Minister of Justice Term of office Party Cabinet Dirk Donker Curtius 19 March 1848 4 June 1849 Independent Schimmelpenninck De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius Hendrik Ludolf Wichers 4 June 1849 1 November 1849 Independent Johan Theodoor Hendrik Nedermeyer van Rosenthal 1 November 1849 15 July 1852 Independent Thorbecke I Martin Pascal Hubert Strens 15 July 1852 19 April 1853 Independent Dirk Donker Curtius 19 April 1853 1 July 1856 Independent Van Hall-Donker Curtius Justinus van der Brugghen 1 July 1856 18 March 1858 Independent Van der Brugghen Cornelis Hendrik Boudewijn Boot 18 March 1858 23 February 1860 Independent Rochussen Michel Henry Godefroi 23 February 1860 1 February 1862 Independent Van Hall-Van Heemstra Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra Nicolaas Olivier 1 February 1862 10 February 1866 Independent Thorbecke II Carolus Joannes Pické 10 February 1866 1 June 1866 Independent Fransen van de Putte Eduard Borret (1816–1867) 1 June 1866 10 November 1867 [Died] Independent (Conservative Catholic ) Van Zuylen van Nijevelt [ 1] Dr. Jan Heemskerk (Minister of the Interior ) (1818–1897) 10 November 1867 4 January 1868 [Ad interim ] Independent (Liberal Conservative) Willem Wintgens (1818–1895) 4 January 1868 4 June 1868 Independent (Liberal Conservative) Franciscus van Lilaar (1823–1889) 4 June 1868 4 January 1871 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Van Bosse–Fock [ 2] Dr. Jolle Albertus Jolles (1814–1882) 4 January 1871 6 July 1872 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Thorbecke III [ 3] Dr. Gerrit de Vries (Prime Minister ) (1818–1900) 6 July 1872 27 August 1874 Independent (Classical Liberal ) De Vries–Fransen van de Putte [ 4] Count Theo van Lynden (1826–1885) 27 August 1874 3 November 1877 Independent (Protestant ) Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg [ 5] Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917) 3 November 1877 20 August 1879 Independent (Conservative Liberal ) Kappeyne van de Coppello [ 6] Dr. Anthony Modderman (1838–1885) 20 August 1879 23 April 1883 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Van Lynden van Sandenburg [ 7] Baron Marc Willem du Tour (1835–1908) 23 April 1883 21 April 1888 Independent (Liberal Conservative) J. Heemskerk [ 8] Jonkheer Gustave Ruijs de (1842–1926) 21 April 1888 21 August 1892 Independent (Conservative Catholic ) Mackay [ 9] Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917) 21 August 1892 9 May 1894 Independent (Conservative Liberal ) Van Tienhoven [ 10] Willem van der Kaay (1831–1918) 9 May 1894 27 July 1897 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Röell [ 11] Dr. Pieter Cort van (1846–1935) 27 July 1897 1 August 1901 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Pierson [ 12] Dr. Jan Loeff (1858–1921) 1 August 1901 17 August 1905 Roman Catholic Kuyper [ 13] Eduard Ellis (1841–1921) 17 August 1905 12 February 1908 Free-thinking De Meester [ 14] Anton Nelissen (1851–1921) 12 February 1908 11 May 1910 [Res] Independent (Catholic ) T. Heemskerk [ 15] Theo Heemskerk (Prime Minister ) (1852–1932) 11 May 1910 7 June 1910 [Ad interim ] Anti-Revolutionary Party Robert Regout (1863–1913) 7 June 1910 18 January 1913 [Died] Independent (Catholic ) Theo Heemskerk (Prime Minister ) (1852–1932) 18 January 1913 29 August 1913 [Ad interim ] Anti-Revolutionary Party Bastiaan Ort (1854–1927) 29 August 1913 9 September 1918 Independent (Classical Liberal ) Cort van der Linden [ 16] Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) 9 September 1918 4 September 1925 Anti-Revolutionary Party Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II [ 17] [ 18] Jan Schokking (1864–1941) 4 September 1925 8 March 1926 Christian Historical Union Colijn I [ 19] Dr. Jan Donner (1891–1981) 8 March 1926 26 May 1933 Anti-Revolutionary Party De Geer I [ 20] Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III [ 21] Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) 26 May 1933 24 June 1937 Roman Catholic State Party Colijn II [ 22] Colijn III [ 23] Carel Goseling (1891–1941) 24 June 1937 25 July 1939 Roman Catholic Colijn IV [ 24] Johan de Visser (1883–1950) 25 July 1939 10 August 1939 Christian Historical Union Colijn V [ 25] Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Prime Minister 1940–1945) (1885–1961) 10 August 1939 21 February 1942 Anti-Revolutionary Party De Geer II [ 26] Gerbrandy I [ 27] Gerbrandy II [ 27] Dr. Jan van Angeren (1894–1959) 21 February 1942 11 July 1944 [Res] Roman Catholic State Party Dr. Gerrit Jan van (1901–1956) 11 July 1944 23 February 1945 Independent Socialist (Social Democrat ) Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Prime Minister ) (1885–1961) 23 February 1945 25 June 1945 Anti-Revolutionary Party Gerbrandy III [ 28] Hans Kolfschoten (1903–1984) 25 June 1945 3 July 1946 Roman Catholic State Party Schermerhorn–Drees [ 29] Catholic People's Party Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) 3 July 1946 7 August 1948 Catholic People's Party Beel I [ 30] René Wijers (1891–1973) 7 August 1948 15 May 1950 [Res] Catholic People's Party Drees–Van Schaik [ 31] Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) 15 May 1950 10 July 1950 [Ad Interim ] [Minister] Catholic People's Party Teun Struycken (1906–1977) 10 July 1950 15 March 1951 Catholic People's Party Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970) 15 March 1951 2 September 1952 Christian Historical Union Drees I [ 32] Leendert (1899–1956) 2 September 1952 4 February 1956 [Died] Labour Party Drees II [ 33] Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) [Deputy] 4 February 1956 15 February 1956 [Ad Interim ] [Minister] Catholic People's Party Dr. Julius Christiaan (1881–1963) 15 February 1956 13 October 1956 [Minister] Labour Party Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995) 13 October 1956 22 December 1958 Labour Party Drees III [ 34] Teun Struycken (1906–1977) [Deputy] 22 December 1958 19 May 1959 [Minister] Catholic People's Party Beel II [ 35] Albert Beerman (1901–1967) 19 May 1959 24 July 1963 Christian Historical Union De Quay [ 36] Ynso Scholten (1918–1984) 24 July 1963 14 April 1965 Christian Historical Union Marijnen [ 37] Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995) 14 April 1965 22 November 1966 Labour Party Cals [ 38] Teun Struycken (1906–1977) 22 November 1966 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Zijlstra [ 39] Carel Polak (1909–1981) 5 April 1967 6 July 1971 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy De Jong [ 40] Dries van Agt (1931–2024) [Deputy] 6 July 1971 8 September 1977 [Res] Catholic People's Party Biesheuvel I • II [ 41] Den Uyl [ 42] Dr. Gaius de (1911–1997) [Deputy] 8 September 1977 19 December 1977 [Acting] [Minister] Anti-Revolutionary Party Dr. Job de Ruiter (1930–2015) 19 December 1977 4 November 1982 Christian Democratic Appeal Van Agt I [ 43] Van Agt II [ 44] Van Agt III [ 45] Frits Korthals Altes (1931–2025) 4 November 1982 7 November 1989 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Lubbers I • II [ 46] [ 47] Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) 7 November 1989 27 May 1994 [Minister] [Res] Christian Democratic Appeal Lubbers III [ 48] Aad Kosto (born 1938) 27 May 1994 22 August 1994 Labour Party Winnie Sorgdrager (born 1948) 22 August 1994 3 August 1998 Democrats 66 Kok I [ 49] Benk Korthals (born 1944) 3 August 1998 22 July 2002 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Kok II [ 50] Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) 22 July 2002 21 September 2006 [Res] Christian Democratic Appeal Balkenende I [ 51] Balkenende II [ 52] Balkenende III [ 53] Rita Verdonk (born 1955) 21 September 2006 22 September 2006 [Ad Interim ] [Minister] People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) 22 September 2006 14 October 2010 [Minister] Christian Democratic Appeal Balkenende IV [ 54] 
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