No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term of office | Political Party | Cabinet | Ref. |
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Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | | Charles Nepveu [ nl ] (1791–1871) | 25 March 1848 | 21 November 1848 | 241 days | Independent | Schimmelpenninck | |
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2 | | Jan Hendrik Voet [ nl ] (1793–1852) | 21 November 1848 | 1 November 1849 | 345 days | Independent | De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius | |
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3 | | Johannes Theodorus van Spengler [ nl ] (1790–1856) | 1 November 1849 | 15 July 1852 | 2 years, 257 days | Independent | Thorbecke I | |
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4 | | Lieutenant general Hendrik Forstner van Dambenoy [ nl ] (1792–1870) | 15 July 1852 | 31 December 1857 | 5 years, 169 days | Independent Conservative | Thorbecke I Van Hall-Donker Curtius Van der Brugghen | |
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5 | | Cornelis Theodorus van Meurs [ nl ] (1799–1894) | 31 December 1857 | 1 September 1859 | 1 year, 244 days | Independent | Van der Brugghen Rochussen | |
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6 | | Lieutenant general Eduard de Casembroot [ nl ] (1812–1883) | 1 September 1859 | 1 February 1862 | 2 years, 153 days | Independent Conservative | Rochussen Van Hall-Van Heemstra Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra | |
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7 | | Lieutenant general Johan Wilhelm Blanken [ nl ] (1806–1880) | 1 February 1862 | 1 June 1866 | 4 years, 120 days | Independent Liberal | Thorbecke II Fransen van de Putte | |
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8 | | Major general Johan van den Bosch (1813–1870) | 1 June 1866 | 4 June 1868 | 2 years, 3 days | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) | Van Zuylen van Nijevelt | [1] |
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9 | | Lieutenant general Joannes Josephus van Mulken (1796–1879) | 4 June 1868 | 4 January 1871 | 2 years, 214 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Van Bosse–Fock | [2] |
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10 | | Colonel Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897) | 4 January 1871 | 28 January 1871 (resigned) | 24 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Thorbecke III | [3] |
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11 | | Major general Adriaan Engelvaart (1812–1893) | 28 January 1871 | 23 December 1871 (resigned) | 329 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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– | | Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880) Acting | 23 December 1871 | 5 February 1872 | 44 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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12 | | Major general Félix Delprat [ nl ] (1812–1888) | 5 February 1872 | 6 July 1872 | 152 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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13 | | Major general Count Menno David van Limburg Stirum [ nl ] (1807–1891) | 6 July 1872 | 15 September 1873 (resigned) | 1 year, 71 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | De Vries–Fransen van de Putte | [4] |
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– | | Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880) Acting | 15 September 1873 | 6 October 1873 | 21 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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14 | | Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) | 6 October 1873 | 29 April 1875 (resigned) | 1 year, 205 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
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Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg | [5] |
15 | | Colonel Hendrik Enderlein [ nl ] (1821–1898) | 29 April 1875 | 1 January 1876 (resigned) | 247 days | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
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– | | Willem van Erp Taalman Kip [ nl ] (1824–1905) Acting | 1 January 1876 | 1 February 1876 | 31 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
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16 | | Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck [ nl ] (1825–1884) | 1 February 1876 | 11 September 1876 (resigned) | 223 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
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– | | Willem van Erp Taalman Kip [ nl ] (1824–1905) Acting | 11 September 1876 | 30 September 1876 | 19 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
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17 | | Colonel Hendrik Beijen [ nl ] (1817–1892) | 30 September 1876 | 3 November 1877 | 1 year, 34 days | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
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18 | | Major Jan Karel de Roo van Alderwerelt [ nl ] (1832–1878) | 3 November 1877 | 29 December 1878 † | 1 year, 56 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello | [6] |
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– | | Captain Jonkheer Hendrikus Wichers [ nl ] (1831–1889) Acting | 29 December 1878 | 15 February 1879 | 48 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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19 | | Major general Jacobus den Beer Poortugael [ nl ] (1832–1913) | 15 February 1879 | 20 August 1879 | 186 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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20 | | Major general Anthonie Reuther [ nl ] (1819–1889) | 20 August 1879 | 23 April 1883 | 3 years, 246 days | Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg | [7] |
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(14) | | Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) | 23 April 1883 | 21 April 1888 | 4 years, 364 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | J. Heemskerk | [8] |
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21 | | Major general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913) | 21 April 1888 | 21 August 1891 | 3 years, 122 days | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Mackay | [9] |
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22 | | Colonel Lodewijk Seyffardt (1840–1909) | 21 August 1891 | 9 May 1894 | 2 years, 261 days | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) | Van Tienhoven | [10] |
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23 | | Lieutenant general Clemens Schneider (1832–1925) | 9 May 1894 | 27 July 1897 | 3 years, 79 days | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Röell | [11] |
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– | | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) Acting | 27 July 1897 | 31 July 1897 | 4 days | Liberal Union | Pierson | [12] |
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24 | | Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | 31 July 1897 | 1 April 1901 (resigned) | 3 years, 244 days | Liberal Union |
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25 | | Lieutenant general Arthur Kool (1841–1914) | 1 April 1901 | 1 August 1901 | 122 days | Liberal Union |
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(21) | | Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913) | 1 August 1901 | 17 August 1905 | 4 years, 16 days | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Kuyper | [13] |
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| General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses |
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26 | | Major general Henri Staal (1845–1920) | 17 August 1905 | 7 April 1907 (resigned) | 1 year, 233 days | Liberal Union | De Meester | [14] |
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27 | | Major general Ridder Willem van Rappard (1846–1913) | 7 April 1907 | 12 February 1908 | 311 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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28 | | Lieutenant general Frederik Sabron (1849–1916) | 12 February 1908 | 27 July 1909 (resigned) | 1 year, 165 days | Independent | T. Heemskerk | [15] |
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29 | | Major general Wouter Cool (1848–1928) | 27 July 1909 | 4 January 1911 (resigned) | 1 year, 161 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
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30 | | Major Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) | 4 January 1911 | 29 August 1913 | 2 years, 237 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
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31 | | Major general Nicolaas Bosboom (1855–1937) | 29 August 1913 | 15 May 1917 (resigned) | 3 years, 259 days | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Cort van der Linden | [16] |
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– | | Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1943) Acting | 15 May 1917 | 15 June 1917 | 31 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
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32 | | Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958) | 15 June 1917 | 9 September 1918 | 1 year, 86 days | Christian Historical Union |
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33 | | Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (1864–1937) | 9 September 1918 | 5 January 1920 (resigned) | 1 year, 118 days | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I | [17] |
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– | | Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) Acting | 5 January 1920 | 31 March 1920 | 86 days | Roman Catholic State Party |
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34 | | Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop (1858–1931) | 31 March 1920 | 28 July 1921 (resigned) | 1 year, 119 days | Independent |
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35 | | Captain Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) | 28 July 1921 | 4 August 1925 | 4 years, 7 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
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Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II | [18] |
36 | | Major Johan Lambooij (1874–1942) | 4 August 1925 | 8 March 1926 | 216 days | Roman Catholic State Party | Colijn I | [19] |
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37 | | Captain Louis van Royen (1865–1946) | 8 March 1926 | 24 April 1926 (resigned) | 47 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | De Geer I | [20] |
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(36) | | Major Johan Lambooij (1874–1942) | 24 April 1926 | 1 September 1928 | 2 years, 130 days | Roman Catholic State Party |
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No minister of War, Minister of Defence (1928–1941) |
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38 | | Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947) | 27 July 1941 | 15 September 1942 | 1 year, 50 days | Christian Historical Union | Gerbrandy II | [21] |
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39 | | Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 15 September 1942 | 23 February 1945 | 2 years, 161 days | Liberal State Party |
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– | | Lieutenant commander Jim de Booy (1885–1969) Acting | 23 February 1945 | 4 April 1945 | 40 days | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Gerbrandy III | [22] |
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40 | | Major Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985) | 4 April 1945 | 25 June 1945 | 82 days | Roman Catholic State Party |
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41 | | Jo Meynen (1901–1980) | 25 June 1945 | 3 July 1946 | 1 year, 8 days | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Schermerhorn–Drees | [23] |
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42 | | Lieutenant colonel Alexander Fiévez (1902–1949) | 3 July 1946 | 7 August 1948 | 2 years, 35 days | Catholic People's Party | Beel I | [24] |
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