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List of ministers of health of the Netherlands

The minister of health, welfare and sport (Dutch: Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) is the head of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Fleur Agema of the Party for Freedom (PVV) 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 Vicky Maeijer of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and Vincent Karremans of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who have also been in office since 2 July 2024. Respectively, they have been assigned the portfolios of long-term care and social care and of youth care, preventive care, and sport. In the past, there have also been ministers without portfolio assigned to the ministry.

Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands
Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Fleur Agema
Incumbent
Fleur Agema
since 2 July 2024; 4 months ago (2024-07-02)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation15 September 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-15)
First holderDolf Joekes
as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
DeputyVicky Maeijer
as State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care
Vincent Karremans
as State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport
Salary€157,287 (As of 2017)
(including €4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of Health, Welfare and Sport

List of ministers of health

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Minister of Social
Affairs and Health 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Dr.
Dolf Joekes
(1885–1962) 		15 September 1951 –
2 September 1952 		Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees I)
[1]
  Ko Suurhoff
(1905–1967) 		2 September 1952 –
22 December 1958 		Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees II • III)
[2][3]
  Dr.
Louis Beel
(Prime Minister)
(1902–1985) 		22 December 1958 –
19 May 1959 		Catholic
People's Party 		Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[4]
  Dr.
Charles van Rooy
(1912–1996) 		19 May 1959 –
3 July 1961
[Res] 		Catholic
People's Party 		Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[5]
  Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975) 		3 July 1961 –
17 July 1961
[Ad Interim]
[Minister] 		Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Gerard Veldkamp
(1921–1990) 		17 July 1961 –
5 April 1967 		Catholic
People's Party
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  Bauke Roolvink
(1912–1979) 		5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[9]
Minister of Health
and Environment 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Dr.
Louis Stuyt
(1914–2000) 		6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973 		Catholic
People's Party 		Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
[10]
  Irene Vorrink
(1918–1996) 		11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977 		Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[11]
  Dr.
Leendert Ginjaar
(1928–2003) 		19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[12]
  Til Gardeniers-
Berendsen
(1925–2019) 		11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982 		Christian
Democratic
Appeal 		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
[13][14]
Minister of Welfare,
Health and Culture 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Elco Brinkman
(born 1948) 		4 November 1982 –
7 November 1989 		Christian
Democratic
Appeal 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I • II)
[15][16]
  Hedy d'Ancona
(born 1937) 		7 November 1989 –
16 July 1994
[Res] 		Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[17]
  Dr.
Jo Ritzen
(born 1945) 		16 July 1994 –
22 August 1994
[Acting]
[Minister] 		Labour Party
Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Dr.
Els Borst
(1932–2014)
[Deputy] 		22 August 1994 –
22 July 2002 		Democrats 66 Wim Kok
(Kok I • II)
[18][19]
  Dr.
Eduard Bomhoff
(born 1944)
[Deputy] 		22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002
[Res] 		Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
[20]
  Aart Jan
de Geus
(born 1955) 		16 October 2002 –
27 May 2003
[Acting] [Minister] 		Christian
Democratic
Appeal
  Hans Hoogervorst
(born 1956) 		27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)
[21][22]
  Dr.
Ab Klink
(born 1958) 		22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010 		Christian
Democratic
Appeal 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[23]
  Edith Schippers
(born 1964) 		14 October 2010 –
26 October 2017 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte I • II)
[24][25]
  Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)
[Deputy] 		26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022 		Christian
Democratic
Appeal 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[26]
  Dr.
Ernst Kuipers
(born 1959) 		10 January 2022 –
10 January 2024
[Res] 		Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Conny Helder
(born 1958) 		10 January 2024 –
2 July 2024 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Fleur Agema
(born 1976) 		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent 		Party for Freedom Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[28]
Resigned
Acting
Ad Interim
Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister from 1998 until 2002
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister of Education and Sciences
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Resigned following election to the European Parliament

List of ministers without portfolio

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Ministers without Portfolio Portfolio Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  André Rouvoet
(born 1962)
[Deputy] 		• Youth Care
• Family Policy 		22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
[Minister] 		Christian Union Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[23]
Vacant
  Bruno Bruins
(born 1963) 		• Primary Healthcare
• Medical Ethics
• Pharmaceutical
Policy
• Sport
• Corona
Management
(Bruins only) 		26 October 2017 –
19 March 2020
[Res] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[26]
  Martin van Rijn
(born 1956)
[29] 		23 March 2020 –
9 July 2020 		Independent
(Labour Party)
[30]
  Tamara van Ark
(born 1974) 		9 July 2020 –
3 September 2021
[Res] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Conny Helder
(born 1958) 		• Primary Healthcare
• Long-term care
• Sport 		10 January 2022 –
10 January 2024 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Pia Dijkstra
(born 1954) 		• Primary Healthcare
• Medical Ethics
• Health insurance
• Pharmaceutical
Policy
• Corona
Management 		2 February 2024 –
2 July 2024 		Democrats 66
Resigned
Minister of Education, Culture and Science in 2010

List of state secretaries for health

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State Secretary for
Social Affairs 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Dr.
Piet Muntendam
(1901–1986) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy 		1 April 1950 –
15 September 1951 		Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik)
[31][1]
  Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986) 		• Social Security
• Unemployment
• Occupational
Safety
• Social Services 		15 February 1950 –
15 September 1951 		Labour Party
State Secretary for Social
Affairs and Health 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Dr.
Piet Muntendam
(1901–1986) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy 		15 September 1951 –
1 October 1953
[Res] 		Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees I • II)
[1][2]
  Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986) 		• Social Security
• Unemployment
• Occupational
Safety
• Social Services 		15 September 1951 –
22 December 1958 		Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees I • II • III)
[1][2][3]
Vacant
  Bauke Roolvink
(1912–1979) 		• Social Security
• Unemployment
• Occupational
Safety
• Social Services 		15 June 1959 –
24 July 1963 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[5]
  Dr.
Louis Bartels
(1915–2002) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics 		3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967 		Catholic
People's Party 		Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  Dr.
José de Meijer
(1915–2000) 		• Occupational
Safety
• Public
Organisations 		15 November 1963 –
5 April 1967 		Catholic
People's Party 		Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  Dr.
Roelof Kruisinga
(1922–2012) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics 		18 April 1967 –
6 July 1971 		Christian
Historical Union 		Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[9]
Vacant
State Secretary for Health
and Environment 		Portfolio Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Jo Hendriks
(1923–2001) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy 		11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977 		Catholic
People's Party 		Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[11]
  Els Veder-Smit
(1921–2020) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Food Policy 		3 January 1978 –
11 September 1981 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[12]
  Ineke Lambers-
Hacquebard
(1946–2014) 		• Environmental
Policy
• Food Policy 		11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982 		Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
[13][14]
State Secretary for Welfare,
Health and Culture 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Joop van
der Reijden
(1927–2006) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Social Services
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics 		5 November 1982 –
14 July 1986 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[15]
  Dick Dees
(born 1944) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Social Services 		14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[16]
  Hans Simons
(1947–2019) 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy 		7 November 1989 –
26 February 1994
[Res] 		Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[17]
State Secretary for Health,
Welfare and Sport 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
  Erica Terpstra
(born 1943) 		• Social Services
• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Minorities
• Food Policy
• Recreation
• Sport 		22 August 1994 –
28 June 1998 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[18]
  Margo Vliegenthart
(born 1958) 		• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Pharmaceutical
Policy
• Sport 		3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002 		Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[19]
  Clémence Ross-
van Dorp
(born 1957) 		• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Sport 		22 July 2002 –
22 February 2007 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende I
• II • III)
[20][21][22]
  Dr.
Jet Bussemaker
(born 1961) 		• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Sport 		22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res] 		Labour Party Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[23]
  Marlies
Veldhuijzen
van Zanten
(born 1953) 		• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Pharmaceutical
Policy 		14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[24]
  Martin van Rijn
(born 1956) 		• Elderly Care
• Youth Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics
• Pharmaceutical
Policy 		5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017 		Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[25]
  Paul Blokhuis
(born 1963) 		• Social Services
• Disability Policy 		26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022 		Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[26]
  Maarten
van Ooijen
(born 1990) 		• Youth Care
• Preventive Care 		10 January 2022 –
2 July 2024 		Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Vicky Maeijer
(born 1986) 		• Long-term Care
• Social Care 		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent 		Party for Freedom Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[28]
  Vincent Karremans
(born 1986) 		• Youth Care
• Preventive Care
• Sport 		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Resigned

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid.
  2. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid.
  3. ^ a b "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid.
  4. ^ "Kabinet-Beel II". BeelII. Rijksoverheid.
  5. ^ a b "Kabinet-De Quay". DeQuay. Rijksoverheid.
  6. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Marijnen". Marijnen. Rijksoverheid.
  7. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Cals". Cals. Rijksoverheid.
  8. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Zijlstra". Zijlstra. Rijksoverheid.
  9. ^ a b "Kabinet-De Jong". De Jong. Rijksoverheid.
  10. ^ "Kabinet-Biesheuvel". Biesheuvel. Rijksoverheid.
  11. ^ a b "Kabinet-Den Uyl". DenUyl. Rijksoverheid.
  12. ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt I". VanAgtI. Rijksoverheid.
  13. ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt II". VanAgtII. Rijksoverheid.
  14. ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt III". VanAgtIII. Rijksoverheid.
  15. ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers I". LubbersI. Rijksoverheid.
  16. ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers II". LubbersII. Rijksoverheid.
  17. ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers III". LubbersIII. Rijksoverheid.
  18. ^ a b "Kabinet-Kok I". KokI. Rijksoverheid.
  19. ^ a b "Kabinet-Kok II". KokII. Rijksoverheid.
  20. ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid.
  21. ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid.
  22. ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid.
  23. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Balkenende IV". BalkenendeIV. Rijksoverheid.
  24. ^ a b "Kabinet-Rutte-Verhagen". RutteI. Rijksoverheid.
  25. ^ a b "Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher". RutteII. Rijksoverheid.
  26. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Rutte III". RutteIII. Rijksoverheid.
  27. ^ a b c "Kabinet-Rutte IV". RutteIV. Rijksoverheid.
  28. ^ a b "Kabinet-Schoof". Schoof. Rijksoverheid.
  29. ^ "PvdA'er Martin van Rijn nieuwe minister voor Medische Zorg" (in Dutch). NOS. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  30. ^ Officially a member of the Labour Party but serves as a de facto Independent in a technocratic capacity.
  31. ^ "Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik". DreesVanSchaik. Rijksoverheid.
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