List of ministers of migration of the Netherlands

Minister of Asylum and Migration of the Netherlands
Minister van Asiel en Migratie
Incumbent Bart van den Brink since 23 February 2026 (2026-02-23)
Ministry of Justice and Security
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The monarch on advice of the prime minister
First holder	Hilbrand Nawijn as Minister for Immigration and Integration 22 July 2002 (2002-07-22)
Salary	€205,991 (As of 2025)

The Netherlands has had a dedicated minister responsible for immigration affairs and asylum policy in multiple cabinets. From 2024, the officeholder has held the official title minister of Asylum and Migration (Dutch: minister van Asiel en Migratie). The current minister, Bart van den Brink, has served since 23 February 2026.

List of ministers of migration

Cabinet	Minister				Term of office		Title
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Balkenende I	Hilbrand Nawijn	Hilbrand Nawijn		LPF	22 July 2002	27 May 2003	Minister for Immigration and Integration
Balkenende II	Rita Verdonk	Rita Verdonk		VVD	27 May 2003	14 December 2006
Balkenende III
14 December 2006 – 14 October 2010: No minister of migration
Rutte I	Gerd Leers	Gerd Leers		CDA	14 October 2010	5 November 2012	Minister for Immigration and Asylum
5 November 2012 – 2 July 2024: No minister of migration
Schoof	Marjolein Faber	Marjolein Faber		PVV	2 July 2024	3 June 2025	Minister of Asylum and Migration
	David van Weel	David van Weel		VVD	3 June 2025	23 February 2026
	Eddy van Hijum	Eddy van Hijum		NSC	19 June 2025	22 August 2025	Minister for Asylum and Migration
	Mona Keijzer	Mona Keijzer		BBB	19 June 2025	23 February 2026
Jetten	Bart van den Brink	Bart van den Brink		CDA	23 February 2026	Incumbent	Minister of Asylum and Migration

List of state secretaries for migration

Prior to the Schoof cabinet – with the exception of the first, second and third Balkenende cabinets, and the first Rutte cabinet – a state secretary of the Ministry of Justice was responsible for immigration affairs and asylum policy. In later years, this state secretary was allowed to use the title 'minister for migration' in diplomatic contexts.

Cabinet	State secretary				Term of office		Ministry
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
De Jong		Klaas Wiersma		VVD	20 April 1970	6 July 1971	Justice
Biesheuvel I		Hans Grosheide		ARP	28 July 1971	11 May 1973
Biesheuvel II
Den Uyl		Jan Glastra van Loon		D66	13 June 1973	27 May 1975
		Henk Zeevalking		D66	6 June 1975	8 September 1977
Van Agt I		Bert Haars		CHU	28 December 1977	11 September 1981
				CDA
Van Agt II		Michiel Scheltema		D66	11 September 1981	4 November 1982
Van Agt III
Lubbers I		Virginie Korte-van Hemel		CDA	8 November 1982	7 November 1989
Lubbers II
Lubbers III		Aad Kosto		PvdA	7 November 1989	27 May 1994
Kok I		Elizabeth Schmitz		PvdA	22 August 1994	3 August 1998
Kok II		Job Cohen		PvdA	3 August 1998	1 January 2001
		Ella Kalsbeek		PvdA	1 January 2001	22 July 2002
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007: No state secretary for migration
Balkenende IV		Nebahat Albayrak		PvdA	22 February 2007	23 February 2010	Justice
23 February 2010 – 5 November 2012: No state secretary for migration
Rutte II		Fred Teeven		VVD	5 November 2012	10 March 2015	Security and Justice
		Klaas Dijkhoff		VVD	20 March 2015	4 October 2017
Rutte III		Mark Harbers		VVD	26 October 2017	21 May 2019	Justice and Security
		Ankie Broekers-Knol		VVD	11 July 2019	10 January 2022
Rutte IV		Eric van der Burg		VVD	10 January 2022	2 July 2024

See also

• List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands
• Ministry of Asylum and Migration