Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Term of office
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Party
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Prime Minister (Cabinet)
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Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Prime Minister) (1794–1863)
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25 March 1848 – 17 May 1848 [Res]
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Independent
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Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck)
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Arnold Adolf Bentinck van Nijenhuis (1798–1868)
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17 May 1848 – 21 November 1848
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Independent
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Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt (1795–1873)
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21 November 1848 – 1 November 1849
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Independent
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Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius)
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Herman van Sonsbeeck (1796–1865)
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1 November 1849 – 16 October 1852 [Res]
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Independent
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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I)
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Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1816–1890)
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16 October 1852 – 19 April 1853
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Independent
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Prime Minister) (1791–1866)
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19 April 1853 – 1 July 1856
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Independent
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Donker Curtius)
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Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest (1793–1877)
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1 July 1856 – 18 March 1858
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Independent
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Justinus van der Brugghen (Van der Brugghen)
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Jan Karel van Goltstein (1794–1872)
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18 March 1858 – 23 February 1860
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Independent
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Jan Jacob Rochussen (Rochussen)
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1791–1866)
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23 February 1860 – 4 April 1860
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Independent
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Van Heemstra)
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Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1819–1894)
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4 April 1860 – 14 January 1861 [Res]
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Independent
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Louis Napoleon van der Goes van Dirxland (1806–1885)
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14 January 1861 – 14 March 1861
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Independent
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Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Prime Minister) (1816–1890)
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14 March 1861 – 10 November 1861 [Res]
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Independent
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Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra)
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Martin Pascal Hubert Strens (Ad interim) (1807–1875)
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10 November 1861 – 1 February 1862
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Independent
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Schelto van Heemstra (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra)
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Anthony Jan Lucas Stratenus (Ad interim) (1807–1872)
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1 February 1862 – 12 March 1862
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Independent
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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II)
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Paul Therèse van der Maesen de Sombreff (1827–1902)
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12 March 1862 – 2 January 1864 [Res]
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Independent
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Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1816–1866)
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2 January 1864 – 15 March 1864
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Independent
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Eppo Cremers (1823–1896)
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15 March 1864 – 1 June 1866
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Independent
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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II) Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (Fransen van de Putte)
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Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Prime Minister) (1819–1894)
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1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868
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Independent
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Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)
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Joannes Josephus van Mulken (Ad interim Minister of War) (1796–1879)
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4 June 1868 – 8 June 1868
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Independent
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Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse-Fock)
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Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (Ad interim 8 June – 1 September 1868) (1806–1887)
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8 June 1868 – 12 December 1870 [Res]
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Independent
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Joannes Josephus van Mulken (Ad interim Minister of War) (1796–1879)
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12 December 1870 – 4 January 1871
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Independent
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Louis Gericke van Herwijnen (1814–1899)
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18 January 1871 – 27 August 1874
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Independent
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Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) Gerrit de Vries (De Vries-Fransen van de Putte)
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Joseph van der Does de Willebois (1816–1892)
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27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877
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Independent
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Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk-Van Lynden van Sandenburg)
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Willem van Heeckeren van Kell (1815–1914)
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3 November 1877 – 19 August 1879
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Independent
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Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello)
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Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Prime Minister) (1826–1885)
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19 August 1879 – 15 September 1881 [Res]
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Independent
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Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg)
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Willem Frederik Rochussen (1832–1912)
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15 September 1881 – 23 April 1883
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Independent
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Joseph van der Does de Willebois (1816–1892)
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23 April 1883 – 1 November 1885 [Res]
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Independent
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Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk)
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Marc Willem du Tour van Bellinchave (Ad interim Minister of Justice) (1835–1908)
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10 August 1885 – 1 November 1885
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Independent
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Abraham van Karnebeek (1836–1925)
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1 November 1885 – 21 April 1888
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Independent
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Cornelis Hartsen (1823–1895)
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21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891
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Independent
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Aeneas Mackay (Mackay)
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Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Prime Minister) (1841–1914)
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21 August 1891 – 21 March 1894 [Res]
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Independent
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Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven)
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Joannes Coenraad Jansen (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1840–1925)
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21 March 1894 – 8 May 1894
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Liberal Union
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Joan Röell (Prime Minister) (1844–1914)
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8 May 1894 – 27 July 1897
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Independent
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Joan Röell (Röell)
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Willem Hendrik de Beaufort (1845–1918)
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27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901
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Independent
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Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson)
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Robert Melvil van Lynden (1843–1910)
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1 August 1901 – 9 March 1905 [Res]
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Anti-Revolutionary Party
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Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper)
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Abraham George Ellis (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1846–1916)
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9 March 1905 – 22 April 1905
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Independent
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Willem Marcus van Weede van Berencamp (1848–1925)
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22 April 1905 – 7 August 1905 [Res]
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Independent
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Abraham George Ellis (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1846–1916)
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7 August 1905 – 17 August 1905
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Independent
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Dirk Arnold Willem van Tets van Goudriaan (1844–1930)
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17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908
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Independent
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Theo de Meester (Meester)
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René de Marees van Swinderen (1860–1955)
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12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913
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Independent
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Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk)
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Pieter Cort van der Linden (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1846–1935)
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29 August 1913 – 27 September 1913
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Independent
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Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden)
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John Loudon (1866–1955)
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27 September 1913 – 9 September 1918
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Independent
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Herman van Karnebeek (1874–1942)
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9 September 1918 – 1 April 1927 [Res]
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Independent
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Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II) Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I)
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Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1872–1956)
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1 April 1927 – 20 April 1933 [Res]
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Christian Historical Union
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Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
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Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1869–1944)
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20 April 1933 – 26 May 1933
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Roman-Catholic State Party
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Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs III)
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Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (1872–1957)
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26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937
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Independent
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Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III)
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Hendrikus Colijn (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1869–1944)
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24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937
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Anti-Revolutionary Party
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Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)
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Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn (1873–1961)
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1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939
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Independent
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Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV • Colijn V)
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Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983)
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10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 [Res]
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Independent
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Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II)
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Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II • III)
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Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees)
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Herman van Roijen (1905–1991)
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1 March 1946 – 3 July 1946
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Independent
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Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees)
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Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout (1892–1986)
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3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948
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Independent
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Louis Beel (Beel I)
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Dirk Stikker (1897–1979)
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7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I)
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Johan Beyen (1897–1976) Joseph Luns (1911–2002)
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2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956
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Independent (Beyen) Catholic People's Party (Luns)
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Willem Drees (Drees II)
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Joseph Luns (1911–2002)
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13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971
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Catholic People's Party
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Willem Drees (Drees III)
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Louis Beel (Beel II)
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Jan de Quay (De Quay)
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Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)
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Jo Cals (Cals)
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Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
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Piet de Jong (De Jong)
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Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008)
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6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
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Catholic People's Party
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Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)
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Max van der Stoel (1924–2011)
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11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
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Labour Party
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Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
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Chris van der Klaauw (1924–2005)
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19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
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Max van der Stoel (1924–2011)
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11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res]
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Labour Party
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Dries van Agt (Van Agt II)
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Dries van Agt (Prime Minister) (born 1931)
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29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Dries van Agt (Van Agt III)
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Hans van den Broek
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Hans van den Broek (born 1936)
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4 November 1982 – 2 January 1993 [Appt]
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II • III)
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Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013)
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2 January 1993 – 22 August 1994
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
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Hans van Mierlo (Deputy Prime Minister) (1931–2010)
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22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
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Democrats 66
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Wim Kok (Kok I)
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Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947)
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3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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Wim Kok (Kok II)
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948)
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22 July 2002 – 3 December 2003 [Appt]
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II)
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Ben Bot (born 1937)
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3 December 2003 – 22 February 2007
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III)
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Maxime Verhagen (born 1956)
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22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
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Christian Democratic Appeal
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Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)
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Uri Rosenthal (born 1945)
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14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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Mark Rutte (Rutte I)
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Frans Timmermans (born 1961)
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5 November 2012 – 17 October 2014 [Appt]
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Labour Party
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Mark Rutte (Rutte II)
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Bert Koenders (born 1958)
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17 October 2014 – Incumbent
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Labour Party
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