).jpg Jan van Aartsen
(1909–1992)
1 November 1958 –
19 May 1959
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[30]
Henk Korthals 1962 (2).jpg Henk Korthals
(1911–1976)
[Deputy]
19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963
[Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[31]
Jan van Aartsen 1965 (2).jpg Jan van Aartsen
(1909–1992)
24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[32]
Ko Suurhoff (1965).jpg Ko Suurhoff
(1905–1967)
14 April 1965 –
1 May 1966
[Note]
Labour Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
[33]
Pieter Bogaers 1968 (1).jpg Pieter Bogaers
(1924–2008)
1 May 1966 –
30 June 1966
[Acting] [Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Ko Suurhoff (1965).jpg Ko Suurhoff
(1905–1967)
30 June 1966 –
22 November 1966
Labour Party
Jan de Quay 1962 (1).jpg Dr.
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)
[Deputy]
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[34]
Joop Bakker 1970 (1).jpg Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)
[Deputy]
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
[Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[35]
Willem Drees jr. 1973 (1).jpg Dr.
Willem Drees Jr.
(1922–1998)
6 July 1971 –
21 July 1972
[Res]
Democratic
Socialists '70
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I)
[36]
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel II)
[36]
Berend Jan Udink 1969 (2).jpg Bé Udink
(1926–2016)
21 July 1972 –
11 May 1973
[Minister]
Christian
Historical Union
Tjerk Westerterp 1974 (2).jpg Tjerk Westerterp
(1930–2023)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Catholic
People's Party
Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[37]
Dany Tuijnman 1980 (1).jpg Dany Tuijnman
(1915–1992)
19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[38]
D66 voorzitter Zeevalking, Bestanddeelnr 931-6145.jpg Henk Zeevalking
(1922–2005)
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt IIIII)
[39] [40]
Neelie Kroes 1984 (2).jpg Neelie Kroes
(born 1941)
4 November 1982 –
7 November 1989
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[41] [42]
Hanja Maij-Weggen.png Hanja
Maij-Weggen

(born 1943)
7 November 1989 –
16 July 1994
[Res]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[43]
Koos Andriessen 1988 (1).jpg Dr.
Koos Andriessen
(1928–2019)
16 July 1994 –
22 August 1994
[Acting] [Minister]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mw. Jorrisma-Lebbink Voorzitter van Koninklijke Schuttevaer (cropped).JPG Annemarie
Jorritsma

(born 1950)
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[44]
Tineke Netelenbos (2015).jpg Tineke Netelenbos
(born 1944)
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[45]
Roelf de Boer 2002 (1).jpg Roelf de Boer
(born 1944)
[Deputy]
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[46]
Karla Peijs.jpg Karla Peijs
(born 1944)
27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IIIII)
[47] [48]
Eurlings Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Camiel Eurlings
(born 1973)
22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[49]
Minister of Infrastructure
and the Environment
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Melanie Schultz van Haegen 2015 (1).jpg Melanie Schultz
van Haegen

(born 1970)
14 October 2010 –
26 October 2017
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[50] [51]
Minister of Infrastructure
and Water Management
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Cora-van-nieuwenhuizen-1383750554 (cropped).jpg Cora van
Nieuwenhuizen

(born 1963)
26 October 2017 –
31 August 2021
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[52]
Barbara Visser 2012 (1).jpg Barbara Visser
(born 1977)
31 August 2021 –
10 January 2022
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Harbers 2020 (cropped).jpg Mark Harbers
(born 1969)
10 January 2022 –
Incumbent
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[53]
Resigned
Resigned following election to the European Parliament
Acting
Ad Interim
Died in office
Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister from 18 October 2002
Medical leave of absence from 1 May 1966 until 30 June 1966
Minister without Portfolio for the Interior
Minister of Housing and Construction
Minister for Kingdom Relations
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning
Minister of Economic Affairs

List of state secretaries for infrastructure

State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Eddie Stijkel (1978).jpg Eddie Stijkel
(1918–1982)
Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Water
Management
15 October 1959 –
24 July 1963
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[31]
Keyzer, M.J. - SFA008007130.jpg Mike Keyzer
(1911–1983)
Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Weather
Forecasting
22 October 1963 –
14 April 1965
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[32]
Sijbrandus Auke (Siep) Posthumus (1970).jpg Siep Posthumus
(1910–1987)
Public
Transport

Rail Transport
Weather
Forecasting
4 May 1965 –
22 November 1966
Labour Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
[33]
Leo de Block 1967 (1).jpg Leo de Block
(1904–1988)
Public
Transport

Rail Transport
Weather
Forecasting
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
[State Secretary]
Catholic
People's Party
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[34]
Keyzer, M.J. - SFA008007130.jpg Mike Keyzer
(1911–1983)
Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Water
Management

Weather
Forecasting
18 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[35]
Roelof Kruisinga 1973 (1).jpg Dr.
Roelof Kruisinga
(1922–2012)
Public
Infrastructure

Public
Transport

Rail Transport
Water
Management

Postal Service
Weather
Forecasting
28 July 1971 –
20 March 1973
[Res]
Christian
Historical Union
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[36]
Michel van Hulten (PPR), Bestanddeelnr 926-0050.jpg Dr.
Michel van Hulten
(born 1930)
Public
Infrastructure

Public
Transport

Postal Service
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Political Party
of Radicals
Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[37]
Neelie Kroes 1984 (2).jpg Neelie Kroes
(born 1941)
Public
Infrastructure

Public
Transport

Rail Transport
Water
Management

Postal Service
Weather
Forecasting
28 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[38]
J. van der Doef, Bestanddeelnr 927-8637.jpg Jaap van
der Doef

(born 1934)
Public
Transport

Aviation
Water
Management

Postal Service
Weather
Forecasting
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[39]
Jaap Scherpenhuizen 1983 (1).jpg Jaap
Scherpenhuizen

(1934–2012)
Public
Infrastructure

Public
Transport

Postal Service
Weather
Forecasting
8 November 1982 –
14 July 1986
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[41]
Not in use
(1986–1998)
Portrait Monique de Vries.jpg Monique de Vries
(born 1947)
Telecommunication
Water
Management

Postal Service
Weather
Forecasting
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[45]
MSchultz.jpg Melanie Schultz
van Haegen

(born 1970)
Public
Infrastructure

Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Water
Management

Weather
Forecasting
22 July 2002 –
22 February 2007
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IIIIII)
[46] [47] [48]
Huizinga Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Tineke Huizinga
(born 1960)
Public
Transport

Water
Management

Weather
Forecasting
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[App]
Christian Union Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[49]
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and the Environment
PortfolioTerm of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Joop-atsma-portret.jpg Joop Atsma
(born 1956)
Aviation
Water
Management

Environmental
Policy

Weather
Forecasting
14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[50]
Persfoto Wilma Mansveld 03.jpg Wilma Mansveld
(born 1962)
Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Environmental
Policy

Weather
Forecasting

[Title]
5 November 2012 –
28 October 2015
[Res]
Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[51]
Sharon Dijksma 2015 (1).jpg Sharon Dijksma
(born 1971)
3 November 2015 –
26 October 2017
Labour Party
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and Water Management
Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Stientje van Veldhoven 2017 (2).jpg Stientje van
Veldhoven

(born 1973)
Public
Transport

Rail Transport
Water
Management

Environmental
Policy

Weather
Forecasting
26 October 2017 –
1 November 2019
Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[52]
14 April 2020 –
10 August 2021
[Res]
Steven van Weyenberg (cropped).jpg Steven van
Weyenberg

(born 1973)
10 August 2021 –
10 January 2022
Democrats 66
Vivianne Heijnen.jpg Vivianne
Heijnen

(born 1982)
Aviation
Water
Management

Weather
Forecasting
10 January 2022 –
Incumbent
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[53]
Resigned
Appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Appointed as Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

List of ministers of housing

Minister of Public Works
and Reconstruction
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Portret Ringers - 's-Gravenhage - 20349208 - RCE.jpg Dr.
Johan Ringers
(1885–1965)
25 June 1945 –
15 November 1946
[Res]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Willem
Schermerhorn

(Schermerhorn–
Drees
)
Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[25]
Hein Vos 1961 (1).jpg Hein Vos
(1903–1972)
15 November 1946 –
3 March 1947
[Acting] [Minister]
Labour Party
Minister of Reconstruction
and Housing
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Lambertus Neher 1951 (1).jpg Lambertus Neher
(1899–1967)
3 March 1947 –
1 March 1948
[Res]
Labour Party Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[25]
Joris in 't Veld 1945 (1).jpg Dr.
Joris in 't Veld
(1895–1981)
1 March 1948 –
2 September 1952
Labour Party
Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik
Drees I)

[26] [27]
Herman Witte 1966 (1).jpg Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
2 September 1952 –
13 October 1956
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[28]
Minister of Housing
and Construction
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Herman Witte 1966 (1).jpg Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
13 October 1956 –
19 May 1959
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[29]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[30]
Jan van Aartsen 1965 (2).jpg Jan van Aartsen
(1909–1992)
19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[31]
Pieter Bogaers 1968 (1).jpg Pieter Bogaers
(1924–2008)
24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[32]
Minister of Housing
and Spatial Planning
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Pieter Bogaers 1968 (1).jpg Pieter Bogaers
(1924–2008)
14 April 1965 –
22 November 1966
Catholic
People's Party
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[33]
Herman Witte 1966 (1).jpg Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[34]
Wim Schut 1968.jpg Wim Schut
(1920–2006)
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[35]
Berend Jan Udink 1969 (2).jpg Bé Udink
(1926–2016)
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973
[Minister]
Christian
Historical Union
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[36]
Hans Gruijters 1975 (1).jpg Hans Gruijters
(1931–2005)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Democrats 66 Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[37]
Minister Beelaerts van Blokland opent laatste gedeelte van nieuwe stadhuis van Hoorn (NH) Beelaerts van Blokland, Bestanddeelnr 931-5462.jpg Jonkheer
Pieter Beelaerts
van Blokland

(1932–2021)
19 December 1977 –
1 September 1981
[App]
Christian
Historical Union
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[38]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Dany Tuijnman 1980 (1).jpg Dany Tuijnman
(1915–1992)
1 September 1981 –
11 September 1981
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Marcel van Dam 1980 (1).jpg Marcel van Dam
(born 1938)
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[39]
E Nijpels (D66), Bestanddeelnr 930-9975.jpg Erwin Nypels
(born 1933)
29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982
Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[40]
Minister of Housing,
Spatial Planning
and the Environment
Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Pieter Winsemius 1982 (1).jpg Dr.
Pieter Winsemius
(born 1942)
4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[41]
Ed Nijpels 1982 (2).jpg Ed Nijpels
(born 1950)
14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[42]
Hans Alders 1986 (1).jpg Hans Alders
(born 1952)
7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994
Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[43]
Margreeth de Boer 1994 (1).jpg Margreeth de Boer
(born 1939)
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[44]
Jan Pronk 1986 (1).jpg Jan Pronk
(born 1940)
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[45]
HKamp.jpg Henk Kamp
(born 1952)
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
[Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[46]
SDekker.jpg Sybilla Dekker
(born 1942)
27 May 2003 –
21 September 2006
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende II)
[47]
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende III)
[48]
Karla Peijs.jpg Karla Peijs
(born 1944)
21 September 2006 –
26 September 2006
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Pieter Winsemius (2014).jpg Dr.
Pieter Winsemius
(born 1942)
26 September 2006 –
22 February 2007
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Cramer Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Dr.
Jacqueline Cramer
(born 1951)
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res]
Labour Party Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[49]
Huizinga Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Tineke Huizinga
(born 1960)
23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
Christian Union
Resigned
Acting
Ad Interim
Appointed as Mayor of Apeldoorn
Minister of Transport
Minister of Transport and Water Management from 21 July 1972
Minister of Transport and Water Management
Minister of Defence from 12 December 2002

List of ministers without portfolio for housing

Minister without PortfolioPortfolio(s)Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Vogelaar Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Ella Vogelaar
(1949–2019)
Integration
Public Housing
Minorities
22 February 2007 –
14 November 2008
[Res]
Labour Party Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[49]
Eberhard van der laan 2824 (2).jpg Eberhard van
der Laan

(1955–2017)
14 November 2008 –
23 February 2010
[Res]
Labour Party
Middelkoop Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Eimert van
Middelkoop

(born 1949)
23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
[Minister]
Christian Union
Resigned
Minister of Defence

List of state secretaries for housing

State Secretary for Housing
and Spatial Planning
Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Werner Buck
(1925–2010)
Urban Planning
Spatial Planning
17 August 1971 –
11 May 1973
Catholic
People's Party
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[36]
Jan Schaefer (1971).jpg Jan Schaefer
(1940–1994)
Urban Planning
Spatial Planning
11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977
[Res]
Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[37]
Marcel van Dam 1980 (1).jpg Marcel van Dam
(born 1938)
Public Housing 11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977
[Res]
Labour Party
Gerrit Brokx 1978 (1).jpg Gerrit Brokx
(1933–2002)
Public Housing
Urban Planning
28 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
Catholic
People's Party
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[38]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Siepie de Jong 1982 (1).jpg Siepie de Jong
(born 1940)
Public Housing
Spatial Planning
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[39]
State Secretary for Housing,
Spatial Planning and the
Environment
Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Gerrit Brokx 1978 (1).jpg Gerrit Brokx
(1933–2002)
Urban Planning
Public Housing
Spatial Planning
5 November 1982 –
23 October 1986
[Res]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[41]
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[42]
Enneus Heerma 1988 (1).jpg Enneüs Heerma
(1944–1999)
27 October 1986 –
22 August 1994
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[43]
Dhr. Tommel beedigd als nieuw Kamerlid voor D66, Bestanddeelnr 932-6801.jpg Dr.
Dick Tommel
(1942–2023)
Public Housing
Spatial Planning
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
Democrats 66 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[44]
JRemkes.jpg Johan Remkes
(born 1951)
Public Housing
Spatial Planning
Environmental
Policy
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[45]
Pieter van Geel 2012 (1).jpg Pieter van Geel
(born 1951)
Environmental
Policy
22 July 2002 –
22 February 2007
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I
IIIII)

[46] [47] [48]
Resigned

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