List of ministers of the interior of the Netherlands

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Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands
Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Hugo de Jonge
Incumbent
Hugo de Jonge
since 5 September 2023; 6 months ago (2023-09-05)
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation12 March 1798; 226 years ago (1798-03-12)
First holderAlexander Gogel
as Secretary for the Interior
DeputyAlexandra van Huffelen
as State Secretary for the
Interior and Kingdom Relations
Salary157,287 (As of 2017)
(including 4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

The minister of the interior and kingdom relations (Dutch: Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) is the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Hugo de Jonge of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party who has been in office since 5 September 2023 and who also serves as a minister without portfolio for public housing and spatial planning since 10 January 2022. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Alexandra van Huffelen of the Democrats 66 (D66) party who has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of kingdom relations, local government and digital government. Occasionally there is also a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry who is also giving specific portfolios.

List of ministers[edit]

1801–1866[edit]

Agent of the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Alexander Gogel
(1765–1821)
19 June 1801 –
4 July 1801
Independent Staatsbewind
Secretary of State for the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Hendrik van Stralen
(1751–1821)
2 May 1805 –
20 June 1806
Independent Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Johan Hendrik Mollerus
(1750–1834)
4 July 1806 –
17 May 1808
Independent Louis I
Frédéric Auguste van Leyden
van Westbarendrecht

(1768–1821)
17 May 1808 –
8 December 1808
Independent
Adriaan Pieter Twent van Raaphorst
(1745–1816)
8 December 1808 –
27 May 1809
Independent
Minister of Worship and the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Godert van der Capellen
(1778–1848)
27 May 1809 –
1 January 1811
Independent Louis I
Commissioner-General for the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Hendrik van Stralen
(1751–1821)
29 November 1813 –
6 April 1814
Independent William Frederick
Secretary of State for the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Jonkheer
Willem Frederik Röell
(1767–1835)
6 April 1814 –
9 February 1817
Independent William Frederick / William I
Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Patrice de Coninck
(1770–1827)
21 February 1817 –
1 January 1820
Independent William I
Minister of the Interior, Water Management and Public Works Term of office Party Regime
Patrice de Coninck
(1770–1827)
1 January 1820 –
30 March 1824
Independent William I
Minister of the Interior, Education and Water Management Term of office Party Regime
Patrice de Coninck
(1770–1827)
30 March 1824 –
5 April 1825
Independent William I
Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Regime
Patrice de Coninck
(1770–1827)
5 April 1825 –
22 June 1825
Independent William I
Pierre van Gobbelschroy
(1784–1850)
22 June 1825 –
1 January 1830
Independent
Jonkheer
Edmond de la Coste
(1778–1870)
1 January 1830 –
22 October 1830
Independent
Hendrik Jacob van Doorn
van Westcapelle

(1786–1853)
4 October 1830 –
1 December 1836
Independent
Hendrik Merkus de Kock
(1779–1845)
1 December 1836 –
1 June 1841
Independent
William II
Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck
van der Oye

(1800–1872)
1 June 1841 –
15 February 1846
Independent
Johan Adriaan van der Heim
van Duivendijke

(1791–1870)
15 February 1846 –
1 June 1846
Ad interim
Independent
Cornelis Vollenhoven
(1778–1849)
1 June 1846 –
12 October 1846
Ad interim
Independent
Lodewijk Napoleon van Randwijck
(1807–1891)
12 October 1846 –
1 January 1848
Independent
Johan Adriaan van der Heim
van Duivendijke

(1791–1870)
1 January 1848 –
25 March 1848
Independent
Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Lodewijk Caspar Luzac
(1786–1861)
25 March 1848 –
13 May 1848
[Res]
Independent Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
(Schimmelpenninck)
Jacob de Kempenaer Jacob de Kempenaer
(Prime Minister Nov 1848–Nov 1849)
(1793–1870)
13 May 1848 –
1 November 1849
Independent Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
(Schimmelpenninck)
Jacob de Kempenaer
(De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius)
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Dr.
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Prime Minister)
(1798–1872)
1 November 1849 –
19 April 1853
Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Thorbecke I)
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen Jonkheer
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen
(1818–1893)
19 April 1853 –
1 July 1856
Independent Floris Adriaan van Hall
(Van Hall-Donker Curtius)
Gerrit Simons Dr.
Gerrit Simons
(1802–1868)
1 July 1856 –
19 January 1857
[Res]
Independent Justinus van der Brugghen
(Van der Brugghen)
Anthony Gerhard Alexander Ridder
Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard
(1799–1869)
19 January 1857 –
18 March 1858
Independent
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen Jonkheer
Jacob George Hieronymus
van Tets van Goudriaan

(1812–1885)
18 March 1858 –
23 February 1860
Independent Jan Jacob Rochussen
(Rochussen)
Schelto van Heemstra Baron
Schelto van Heemstra
(1807–1864)
2 March 1860 –
31 January 1862
Independent Floris Adriaan van Hall
(Van Hall-Van Heemstra)
Jacob van Zuylen
van Nijevelt

(Van Zuylen van
Nijevelt-Van Heemstra)
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Dr.
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Prime Minister)
(1798–1872)
31 January 1862 –
10 February 1866
Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Thorbecke II)
Johan Herman Geertsema Johan Herman Geertsema
(1816–1908)
10 February 1866 –
1 June 1866
Independent Isaäc Dignus Fransen
van de Putte

(Fransen van de Putte)

1866–1945[edit]

Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Jan Heemskerk Dr.
Jan Heemskerk
(1818–1897)
1 June 1866 –
4 June 1868
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Jules van Zuylen
van Nijevelt

(Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)
[1]
Cornelis Fock Cornelis Fock
(1828–1910)
4 June 1868 –
4 January 1871
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Pieter Philip
van Bosse

(Van Bosse–Fock)
[2]
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Dr.
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Prime Minister)
(1798–1872)
4 January 1871 –
4 June 1872
[Died]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Thorbecke III)
[3]
Pieter Philip van Bosse Pieter Philip van Bosse
(Minister of Colonial Affairs)
(1809–1879)
4 June 1872 –
6 July 1872
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Johan Herman Geertsema Johan Herman
Geertsema

(1816–1908)
6 July 1872 –
27 August 1874
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Gerrit de Vries
(De Vries–Fransen
van de Putte
)

[4]
Jan Heemskerk Dr.
Jan Heemskerk
(Prime Minister)
(1818–1897)
27 August 1874 –
3 November 1877
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Jan Heemskerk
(Heemskerk–Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
)

[5]
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello

(Prime Minister)
(1822–1895)
3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello
(Kappeyne van
de Coppello
)

[6]
Willem Six Jonkheer
Willem Six
(1829–1908)
20 August 1879 –
10 February 1882
[Res]
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Theo van Lynden
van Sandenburg

(Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
)

[7]
Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk
(1847–1908)
10 February 1882 –
23 April 1883
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Jan Heemskerk Dr.
Jan Heemskerk
(Prime Minister)
(1818–1897)
23 April 1883 –
21 April 1888
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Jan Heemskerk
(J. Heemskerk)
[8]
Aeneas Mackay Baron
Aeneas Mackay
(Prime Minister)
(1838–1909)
21 April 1888 –
24 February 1890
[Appt]
Anti-Revolutionary Party Aeneas Mackay
(Mackay)
[9]
Alexander de Savornin Lohman Jonkheer
Alexander de
Savornin Lohman

(1837–1924)
24 February 1890 –
21 August 1891
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Johannes Tak van Poortvliet Johannes Tak
van Poortvliet

(1839–1904)
21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894
Liberal Union Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(Van Tienhoven)
[10]
Samuel van Houten Samuel van Houten
(1837–1930)
9 May 1894 –
27 July 1897
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Joan Röell
(Röell)
[11]
Hendrik Goeman Borgesius Dr.
Hendrik Goeman
Borgesius

(1847–1917)
27 July 1897 –
1 August 1901
Liberal Union Nicolaas Pierson
(Pierson)
[12]
Abraham Kuyper Dr.
Abraham Kuyper
(Prime Minister)
(1837–1920)
1 August 1901 –
17 August 1905
Anti-Revolutionary Party Abraham Kuyper
(Kuyper)
[13]
Pieter Rink Pieter Rink
(1851–1941)
17 August 1905 –
10 February 1908
Liberal Union Theo de Meester
(De Meester)
[14]
Theo Heemskerk Theo Heemskerk
(Prime Minister)
(1852–1932)
11 February 1908 –
29 August 1913
Anti-Revolutionary Party Theo Heemskerk
(T. Heemskerk)
[15]
Pieter Cort van der Linden Dr.
Pieter Cort van
der Linden

(Prime Minister)
(1846–1935)
29 August 1913 –
9 September 1918
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Pieter Cort van
der Linden
(Cort van der Linden)
[16]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Prime Minister)
(1873–1936)
9 September 1918 –
1 January 1923
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[17][18]
Minister of the Interior
and Agriculture
Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)
1 January 1923 –
4 August 1925
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)
[18]
Dirk Jan de Geer Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960)
4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Christian Historical Union Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn I)
[19]
Jan Kan Jan Kan
(1873–1947)
8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929
Independent
Liberal

(Social Liberal)
Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer I)
[20]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)
10 August 1929 –
1 May 1932
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[21]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Prime Minister)
(1873–1936)
1 May 1932 –
26 May 1933
Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[22]
Jacob Adriaan de Wilde Jacob Adriaan
de Wilde

(1879–1956)
26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IIIII)
[23][24]
Hendrik van Boeijen Hendrik van Boeijen
(also Minister of General
Affairs
1940–1944)

(1889–1947)
24 June 1937 –
31 May 1944
[Res]
Christian
Historical Union
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IVV) [25]
Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II) [26]
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy I) [27]
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy II)
[27]
Jaap Burger Jaap Burger
(1904–1986)
31 May 1944 –
27 January 1945
[Res]
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
Hendrik van Boeijen Hendrik van Boeijen
(Minister of General Affairs)
(1889–1947)
27 January 1945 –
23 February 1945
[Ad Interim]
Christian
Historical Union

Since 1945[edit]

Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Louis Beel Dr.
Louis Beel
(Prime Minister
1946–1947)

(1902–1977)
23 February 1945 –
15 September 1947
Roman Catholic
State Party
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy

(Gerbrandy III) [28]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem
Schermerhorn

(Schermerhorn–
Drees
)
[29]
Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[30]
Piet Witteman Dr.
Piet Witteman
(1892–1972)
15 September 1947 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
Johan van Maarseveen Johan van
Maarseveen

(1894–1951)
7 August 1948 –
15 June 1949
[App]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees–
Van Schaik
)

[31]
Josef van Schaik Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)
[Deputy]
15 June 1949 –
20 September 1949
[Ad interim] [Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Frans Teulings Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)
20 September 1949 –
15 March 1951
Catholic
People's Party
Johan van Maarseveen Johan van
Maarseveen

(1894–1951)
15 March 1951 –
18 November 1951
[Died]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees I)
[32]
Frans Teulings Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)
[Deputy]
18 November 1951 –
6 December 1951
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Louis Beel Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
[Deputy]
6 December 1951 –
7 July 1956
[App]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[33]
Julius Christiaan van Oven Dr.
Julius Christiaan
van Oven

(1881–1963)
7 July 1956 –
13 October 1956
[Acting] [Minister]
Labour Party
Ko Suurhoff Ko Suurhoff
(1905–1967)
13 October 1956 –
29 October 1956
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[34]
Minister of the Interior, Property
and Public Organisations
Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Teun Struycken Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)
[Deputy]
29 October 1956 –
19 May 1959
[Minister]
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[34]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[35]
Minister of the Interior Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Edzo Toxopeus Edzo Toxopeus
(1918–2009)
19 May 1959 –
14 April 1965
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[36]
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[37]
Jan Smallenbroek Jan Smallenbroek
(1909–1974)
14 April 1965 –
31 August 1966
[Res]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[38]
Ivo Samkalden Dr.
Ivo Samkalden
(1912–1995)
31 August 1966 –
5 September 1966
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Labour Party
Koos Verdam Dr.
Koos Verdam
(1915–1998)
5 September 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[39]
Henk Beernink Henk Beernink
(1910–1979)
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
Christian
Historical Union
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[40]
Molly Geertsema Molly Geertsema
(1918–1991)
[Deputy]
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[41]
Gaius de Gaay Fortman Dr.
Gaius de
Gaay Fortman

(1911–1997)
[Deputy]
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
[Minister] [Minister]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[42]
Hans Wiegel Hans Wiegel
(born 1941)
[Deputy]
19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[43]
Ed van Thijn Ed van Thijn
(1934–2021)
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[44]
Max Rood Dr.
Max Rood
(1927–2001)
29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982
Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[45]
Koos Rietkerk Koos Rietkerk
(1927–1986)
4 November 1982 –
20 February 1986
[Died]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[46]
Frits Korthals Altes Frits
Korthals Altes

(born 1931)
20 February 1986 –
12 March 1986
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Rudolf de Korte Dr.
Rudolf de Korte
(1936–2020)
12 March 1986 –
14 July 1986
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Kees van Dijk Kees van Dijk
(1931–2008)
14 July 1986 –
26 January 1987
[Note]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[47]
Frits Korthals Altes Frits
Korthals Altes

(born 1931)
26 January 1987 –
3 February 1987
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan de Koning Jan de Koning
(1926–1994)
3 February 1987 –
6 May 1987
[Acting]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Kees van Dijk Kees van Dijk
(1931–2008)
6 May 1987 –
7 November 1989
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ien Dales Ien Dales
(1931–1994)
7 November 1989 –
10 January 1994
[Died]
Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[48]
Ernst Hirsch Ballin Dr.
Ernst Hirsch Ballin
(born 1950)
10 January 1994 –
18 January 1994
[Ad Interim] [Minister]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ed van Thijn Ed van Thijn
(1934–2021)
18 January 1994 –
27 May 1994
[Res]
Labour Party
Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de
Graaff-Nauta

(1930–2008)
27 May 1994 –
22 August 1994
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Hans Dijkstal Hans Dijkstal
(1943–2010)
[Deputy]
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[49]
Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Bram Peper Dr.
Bram Peper
(1940–2022)
3 August 1998 –
13 March 2000
[Res]
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[50]
Roger van Boxtel Roger van Boxtel
(born 1954)
13 March 2000 –
24 March 2000
[Ad Interim]
Democrats 66
Klaas de Vries Klaas de Vries
(born 1943)
24 March 2000 –
22 July 2002
Labour Party
Johan Remkes Johan Remkes
(born 1951)
[Deputy]
22 July 2002 –
22 February 2007
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende
I
IIIII)

[51][52][53]
Guusje ter Horst Dr.
Guusje ter Horst
(born 1952)
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res]
Labour Party Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[54]
Ernst Hirsch Ballin Dr.
Ernst Hirsch Ballin
(born 1950)
23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Piet Hein Donner Piet Hein Donner
(born 1948)
14 October 2010 –
16 December 2011
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[55]
Liesbeth Spies Liesbeth Spies
(born 1966)
16 December 2011 –
5 November 2012
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ronald Plasterk Dr.
Ronald Plasterk
(born 1957)
5 November 2012 –
29 June 2016
[Note]
Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[56]
Ronald Plasterk Stef Blok
(born 1964)
29 June 2016 –
16 September 2016
[Acting]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ronald Plasterk Dr.
Ronald Plasterk
(born 1957)
16 September 2016 –
26 October 2017
Labour Party
Kajsa Ollongren Jonkvrouw
Kajsa Ollongren
(born 1967)
[Deputy]
26 October 2017 –
1 November 2019
[Note]
Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[57]
Raymond Knops Raymond Knops
(born 1971)
1 November 2019 –
14 April 2020
[Acting]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Kajsa Ollongren Jonkvrouw
Kajsa Ollongren
(born 1967)
[Deputy]
14 April 2020 –
10 January 2022
Democrats 66
Hanke Bruins Slot Hanke
Bruins Slot

(born 1977)
10 January 2022 –
5 September 2023
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[58]
Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)
5 September 2023 –
Incumbent
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Resigned
Ad interim
Died in Office
Medical leave of absence from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016
Medical leave of absence from 1 November 2019 until 14 April 2020
Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister from 2 September 1952
Deputy Prime Minister from 8 September 1977
Deputy Prime Minister until 27 May 2003
Minister without Portfolio for the Interior
Minister of Justice
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Minister of Justice from 22 December 1958
Minister for Kingdom Relations
Acting Minister of Justice from 8 September 1977
Appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs
Appointed as Chairman of the Special State Commission
Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs

List of ministers without portfolio[edit]

Minister without Portfolio Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Jaap Burger Jaap Burger
(1904–1986)
Provisional
Governmental
Affairs
11 August 1943 –
31 May 1944
[App]
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy

(Gerbrandy II)
[27]
Vacant
Josef van Schaik Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)
[Deputy]
Civil Reform
Decolonization
Policy
7 August 1948 –
15 March 1951
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees–
Van Schaik
)

[31]
Frans Teulings Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)
[Deputy]
Civil Defence 15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees I)
[32]
Guus Albregts Dr.
Guus Albregts
(1900–1980)
Public
Organisations

Small and
Medium-sized
Businesses
15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952
Catholic
People's Party
Ad de Bruijn Ad de Bruijn
(1887–1968)
Public
Organisations
2 September 1952 –
13 October 1956
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[33]
Not in use
(1956–1998)
Roger van Boxtel Roger van Boxtel
(born 1954)
Urban Planning
Integration
Minorities
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
Democrats 66 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[50]
Not in use
(2002–2003)
Thom de Graaf Thom de Graaf
(born 1957)
[Deputy]
Civil Reform
Municipalities
Urban Planning
Kingdom
Relations
27 May 2003 –
23 March 2005
[Res]
Democrats 66 Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende II)
[52]
Alexander Pechtold Alexander Pechtold
(born 1965)
31 March 2005 –
3 July 2006
[Res]
Democrats 66
Atzo Nicolaï Atzo Nicolaï
(1960–2020)
7 July 2006 –
22 February 2007
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende III)
[53]
Not in use
(2007–2010)
Gerd Leers Gerd Leers
(born 1951)
Immigration
and Asylum
14 October 2010 –
16 December 2011
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[55]
Immigration
and Asylum

Integration
Minorities
16 December 2011 –
5 November 2012
Stef Blok Stef Blok
(born 1964)
State-owned
Businesses

Independent
Government
Agencies

Government
Buildings
5 November 2012 –
27 January 2017
[App]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[56]
Not in use
(2017–2019)
Stientje van Veldhoven Stientje van
Veldhoven

(born 1973)
Environmental
Policy

Public Housing
Spatial Planning
Government
Buildings
1 November 2019 –
14 April 2020
[Acting]
Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[57]
Ank Bijleveld Ank Bijleveld
(born 1962)
Intelligence and
Security Service
1 November 2019 –
14 April 2020
[Acting]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)
Public Housing
Spatial Planning
10 January 2022 –
Incumbent
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[58]
Resigned
Acting
Deputy Prime Minister
Appointed as Minister of the Interior
Appointed as Minister of Security and Justice

List of state secretaries for the interior[edit]

State Secretary for
the Interior
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Norbert Schmelzer Norbert Schmelzer
(1921–2008)
Public
Organisations
29 October 1956 –
19 May 1959
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[34]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[35]
Theo Bot Theo Bot
(1911–1984)
Netherlands
New Guinea
23 November 1959 –
24 July 1963
Catholic
People's Party
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[36]
Vacant
Theo Westerhout Theo Westerhout
(1922–1987)
Municipalities
Provinces
12 July 1965 –
22 November 1966
Labour Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
[38]
Vacant
Chris van Veen Chris van Veen
(1922–2009)
Municipalities
Provinces
Civil Service
10 May 1967 –
6 July 1971
Christian
Historical Union
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[40]
Jan van Stuijvenberg Jan van
Stuijvenberg

(born 1928)
Municipalities
Civil Service
17 July 1971 –
21 July 1972
[Res]
Democratic
Socialists '70
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I)
[41]
Vacant
Wim Polak Wim Polak
(1924–1999)
Municipalities
Civil Service
11 May 1973 –
1 May 1977
[App]
Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[42]
Henk Koning Henk Koning
(1933–2016)
Municipalities
Civil Service
28 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[43]
Saskia Stuiveling Saskia Stuiveling
(1945–2017)
Municipalities 11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[44]
Gerard van Leijenhorst Gerard van
Leijenhorst

(1928–2001)
Emergency
Management

Minorities
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Municipalities
Emergency
Management

Minorities
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[45]
Marius van Amelsvoort Marius van
Amelsvoort

(1930–2006)
Municipalities
Emergency
Services

Emergency
Management
8 November 1982 –
14 July 1986
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[46]
Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de
Graaff-Nauta

(1930–2008)
Municipalities
Emergency
Services

Emergency
Management

Regional
Languages
14 July 1986 –
27 May 1994
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers IIIII)
[47][48]
Tonny van de
Vondervoort

(born 1950)
Municipalities 22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[49]
Jacob Kohnstamm Jacob Kohnstamm
(born 1949)
Public Security
Emergency
Services

Emergency
Management

Urban Planning
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
Democrats 66
State Secretary for
the Interior and
Kingdom Relations
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Gijs de Vries
(born 1956)
Kingdom
Relations

Emergency
Services

Emergency
Management

Regional
Languages
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[50]
Rob Hessing
(born 1942)
Public Security
Emergency
Services

Emergency
Management
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[51]
Vacant
Ank Bijleveld Ank Bijleveld
(born 1962)
Kingdom
Relations

Municipalities
Provinces
Emergency
Management
22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[54]
Vacant
Raymond Knops Raymond Knops
(born 1971)
Kingdom
Relations

Civil Service
Digital Government
26 October 2017 –
1 November 2019
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[57]
14 April 2020 –
10 January 2022
Alexandra van Huffelen Alexandra
van Huffelen

(born 1968)
Kingdom
Relations

Municipalities
Provinces
Digital Government
10 January 2022 –
Incumbent
Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[58]
Resigned
Appointed as Mayor of Amsterdam
Appointed as acting Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

See also[edit]

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