Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (Netherlands)

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Minister for Foreign Trade
and Development Cooperation
of the Netherlands
Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel
en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher
Incumbent
Geoffrey van Leeuwen
since 4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
Reports toWopke Hoekstra
as Minister of Foreign Affairs
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
First holderTheo Bot
as Minister for Aid
to Developing Countries

14 April 1965; 58 years ago (1965-04-14)
Salary157,287 (As of 2017)
(including 8,387 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

The minister for foreign trade and development cooperation (Dutch: Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) is a minister without portfolio in the Netherlands. The officeholder, who is a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers, is assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is tasked with Trade and Export, Development Cooperation and International Environmental Policies. The current acting minister is Geoffrey van Leeuwen of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been replacing Liesje Schreinemacher during her maternity leave since 4 December 2023.[1]

Until 2012, the title was Minister for Development Cooperation (minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking). Foreign trade and export promotion were handled by another appointee, a state secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Internationally, the state secretary was allowed to use the title of minister on official business. In 2010 both posts were merged, first as a state secretary; two years later a ministership was reinstated.

According to the OECD, The Netherlands’ total ODA (USD 6.5 billion, preliminary data) increased in 2022 due to an increase in in-donor refugee costs, support to Ukraine and higher contributions to European Union (EU) institutions. It represented 0.67% of gross national income (GNI). [2]

List of ministers and state secretaries[edit]

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (1959–1965)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Cabinet
Hans van Houten Dr.
Hans van Houten
(1907–1996)
European Union
NATO
Benelux
Development
Cooperation

International
Organizations
24 August 1959 –
24 July 1963
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
De Quay[3]
Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst Dr.
Isaäc Nicolaas
Diepenhorst

(1907–1976)
United Nations
Development
Cooperation

International
Organizations
28 September 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
Marijnen[4]

Ministers for Aid to Developing Countries (1965–1971)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet
Theo Bot Theo Bot
(1911–1984)
14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
Cals[5]
Zijlstra[6]
Bé Udink Bé Udink
(1926–2016)
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
Christian
Historical Union
De Jong[7]

Ministers for Development Cooperation (1971–2002)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet
Kees Boertien Dr.
Kees Boertien
(1927–2002)
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Biesheuvel I, II[8]
Jan Pronk Jan Pronk
(born 1940)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Labour Party Den Uyl[9]
Jan de Koning Jan de Koning
(1926–1994)
19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Van Agt I[10]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Kees van Dijk Kees van Dijk
(1931–2008)
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Van Agt II, III[11][12]
Eegje Schoo Eegje Schoo
(born 1944)
4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Lubbers I[13]
Piet Bukman Piet Bukman
(1934–2022)
14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Lubbers II[14]
Jan Pronk Jan Pronk
(born 1940)
7 November 1989 –
3 August 1998
Labour Party Lubbers III[15]
Kok I[16]
Eveline Herfkens Eveline Herfkens
(born 1952)
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
Labour Party Kok II[17]

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (2002–2003)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Cabinet
Agnes van Ardenne Agnes van Ardenne
(born 1950)
Development
Cooperation

[Title]
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Balkenende I[18]
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister

Ministers for Development Cooperation (2003–2010)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet
Agnes van Ardenne Agnes van Ardenne
(born 1950)
27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Balkenende II, III[19][20]
Bert Koenders Bert Koenders
(born 1958)
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res]
Labour Party Balkenende IV[21]
Maxime Verhagen Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956)
23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
[Minister]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Resigned
Minister of Foreign Affairs

State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs (2010–2012)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Cabinet
Ben Knapen Dr.
Ben Knapen
(born 1951)
European Union
Benelux
Development
Cooperation

[Title]
14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Rutte I[22]
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister

Ministers for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (since 2012)[edit]

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet
Lilianne Ploumen Lilianne Ploumen
(born 1962)
5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017
Labour Party Rutte II[23]
Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)
26 October 2017 –
10 August 2021
[Minister] [App]
Democrats 66 Rutte III[24]
Tom de Bruijn Tom de Bruijn
(born 1948)
10 August 2021 –
10 January 2022
Democrats 66
Liesje Schreinemacher Liesje Schreinemacher
(born 1983)
10 January 2022 –
4 December 2023
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Rutte IV
Geoffrey van Leeuwen Geoffrey van Leeuwen
(born 1983)
4 December 2023 –
Incumbent
[Acting]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from 13 February 2018 until 7 March 2018 and from 25 May 2021 until 10 August 2021
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs
Acting

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "OECD Development Co-operation Profiles". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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  12. ^ "Kabinet-Van Agt III". VanAgtIII. Rijksoverheid.
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  17. ^ "Kabinet-Kok II". KokII. Rijksoverheid.
  18. ^ "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid.
  19. ^ "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid.
  20. ^ "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid.
  21. ^ "Kabinet-Balkenende IV". BalkenendeIV. Rijksoverheid.
  22. ^ "Kabinet-Rutte-Verhagen". RutteI. Rijksoverheid.
  23. ^ "Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher". RutteII. Rijksoverheid.
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