Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid (Netherlands)

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Minister for Foreign Trade
and Development Aid
Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel
en Ontwikkelingshulp
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Incumbent
Reinette Klever
since 2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style His/Her Excellency
Member of Council of Ministers
Reports to Caspar Veldkamp
as Minister of Foreign Affairs
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
First holder Theo Bot
as Minister for Aid to Developing Countries
14 April 1965;59 years ago (1965-04-14)
Salary €157,287 (As of 2017)
(including €8,387 of expenses)

The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid (Dutch : Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingshulp) is a minister without portfolio in the Netherlands. The officeholder, who is a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers, is assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is tasked with trade and export, development aid and international environmental policies.

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Until 2012, the title was Minister for Development Cooperation (minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking). Foreign trade and export promotion were handled by another appointee, a state secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Internationally, the state secretary was allowed to use the title of minister on official business. In 2010 both posts were merged, first as a state secretary; two years later a ministership was reinstated.

According to the OECD, the Netherlands’ total ODA (USD 6.5 billion, preliminary data) increased in 2022 due to an increase in in-donor refugee costs, support to Ukraine and higher contributions to European Union (EU) institutions. It represented 0.67% of gross national income (GNI). [1]

List of ministers and state secretaries

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (1959–1965)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyCabinet
Hans van Houten 1950 (1).jpg Dr.
Hans van Houten
(1907–1996)		• European Union
• NATO
• Benelux
• Development
Cooperation
• International
Organizations 		24 August 1959 –
24 July 1963		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		De Quay [2]
Isaac Nicolaas Diepenhorst 1964 (1).jpg Dr.
Isaäc Nicolaas
Diepenhorst
(1907–1976)		• United Nations
• Development
Cooperation
• International
Organizations 		28 September 1963 –
14 April 1965		 Christian
Historical Union 		Marijnen [3]

Ministers for Aid to Developing Countries (1965–1971)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePartyCabinet
Theo Bot (1966).jpg Theo Bot
(1911–1984)		14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic
People's Party 		Cals [4]
Zijlstra [5]
Berend Jan Udink 1969 (2).jpg Bé Udink
(1926–2016)		5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 Christian
Historical Union 		De Jong [6]

Ministers for Development Cooperation (1971–2002)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePartyCabinet
Kees Boertien 1971 (1).jpg Dr.
Kees Boertien
(1927–2002)		6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Biesheuvel I, II [7]
Jan Pronk 1973 (1).jpg Jan Pronk
(born 1940)		11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977		 Labour Party Den Uyl [8]
Jan de Koning 1979 (1).jpg Jan de Koning
(1926–1994)		19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Van Agt I [9]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Kees van Dijk 1981 (1).jpg Kees van Dijk
(1931–2008)		11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982		 Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Van Agt II, III [10] [11]
Minister Eegje Schoo (Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) - NL-HaNA Anefo 932-3870 WM481.jpg Eegje Schoo
(born 1944)		4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Lubbers I [12]
Piet Bukman 1980 (1).jpg Piet Bukman
(1934–2022)		14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989		 Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Lubbers II [13]
Jan Pronk 1986 (1).jpg Jan Pronk
(born 1940)		7 November 1989 –
3 August 1998		 Labour Party Lubbers III [14]
Kok I [15]
Eveline Herfkens - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-6002 WM580.jpg Eveline Herfkens
(born 1952)		3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 Labour Party Kok II [16]

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (2002–2003)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyCabinet
Agnes van Ardenne.jpg Agnes van Ardenne
(born 1950)		• Development
Cooperation
[Title] 		22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003		 Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Balkenende I [17]
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister

Ministers for Development Cooperation (2003–2010)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePartyCabinet
Agnes van Ardenne.jpg Agnes van Ardenne
(born 1950)		27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007		 Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Balkenende II, III [18] [19]
Koenders Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Bert Koenders
(born 1958)		22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res] 		Labour Party Balkenende IV [20]
Verhagen Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956)		23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
[Minister] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Resigned
Minister of Foreign Affairs

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (2010–2012)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Portfolio(s)Term of officePartyCabinet
Ben-knapen-portret.jpg Dr.
Ben Knapen
(born 1951)		• European Union
• Benelux
• Development
Cooperation
[Title] 		14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012		 Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Rutte I [21]
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister

Ministers for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (2012–2024)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePartyCabinet
Lilianne Ploumen 2015 (1).jpg Lilianne Ploumen
(born 1962)		5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017		 Labour Party Rutte II [22]
Portretfoto Sigrid Kaag 2018 01 (crop).jpg Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)		26 October 2017 –
10 August 2021
[Minister] [App] 		Democrats 66 Rutte III [23]
Tom de Bruijn, 2021.jpg Tom de Bruijn
(born 1948)		10 August 2021 –
10 January 2022		 Democrats 66
Liesje Schreinemacher (2022) A (cropped).png Liesje Schreinemacher
(born 1983)		10 January 2022 –
4 December 2023		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Rutte IV
Geoffrey van Leeuwen in Ukraine, 2023 B (cropped).jpg Geoffrey van Leeuwen
(born 1983)		4 December 2023 –
15 April 2024
[Acting] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Liesje Schreinemacher (2022) A (cropped).png Liesje Schreinemacher
(born 1983)		15 April 2024 –
2 July 2024		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from 13 February 2018 until 7 March 2018 and from 25 May 2021 until 10 August 2021
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting

Ministers for Foreign Trade and Development Aid (since 2024)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePartyCabinet
Reinette Klever, Overdracht Buitenlandse Zaken 2 juli 2024.jpg Reinette Klever
(born 1967)		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent		 Party for Freedom Schoof

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References

  1. ↑ "OECD Development Co-operation Profiles" . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kabinet-De Quay". DeQuay. Rijksoverheid.
  3. ↑ "Kabinet-Marijnen". Marijnen. Rijksoverheid.
  4. ↑ "Kabinet-Cals". Cals. Rijksoverheid.
  5. ↑ "Kabinet-Zijlstra". Zijlstra. Rijksoverheid.
  6. ↑ "Kabinet-De Jong". De Jong. Rijksoverheid.
  7. ↑ "Kabinet-Biesheuvel". Biesheuvel. Rijksoverheid.
  8. ↑ "Kabinet-Den Uyl". DenUyl. Rijksoverheid.
  9. ↑ "Kabinet-Van Agt I". VanAgtI. Rijksoverheid.
  10. ↑ "Kabinet-Van Agt II". VanAgtII. Rijksoverheid.
  11. ↑ "Kabinet-Van Agt III". VanAgtIII. Rijksoverheid.
  12. ↑ "Kabinet-Lubbers I". LubbersI. Rijksoverheid.
  13. ↑ "Kabinet-Lubbers II". LubbersII. Rijksoverheid.
  14. ↑ "Kabinet-Lubbers III". LubbersIII. Rijksoverheid.
  15. ↑ "Kabinet-Kok I". KokI. Rijksoverheid.
  16. ↑ "Kabinet-Kok II". KokII. Rijksoverheid.
  17. ↑ "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid.
  18. ↑ "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid.
  19. ↑ "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid.
  20. ↑ "Kabinet-Balkenende IV". BalkenendeIV. Rijksoverheid.
  21. ↑ "Kabinet-Rutte-Verhagen". RutteI. Rijksoverheid.
  22. ↑ "Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher". RutteII. Rijksoverheid.
  23. ↑ "Kabinet-Rutte III". RutteIII. Rijksoverheid.
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