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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Department overview
FormedSeptember 15, 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-15)
JurisdictionKingdom of the Netherlands
HeadquartersParnassusplein 5, The Hague, Netherlands
Annual budget€76,7 billion (2013)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Websitewww.government.nl/ministries/vws

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Template:Lang-nl; VWS) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for Health, Welfare and Sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 as the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and had several name changes before it became the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, currently Edith Schippers.

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Responsibilities

The ministry is responsible for three policy areas:

  • Public health and health care
  • Welfare and social-cultural work
  • Sports

Organisation

The ministry is currently headed by a minister and one State Secretary. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of The Hague. The civil service is headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who head a system of three directorates general:

  • Public Health, responsible for safety, prevention and sports
  • Health Care, responsible for care, medicine and health insurance
  • Youth and Welfare

The ministry is also responsible for several autonomous agencies, most prominently:

History

There had been a ministry of Social Work since 1952. In 1965 it was also given responsibility for Culture and Recreation and it was named Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work. Between 1951 and 1973 there had been a Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Care. In 1973 a separate Ministry of Health and the Environment was formed. In 1982 these two ministries merged to form the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sports. Responsibilities concerning the environment and nature management were given to the newly reorganized Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries. The ministry built a new headquarters in 2003 designed by architect Michael Graves. In 1996 the responsibility for culture was transferred to the newly reorganized Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

List of Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport

For full list, see Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands. Template:Nl

Minister of Social Affairs and Health Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Dolf Joekes Dolf Joekes March 15, 1951 –
September 2, 1952 		VDB Willem Drees
(Drees I)
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| Ko Suurhoff Ko Suurhoff September 2, 1952 –
December 22, 1958 		PvdA Willem Drees
(Drees II • III)
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| Louis Beel Louis Beel
(ad interim, as
Prime Minister) 		December 22, 1958 –
May 19, 1959 		KVP Louis Beel
(Beel II)
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| Charles van Rooy Charles van Rooy May 19, 1959 –
July 3, 1961[Res] 		KVP Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| Victor Marijnen Victor Marijnen
(ad interim, as
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) 		July 3, 1961 –
July 17, 1961 		KVP
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| Gerard Veldkamp Gerard Veldkamp July 17, 1961 –
April 5, 1967 		KVP Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
Jo Cals
(Cals)
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
style="background:Template:Anti Revolutionary Party/meta/color;"| Bauke Roolvink Bauke Roolvink April 5, 1967 –
July 6, 1971 		ARP Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
Minister of Health,
the Environment and Hygiene 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"| Louis Stuyt Louis Stuyt July 6, 1971 –
May 11, 1973 		KVP Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| Irene Vorrink Irene Vorrink May 11, 1973 -
December 19, 1977 		PvdA Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| Leendert Ginjaar Leendert Ginjaar December 19, 1977 –
September 11, 1981 		VVD Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| Til Gardeniers-Berendsen Til Gardeniers-Berendsen September 11, 1981 –
November 4, 1982 		CDA Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
Minister of Health,
Welfare and Culture 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| Elco Brinkman Elco Brinkman November 4, 1982 –
November 7, 1989 		CDA Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I • II)
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| Hedy d'Ancona Hedy d'Ancona November 7, 1989 –
August 22, 1994 		PvdA Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
style="background:Template:Democrats 66/meta/color;"| Els Borst Els Borst
(also Deputy Prime Minister 1998–2002) 		August 22, 1994 –
July 22, 2002 		D66 Wim Kok
(Kok I • II)
style="background:Template:Pim Fortuyn List/meta/color;"| Eduard Bomhoff Eduard Bomhoff
(also Deputy Prime Minister) 		July 22, 2002 –
October 16, 2002[Res] 		LPF Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| Aart Jan de Geus Aart Jan de Geus
(also Minister of Social Affairs and Employment) 		October 16, 2002 –
May 27, 2003 		CDA
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| Hans Hoogervorst Hans Hoogervorst May 27, 2003 –
February 22, 2007 		VVD Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)
style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Appeal/meta/color;"| Ab Klink Ab Klink February 22, 2007 –
October 14, 2010 		CDA Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"| Edith Schippers Edith Schippers October 14, 2010 – VVD Mark Rutte
(Rutte I • II)
Res. Resigned.

Living former Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport

Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Term Age
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen 1981-1982 (1925-02-18) February 18, 1925 (age 99)
Elco Brinkman 1982-1989 (1948-02-05) February 5, 1948 (age 76)
Hedy d'Ancona 1989-1994 (1937-10-01) October 1, 1937 (age 87)
Eduard Bomhoff 2002 (1944-09-30) September 30, 1944 (age 80)
Aart Jan de Geus 2002-2003 (1955-07-28) July 28, 1955 (age 69)
Hans Hoogervorst 2003-2007 (1956-04-19) April 19, 1956 (age 68)
Ab Klink 2007-2010 (1958-11-02) November 2, 1958 (age 66)
Edith Schippers 2010- (1964-08-25) August 25, 1964 (age 60)

References

  1. ^ Template:Nl XVI Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, Rijksoverheid, September 18, 2012
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