List of ministers of the interior of the Netherlands

See also: List of Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands

Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands
Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Incumbent Judith Uitermark since 2 July 2024;5 days ago (2024-07-02)
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Style	His/Her Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	12 March 1798;226 years ago (1798-03-12)
First holder	Alexander Gogel as Secretary for the Interior
Deputy	Zsolt Szabó as State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation Eddie van Marum as State Secretary for Reparations for Groningen
Salary	€157,287 (As of 2017 [update] ) (including €4,193 of expenses)

The minister of the interior and kingdom relations (Dutch : Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) is the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Judith Uitermark of the New Social Contract (NSC) party who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretaries are Eddie van Marum and Zsolt Szabó.

List of ministers

1801–1866

Agent of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Alexander Gogel (1765–1821)	19 June 1801 – 4 July 1801	Independent	Staatsbewind
Secretary of State for the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Hendrik van Stralen (1751–1821)	2 May 1805 – 20 June 1806	Independent	Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Johan Hendrik Mollerus (1750–1834)	4 July 1806 – 17 May 1808	Independent	Louis I
		Frédéric Auguste van Leyden van Westbarendrecht (1768–1821)	17 May 1808 – 8 December 1808	Independent
		Adriaan Pieter Twent van Raaphorst (1745–1816)	8 December 1808 – 27 May 1809	Independent
Minister of Worship and the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Godert van der Capellen (1778–1848)	27 May 1809 – 1 January 1811	Independent	Louis I
Commissioner-General for the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Hendrik van Stralen (1751–1821)	29 November 1813 – 6 April 1814	Independent	William Frederick
Secretary of State for the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Jonkheer Willem Frederik Röell (1767–1835)	6 April 1814 – 9 February 1817	Independent	William Frederick / William I
Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Patrice de Coninck (1770–1827)	21 February 1817 – 1 January 1820	Independent	William I
Minister of the Interior, Water Management and Public Works			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Patrice de Coninck (1770–1827)	1 January 1820 – 30 March 1824	Independent	William I
Minister of the Interior, Education and Water Management			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Patrice de Coninck (1770–1827)	30 March 1824 – 5 April 1825	Independent	William I
Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Regime
		Patrice de Coninck (1770–1827)	5 April 1825 – 22 June 1825	Independent	William I
		Pierre van Gobbelschroy (1784–1850)	22 June 1825 – 1 January 1830	Independent
		Jonkheer Edmond de la Coste (1778–1870)	1 January 1830 – 22 October 1830	Independent
		Hendrik Jacob van Doorn van Westcapelle (1786–1853)	4 October 1830 – 1 December 1836	Independent
		Hendrik Merkus de Kock (1779–1845)	1 December 1836 – 1 June 1841	Independent
					William II
		Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1800–1872)	1 June 1841 – 15 February 1846	Independent
		Johan Adriaan van der Heim van Duivendijke (1791–1870)	15 February 1846 – 1 June 1846 Ad interim	Independent
		Cornelis Vollenhoven (1778–1849)	1 June 1846 – 12 October 1846 Ad interim	Independent
		Lodewijk Napoleon van Randwijck (1807–1891)	12 October 1846 – 1 January 1848	Independent
		Johan Adriaan van der Heim van Duivendijke (1791–1870)	1 January 1848 – 25 March 1848	Independent
Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Lodewijk Caspar Luzac (1786–1861)	25 March 1848 – 13 May 1848 [Res]	Independent	Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck)
		Jacob de Kempenaer (Prime Minister Nov 1848–Nov 1849) (1793–1870)	13 May 1848 – 1 November 1849	Independent	Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck)
					Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius)
		Dr. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Prime Minister) (1798–1872)	1 November 1849 – 19 April 1853	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I)
		Jonkheer Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen (1818–1893)	19 April 1853 – 1 July 1856	Independent	Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Donker Curtius)
		Dr. Gerrit Simons (1802–1868)	1 July 1856 – 19 January 1857 [Res]	Independent	Justinus van der Brugghen (Van der Brugghen)
		Ridder Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard (1799–1869)	19 January 1857 – 18 March 1858	Independent
		Jonkheer Jacob George Hieronymus van Tets van Goudriaan (1812–1885)	18 March 1858 – 23 February 1860	Independent	Jan Jacob Rochussen (Rochussen)
		Baron Schelto van Heemstra (1807–1864)	2 March 1860 – 31 January 1862	Independent	Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Van Heemstra)
					Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra)
		Dr. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Prime Minister) (1798–1872)	31 January 1862 – 10 February 1866	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II)
		Johan Herman Geertsema (1816–1908)	10 February 1866 – 1 June 1866	Independent	Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (Fransen van de Putte)

1866–1945

Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897)	1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt) [1]
		Cornelis Fock (1828–1910)	4 June 1868 – 4 January 1871	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse–Fock) [2]
		Dr. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Prime Minister) (1798–1872)	4 January 1871 – 4 June 1872 [Died]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) [3]
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (Minister of Colonial Affairs) (1809–1879)	4 June 1872 – 6 July 1872 [Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Johan Herman Geertsema (1816–1908)	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Gerrit de Vries (De Vries–Fransen van de Putte) [4]
		Dr. Jan Heemskerk (Prime Minister) (1818–1897)	27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [5]
		Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Prime Minister) (1822–1895)	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) [6]
		Jonkheer Willem Six (1829–1908)	20 August 1879 – 10 February 1882 [Res]	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [7]
		Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (1847–1908)	10 February 1882 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Dr. Jan Heemskerk (Prime Minister) (1818–1897)	23 April 1883 – 21 April 1888	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) [8]
		Baron Aeneas Mackay (Prime Minister) (1838–1909)	21 April 1888 – 24 February 1890 [Appt]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) [9]
		Jonkheer Alexander de Savornin Lohman (1837–1924)	24 February 1890 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894	Liberal Union	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) [10]
		Samuel van Houten (1837–1930)	9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Joan Röell (Röell) [11]
		Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917)	27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901	Liberal Union	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) [12]
		Dr. Abraham Kuyper (Prime Minister) (1837–1920)	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) [13]
		Pieter Rink (1851–1941)	17 August 1905 – 10 February 1908	Liberal Union	Theo de Meester (De Meester) [14]
		Theo Heemskerk (Prime Minister) (1852–1932)	11 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) [15]
		Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (Prime Minister) (1846–1935)	29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) [16]
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936)	9 September 1918 – 1 January 1923	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II) [17] [18]
Minister of the Interior and Agriculture			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [18]
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926	Christian Historical Union	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) [19]
		Jan Kan (1873–1947)	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [20]
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) [21]
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936)	1 May 1932 – 26 May 1933	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) [22]
		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III) [23] [24]
		Hendrik van Boeijen (also Minister of General Affairs 1940–1944) (1889–1947)	24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944 [Res]	Christian Historical Union	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV • V) [25]
					Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) [26]
					Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) [27]
					Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) [27]
		Jaap Burger (1904–1986)	31 May 1944 – 27 January 1945 [Res]	Social Democratic Workers' Party
		Hendrik van Boeijen (Minister of General Affairs) (1889–1947)	27 January 1945 – 23 February 1945 [Ad Interim]	Christian Historical Union

Since 1945

Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Louis Beel (Prime Minister 1946–1947) (1902–1977)	23 February 1945 – 15 September 1947	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) [28]
				Catholic People's Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) [29]
					Louis Beel (Beel I) [30]
		Dr. Piet Witteman (1892–1972)	15 September 1947 – 7 August 1948	Catholic People's Party
		Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951)	7 August 1948 – 15 June 1949 [App]	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees– Van Schaik) [31]
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) [Deputy]	15 June 1949 – 20 September 1949 [Ad interim] [Minister]	Catholic People's Party
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)	20 September 1949 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party
		Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951)	15 March 1951 – 18 November 1951 [Died]	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees I) [32]
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966) [Deputy]	18 November 1951 – 6 December 1951 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) [Deputy]	6 December 1951 – 7 July 1956 [App]	Catholic People's Party
					Willem Drees (Drees II) [33]
		Dr. Julius Christiaan van Oven (1881–1963)	7 July 1956 – 13 October 1956 [Acting] [Minister]	Labour Party
		Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	13 October 1956 – 29 October 1956 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees III) [34]
Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Organisations			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Teun Struycken (1906–1977) [Deputy]	29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 [Minister]	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees III) [34]
					Louis Beel (Beel II) [35]
Minister of the Interior			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Edzo Toxopeus (1918–2009)	19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [36]
					Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [37]
		Jan Smallenbroek (1909–1974)	14 April 1965 – 31 August 1966 [Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [38]
		Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995)	31 August 1966 – 5 September 1966 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	Labour Party
		Dr. Koos Verdam (1915–1998)	5 September 1966 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party
				Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [39]
		Henk Beernink (1910–1979)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [40]
		Molly Geertsema (1918–1991) [Deputy]	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [41]
		Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997) [Deputy]	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 [Minister] [Minister]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [42]
		Hans Wiegel (born 1941) [Deputy]	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [43]
		Ed van Thijn (1934–2021)	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res]	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [44]
		Dr. Max Rood (1927–2001)	29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) [45]
		Koos Rietkerk (1927–1986)	4 November 1982 – 20 February 1986 [Died]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [46]
		Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	20 February 1986 – 12 March 1986 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020)	12 March 1986 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	14 July 1986 – 26 January 1987 [Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [47]
		Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	26 January 1987 – 3 February 1987 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987 [Acting]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Ien Dales (1931–1994)	7 November 1989 – 10 January 1994 [Died]	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [48]
		Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	10 January 1994 – 18 January 1994 [Ad Interim] [Minister]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Ed van Thijn (1934–2021)	18 January 1994 – 27 May 1994 [Res]	Labour Party
		Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008)	27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Hans Dijkstal (1943–2010) [Deputy]	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I) [49]
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Bram Peper (1940–2022)	3 August 1998 – 13 March 2000 [Res]	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II) [50]
		Roger van Boxtel (born 1954)	13 March 2000 – 24 March 2000 [Ad Interim]	Democrats 66
		Klaas de Vries (born 1943)	24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party
		Johan Remkes (born 1951) [Deputy]	22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) [51] [52] [53]
		Dr. Guusje ter Horst (born 1952)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [Res]	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [54]
		Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	14 October 2010 – 16 December 2011 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [55]
		Liesbeth Spies (born 1966)	16 December 2011 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957)	5 November 2012 – 29 June 2016 [Note]	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [56]
		Stef Blok (born 1964)	29 June 2016 – 16 September 2016 [Acting]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957)	16 September 2016 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party
		Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) [Deputy]	26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 [Note]	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [57]
		Raymond Knops (born 1971)	1 November 2019 – 14 April 2020 [Acting]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) [Deputy]	14 April 2020 – 10 January 2022	Democrats 66
		Hanke Bruins Slot (born 1977)	10 January 2022 – 5 September 2023 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [58]
		Hugo de Jonge (born 1977)	5 September 2023 – 2 July 2024	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Judith Uitermark	2 July 2024– Incumbent	New Social Contract	Dick Schoof (Schoof)

^Resigned

^{Ad interim}

^{Died in Office}

^{Medical leave of absence from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016}

^{Medical leave of absence from 1 November 2019 until 14 April 2020}

^{Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Deputy Prime Minister from 2 September 1952}

^{Deputy Prime Minister from 8 September 1977}

^{Deputy Prime Minister until 27 May 2003}

^{Minister without Portfolio for the Interior}

^{Minister of Justice}

^{Minister of Social Affairs and Health}

^{Minister of Justice from 22 December 1958}

^{Minister for Kingdom Relations}

^{Acting Minister of Justice from 8 September 1977}

^{Appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs}

^{Appointed as Chairman of the Special State Commission}

^{Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State}

^{Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs}

List of ministers without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jaap Burger (1904–1986)	• Provisional Governmental Affairs	11 August 1943 – 31 May 1944 [App]	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) [27]
Vacant
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) [Deputy]	• Civil Reform • Decolonization Policy	7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees– Van Schaik) [31]
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966) [Deputy]	• Civil Defence	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees I) [32]
		Dr. Guus Albregts (1900–1980)	• Public Organisations • Small and Medium-sized Businesses	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party
		Ad de Bruijn (1887–1968)	• Public Organisations	2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees II) [33]
Not in use (1956–1998)
		Roger van Boxtel (born 1954)	• Urban Planning • Integration • Minorities	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok II) [50]
Not in use (2002–2003)
		Thom de Graaf (born 1957) [Deputy]	• Civil Reform • Municipalities • Urban Planning • Kingdom Relations	27 May 2003 – 23 March 2005 [Res]	Democrats 66	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) [52]
		Alexander Pechtold (born 1965)		31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 [Res]	Democrats 66
		Atzo Nicolaï (1960–2020)		7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [53]
Not in use (2007–2010)
		Gerd Leers (born 1951)	• Immigration and Asylum	14 October 2010 – 16 December 2011	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [55]
			• Immigration and Asylum • Integration • Minorities	16 December 2011 – 5 November 2012
		Stef Blok (born 1964)	• State-owned Businesses • Independent Government Agencies • Government Buildings	5 November 2012 – 27 January 2017 [App]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [56]
Not in use (2017–2019)
		Stientje van Veldhoven (born 1973)	• Environmental Policy • Public Housing • Spatial Planning • Government Buildings	1 November 2019 – 14 April 2020 [Acting]	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [57]
		Ank Bijleveld (born 1962)	• Intelligence and Security Service	1 November 2019 – 14 April 2020 [Acting]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Hugo de Jonge (born 1977)	• Public Housing • Spatial Planning	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [58]

^Resigned

^Acting

^{Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Appointed as Minister of the Interior}

^{Appointed as Minister of Security and Justice}

List of state secretaries for the interior

State Secretary for the Interior			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008)	• Public Organisations	29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees III) [34]
						Louis Beel (Beel II) [35]
		Theo Bot (1911–1984)	• Netherlands New Guinea	23 November 1959 – 24 July 1963	Catholic People's Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [36]
		Theo Westerhout (1922–1987)	• Municipalities • Provinces	12 July 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [38]
		Chris van Veen (1922–2009)	• Municipalities • Provinces • Civil Service	10 May 1967 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [40]
		Jan van Stuijvenberg (born 1928)	• Municipalities • Civil Service	17 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 [Res]	Democratic Socialists '70	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I) [41]
		Wim Polak (1924–1999)	• Municipalities • Civil Service	11 May 1973 – 1 May 1977 [App]	Labour Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [42]
		Henk Koning (1933–2016)	• Municipalities • Civil Service	28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [43]
		Saskia Stuiveling (1945–2017)	• Municipalities	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res]	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [44]
		Gerard van Leijenhorst (1928–2001)	• Emergency Management • Minorities	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal
			• Municipalities • Emergency Management • Minorities			Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) [45]
		Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006)	• Municipalities • Emergency Services • Emergency Management	8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [46]
		Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008)	• Municipalities • Emergency Services • Emergency Management • Regional Languages	14 July 1986 – 27 May 1994 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II • III) [47] [48]
		Tonny van de Vondervoort (born 1950)	• Municipalities	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok I) [49]
		Jacob Kohnstamm (born 1949)	• Public Security • Emergency Services • Emergency Management • Urban Planning	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66
State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Gijs de Vries (born 1956)	• Kingdom Relations • Emergency Services • Emergency Management • Regional Languages	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II) [50]
		Rob Hessing (born 1942)	• Public Security • Emergency Services • Emergency Management	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [51]
		Ank Bijleveld (born 1962)	• Kingdom Relations • Municipalities • Provinces • Emergency Management	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [54]
		Raymond Knops (born 1971)	• Kingdom Relations • Civil Service • Digital Government	26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [57]
				14 April 2020 – 10 January 2022
		Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968)	• Kingdom Relations • Municipalities • Provinces • Digital Government	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [58]
		Hans Vijlbrief (born 1963)	• Extractive Industries	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024	Democrats 66
		Zsolt Szabó (born 1961)	• Kingdom Relations • Digital Government	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	Party for Freedom	Dick Schoof (Schoof) [59]
		Eddie van Marum (born 1968)	• Reparations for Groningen	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	Farmer–Citizen Movement

^Resigned

^{Appointed as Mayor of Amsterdam}

^{Appointed as acting Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations}

See also

• Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
• List of ministers of kingdom relations of the Netherlands

References

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2. "Kabinet-Van Bosse/Fock". VanBosseFock. Parlement & Politiek.
3. "Kabinet-Thorbecke III". ThorbeckeIII. Parlement & Politiek.
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