Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | Mark Rutte as Prime Minister |
Formation | 9 March 1798 |
First holder | Willem Berend Buys (as Secretary for Foreign Affairs) |
Deputy | Sigrid Kaag as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €8,387 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Stef Blok of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, who has been in office since 7 March 2018.[1][2][3][4]
Agents of Foreign Affairs (1798–1801)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Regime | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Willem Berend Buys (1752–1832) |
9 March 1798 – 25 June 1798 |
Independent | Uitvoerend Bewind | |
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Alexander Gogel (ad interim) (1765–1821) |
7 April 1798 – 2 October 1798 |
Independent | ||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland (1751–1826) |
8 October 1798 – 1 December 1801 |
Independent |
Secretaries of State of Foreign Affairs (1801–1806)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Regime | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland (1751–1826) |
1 December 1801 – 19 June 1806 |
Independent | Staatsbewind |
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1806–1868)
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (since 1868)
- Res Resigned.
- Ad interim Served ad interim.
- Appt Appointment: Frans Beelaerts van Blokland appointed Vice President of the Council of State; Eelco van Kleffens appointed Minister for United Nations Affairs; Hans van den Broek appointed European Commissioner; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appointed Secretary General of NATO; Frans Timmerman appointed European Commissioner.
- Died Died in office.
Living former Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Term | Age |
---|---|---|
Dries van Agt | 1982 | 2 February 1931 |
Hans van den Broek | 1982–1993 | 11 December 1936 |
Jozias van Aartsen | 1998–2002 | 25 December 1947 |
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | 2002–2003 | 3 April 1948 |
Ben Bot | 2003–2007 | 21 November 1937 |
Maxime Verhagen | 2007–2010 | 14 September 1956 |
Uri Rosenthal | 2010–2012 | 19 July 1945 |
Frans Timmermans | 2012–2014 | 6 May 1961 |
Bert Koenders | 2014–2017 | 28 May 1958 |
Halbe Zijlstra | 2017–2018 | 21 January 1969 |
Sigrid Kaag | 2018 | 2 November 1961 |
List of Ministers without Portfolio
Minister for Foreign Policy | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Jonkheer Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (1885–1952) |
• Designated Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs |
1 January 1942 – 25 June 1945 |
Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II • III) [30][31] | |
Minister for Foreign Policy | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Dr. Herman van Roijen (1905–1991) |
• United Nations Affairs | 25 June 1945 – 1 March 1946 [Appt] |
Independent Social Democrat |
Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees) [32] | |
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983) |
1 March 1946 – 1 July 1947 [Res] |
Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
Louis Beel (Beel I) [33] | ||||||
Vacant | ||||||
Minister for Foreign Policy | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| | Dr. Joseph Luns (1911–2002) |
• United Nations Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • Development Cooperation • Indonesian Political Affairs • New Guinea Political Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 |
Catholic People's Party | Willem Drees (Drees II) [36] | |
Office discontinued | ||||||
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek |
- Res Resigned.
- Appt Appointment: Herman van Roijen appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
List of State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| | Nico Blom (1899–1972) |
• Indonesian Political Affairs | 16 February 1950 – 2 September 1952 |
Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I) [34][35] | |
Vacant | ||||||
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| | Ernst van der Beugel (1918–2004) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
8 January 1957 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees III) [37] | |
Vacant | ||||||
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| | Dr. Hans van Houten (1907–1996) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • Development Cooperation • International Aviation Policy |
24 August 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan de Quay (De Quay) [39] | |
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| | Leo de Block (1904–1988) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [40] | |
Jo Cals (Cals) [41] | ||||||
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • United Nations Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [42] | |||||
style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"| | Dr. Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (1907–1976) |
• United Nations Affairs • Development Cooperation • International Cooperation |
28 September 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [40] | |
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| | Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) |
• United Nations Affairs • International Cooperation |
22 July 1965 – 22 November 1966 |
Labour Party | Jo Cals (Cals) [41] | |
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| | Hans de Koster (1914–1992) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs |
12 June 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [43] | |
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| | Tjerk Westerterp (born 1930) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs |
17 August 1971 – 7 March 1973 [Res] |
Catholic People's Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [44] | |
style="background:Template:Democrats 66/meta/color;"| | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 [Res] |
Democrats 66 | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [45] | |
style="background:Template:Anti Revolutionary Party/meta/color;"| | Dr. Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013) |
• United Nations Affairs • International Cooperation |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"| | Durk van der Mei (1924–2018) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
Christian Historical Union | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [46] | |
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | Christian Democratic Appeal | |||||
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | Hans van den Broek (born 1936) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [47][48] | |
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| | Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
5 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [49] | |
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | René van der Linden (born 1943) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
14 July 1986 – 9 September 1988 [Res] |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [50] | |
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | Baron Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (born 1944) |
27 september 1988 – 7 november 1989 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |||
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| | Piet Dankert (1934–2003) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs |
7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994 [Res] |
Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [51] | |
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| | Michiel Patijn (born 1942) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok I) [52] | |
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| | Dick Benschop (born 1957) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) [53] | |
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950) |
• International Development • Development Aid • International Environmental Policies [Title] |
22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [54] | |
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| | Atzo Nicolaï (born 1960) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs [Title] |
22 July 2002 – 7 July 2006 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) [55] | ||||||
Vacant | ||||||
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| | Frans Timmermans (born 1961) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs [Title] |
22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [Res] |
Labour Party | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [57] | |
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| | Dr. Ben Knapen (born 1951) |
• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • Development Cooperation [Title] |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [58] | |
Vacant | ||||||
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek |
- Res Resigned.
- Title Allowed to use the title of Minister while on foreign business.
Living former State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | Term | Age |
---|---|---|
Tjerk Westerterp | 1971–1973 | 2 December 1930 |
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | 1973–1977 | 18 March 1937 |
Hans van den Broek | 1981–1982 | 11 December 1936 |
Wim van Eekelen | 1982–1986 | 5 February 1931 |
René van der Linden | 1986–1988 | 14 December 1943 |
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst | 1988–1989 | 4 February 1944 |
Michiel Patijn | 1994–1998 | 19 August 1942 |
Dick Benschop | 1998–2002 | 5 November 1957 |
Agnes van Ardenne | 2002–2003 | 21 January 1950 |
Atzo Nicolaï | 2002–2006 | 22 February 1960 |
Frans Timmermans | 2007–2010 | 6 May 1961 |
Ben Knapen | 2010–2012 | 6 January 1951 |
See also
References
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