List of ministers of defence of the Netherlands
Government minister of the Netherlands
Minister of Defence of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Defensie | |
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![]() Incumbent since 2 July 2024Ruben Brekelmans | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Precursor | Minister of War Minister of the Navy |
Formation | 1 September 1928 (historic) 7 August 1948 (current) |
First holder | Johan Lambooij [nl] (historic) Kees Staf (current) |
Final holder | Hendrik van Boeijen (historic) |
Abolished | 27 July 1941 (historic) |
Deputy | Gijs Tuinman as State Secretary for Defence |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €4,193 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Defence |
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The minister of defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Ruben Brekelmans of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) 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 secretary is Gijs Tuinman of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) who also has been in office since 2 July 2024.
History
Role
List of ministers of defence
1928–1941
Minister of Defence | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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![]() | Major Johan Lambooij (1874–1942) | 1 September 1928 – 10 August 1929 | Roman Catholic State Party | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [1] | |
![]() | Dr. Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978) | 10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935 [Appt] | Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (De Beerenbrouck III) [2] | |
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) [3] | |||||
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) [4] | |||||
![]() | Major Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
![]() | Captain Dr. Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) | 24 June 1937 – 10 August 1939 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV • V) [5][6] | |
![]() | Major general Adriaan Dijxhoorn (1889–1953) | 10 August 1939 – 12 June 1941 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) [7] | |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) [8] | |||||
![]() | Hendrik van Boeijen (also Minister of the Interior) (1889–1947) | 12 June 1941 – 27 July 1941 [Ad interim] | Christian Historical Union |
Since 1948
Minister of War and Navy | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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![]() | Captain Wim Schokking (1900–1960) | 7 August 1948 – 16 October 1950 [Res] | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees– Van Schaik) [9] | |
![]() | Hans s'Jacob (1906–1967) | 16 October 1950 – 15 March 1951 | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | ||
![]() | Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 15 March 1951 – 13 October 1956 | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [10][11] | |
Minister of Defence | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
![]() | Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 [Minister] | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees III) [12] | |
Louis Beel (Beel II) [13] | |||||
![]() | Major general Sidney J. van den Bergh (1898–1977) | 19 May 1959 – 1 August 1959 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Jan de Quay (De Quay) [14] | |
![]() | Dr. Jan de Quay (Prime Minister) (1901–1985) | 1 August 1959 – 4 September 1959 [Acting] | Catholic People's Party | ||
![]() | Sim Visser (1908–1983) | 4 September 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
![]() | Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [15] | |
Jo Cals (Cals) [16] | |||||
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [17] | |||||
![]() | Lieutenant general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) | 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Piet de Jong (De Jong) [18] | |
![]() | Hans de Koster (1914–1992) | 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [19] | |
![]() | Henk Vredeling (1924–2007) | 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977 [App] | Labour Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [20] | |
![]() | Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | 1 January 1977 – 19 December 1977 | Labour Party | ||
![]() | Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) | 19 December 1977 – 4 March 1978 [Res] | Christian Historical Union | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [21] | |
![]() | Jan de Koning (1926–1994) | 4 March 1978 – 8 March 1978 [Ad Interim] [Minister] | Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
![]() | Willem Scholten (1927–2005) | 8 March 1978 – 25 August 1980 [App] | Christian Historical Union | ||
![]() | Captain Pieter de Geus (1929–2004) | 25 August 1980 – 11 September 1981 | Christian Historical Union | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | |||||
![]() | Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Democrats 66 | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [22][23] | |
![]() | Dr. Job de Ruiter (1930–2015) | 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [24] | |
![]() | Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) | 14 July 1986 – 6 September 1988 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [25] | |
![]() | Piet Bukman (1934–2022) | 6 September 1988 – 24 September 1988 [Ad Interim] [Minister] | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
![]() | Frits Bolkestein (born 1933) | 24 September 1988 – 7 November 1989 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
![]() | Relus ter Beek (1944–2008) | 7 November 1989 – 6 February 1991 [Note] | Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [26] | |
![]() | Jan Pronk (born 1940) | 6 February 1991 – 3 March 1991 [Acting] [Minister] | Labour Party | ||
![]() | Relus ter Beek (1944–2008) | 3 March 1991 – 22 August 1994 | Labour Party | ||
![]() | Dr. Joris Voorhoeve (born 1945) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 [Minister] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) [27] | |
![]() | Frank de Grave (born 1955) | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok II) [28] | |
![]() | Benk Korthals (born 1944) | 22 July 2002 – 12 December 2002 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [29] | |
![]() | Henk Kamp (born 1952) | 12 December 2002 – 22 February 2007 [Minister] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [30][31] | |||||
![]() | Eimert van Middelkoop (born 1949) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 [Minister] | Christian Union | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [32] | |
![]() | Hans Hillen (born 1947) | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [33] | |
![]() | Commander Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert (born 1973) | 5 November 2012 – 4 October 2017 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [34] | |
![]() | Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981) | 4 October 2017 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
![]() | Ank Bijleveld (born 1962) | 26 October 2017 – 17 September 2021 [Res] | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [35] | |
![]() | Dr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus (born 1959) | 17 September 2021 – 24 September 2021 [Acting] [Minister] | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
![]() | Henk Kamp (born 1952) | 24 September 2021 – 10 January 2022 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
![]() | Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | Democrats 66 | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [36] | |
![]() | Ruben Brekelmans (born 1986) | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [37] |
- Resigned
- Acting
- Ad Interim
- Medical leave of absence from 6 February 1991 until 3 March 1991
- Appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Appointed as European Commissioner
- Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies from 22 December 1958
- Minister for Development Cooperation
- Minister for Kingdom Relations
- Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment until 27 May 2003
- Minister without Portfolio for Housing from 23 February 2010
- Minister of Justice and Security
List of state secretaries for defence
State Secretary for Defence | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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![]() | Vice admiral Harry Moorman (1899–1971) | • Navy | 1 May 1949 – 27 November 1950 | Catholic People's Party | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I) [9][10] | |
• Army • Navy • Air Force | 27 November 1950 – 1 June 1951 | |||||
• Navy | 1 June 1951 – 19 May 1959 | Willem Drees (Drees II • III) [11][12] | ||||
Louis Beel (Beel II) [13] | ||||||
![]() | Wim Fockema Andreae (1909–1996) | • Army • Air Force | 1 May 1949 – 27 November 1950 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [9] | |
![]() | Ferdinand Kranenburg (1911–1994) | • Army • Air Force | 1 June 1951 – 1 June 1958 [Res] | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [10][11] | |
Willem Drees (Drees III) [12] | ||||||
![]() | Meine van Veen (1893–1970) | 25 October 1958 – 22 December 1958 | Labour Party | |||
![]() | Lieutenant general Michael Calmeyer (1895–1990) | • Army • Air Force | 19 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Christian Historical Union | Jan de Quay (De Quay) [14] | |
![]() | Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) | • Navy | 25 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Catholic People's Party | ||
![]() | Vice admiral Adri van Es (1913–1994) | • Navy | 14 August 1963 – 6 July 1971 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [15] | |
Jo Cals (Cals) [16] | ||||||
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [17] | ||||||
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [18] | ||||||
• Human Resources • Equipment | 6 July 1971 – 16 September 1972 [Res] | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [19] | ||||
![]() | Brigadier general Joop Haex (1911–2002) | • Army | 14 August 1963 – 14 April 1965 | Christian Historical Union | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [15] | |
![]() | Major general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) | • Air Force | 25 November 1963 – 14 April 1965 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
![]() | Gerard Peijnenburg (1919–2000) | • Army | 13 May 1965 – 5 April 1967 | Independent Christian Democratic Catholic | Jo Cals (Cals) [16] | |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [17] | ||||||
![]() | Colonel Jan Borghouts (1910–1966) | • Air Force | 12 July 1965 – 5 February 1966 [Died] | Catholic People's Party | Jo Cals (Cals) [16] | |
![]() | Lieutenant general Heije Schaper (1906–1996) | 22 June 1966 – 5 April 1967 | Independent Conservative Liberal | |||
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [17] | ||||||
![]() | Major general Joop Haex (1911–2002) | • Army | 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Christian Historical Union | Piet de Jong (De Jong) [18] | |
![]() | Bob Duynstee (1920–2014) | • Air Force | 28 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Catholic People's Party | ||
![]() | Joep Mommersteeg (1917–1991) | • Human Resources | 11 May 1973 – 1 March 1974 [Res] | Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [20] | |
![]() | Brigadier general Cees van Lent (1922–2000) | 11 March 1974 – 11 September 1981 | Catholic People's Party | |||
Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [21] | |||||
![]() | Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | • Equipment • Justice | 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977 [App] | Labour Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [20] | |
![]() | Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) | • Equipment • Justice | 20 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [21] | |
![]() | Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | • Equipment • Justice | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] | Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [22] | |
![]() | Jan van Houwelingen (1939–2013) | • Human Resources | 14 September 1981 – 7 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
• Human Resources • Equipment | Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) [23] | |||||
• Equipment | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [24] | |||||
• Human Resources • Equipment | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [25] | |||||
![]() | Charl Schwietert (born 1943) | • Human Resources | 8 November 1982 – 11 November 1982 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [24] | |
![]() | Willem Hoekzema (born 1939) | 19 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
![]() | Baron Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (1944–2023) | • Human Resources • Equipment • Justice | 7 November 1989 – 1 June 1993 [App] | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [26] | |
![]() | Lieutenant colonel Ton Frinking (1931–2022) | 1 June 1993 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | |||
![]() | Lieutenant commander Jan Gmelich Meijling (1936–2012) | • Human Resources • Equipment | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) [27] | |
![]() | Commander Henk van Hoof (born 1947) | • Human Resources • Equipment | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok II) [28] | |
![]() | Cees van der Knaap (born 1951) | • Human Resources • Military Administration • Equipment | 22 July 2002 – 18 December 2007 [App] | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) [29][30][31] | |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [32] | ||||||
![]() | Lieutenant Jack de Vries (born 1968) | 18 December 2007 – 18 May 2010 [Res] | Christian Democratic Appeal | |||
Vacant | ||||||
![]() | Barbara Visser (born 1977) | • Human Resources • Military Administration • Equipment | 26 October 2017 – 31 August 2021 [App] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [35] | |
![]() | Christophe van der Maat (born 1980) | • Human Resources • Military Administration • Equipment | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [36] | |
![]() | Lieutenant Colonel Gijs Tuinman (born 1979) | • Human Resources • Military Administration • Equipment | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [37] |
- Resigned
- Died in Office
- Appointed as Minister of Defence
- Appointed as Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
- Appointed as Mayor of Ede
- Appointed as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
See also
- Ministry of Defence
- Chief of Defence
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