List of Ministers of Health of the Netherlands

The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (Dutch: Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) is the head of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport is Hugo de Jonge of the Christian Democratic Appeal who has been in office since 26 October 2017 and also serves as First Deputy Prime Minister. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport is often assigned a State Secretary who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport is Paul Blokhuis of the Christian Union (CU) who has been in office since 26 October 2017. Additionally there is also a Minister without Portfolio assigned to the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, Tamara van Ark of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 9 July 2020.[1]

Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
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Incumbent Hugo de Jonge since 26 October 2017
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Style	His/Her Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister
Formation	15 September 1951
First holder	Dolf Joekes as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Deputy	Tamara van Ark as Minister without Portfolio Paul Blokhuis as State Secretary
Salary	€157,287 (As of 2017) (including €4,193 of expenses)
Website	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport

With three cabinet members, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has currently the most officials assigned to it then any other of the Dutch Ministries.

List of Ministers of Health

Minister of Social Affairs and Health			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Dolf Joekes (1885–1962)	15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees I) [2]
		Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III) [3][4]
		Dr. Louis Beel (Prime Minister) (1902–1985)	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel II) [5]
		Dr. Charles van Rooy (1912–1996)	19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [6]
		Victor Marijnen (1917–1975)	3 July 1961 – 17 July 1961 ^[Ad Interim] ^[Minister]	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990)	17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party
					Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [7]
					Jo Cals (Cals) [8]
					Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [9]
		Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [10]
Minister of Health and Environment			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Louis Stuyt (1914–2000)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [11]
		Irene Vorrink (1918–1996)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Labour Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [12]
		Dr. Leendert Ginjaar (1928–2003)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [13]
		Til Gardeniers- Berendsen (1925–2019)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [14][15]
Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Elco Brinkman (born 1948)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [16][17]
		Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937)	7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [18]
		Dr. Jo Ritzen (born 1945)	16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994 ^[Acting] ^[Minister]	Labour Party
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014) ^[Deputy]	22 August 1994 – 22 July 2002	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I • II) [19][20]
		Dr. Eduard Bomhoff (born 1944) ^[Deputy]	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002 ^[Res]	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [21]
		Aart Jan de Geus (born 1955)	16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003 ^[Acting] ^[Minister]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956)	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [22][23]
		Dr. Ab Klink (born 1958)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [24]
		Edith Schippers (born 1964)	14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I • II) [25][26]
		Hugo de Jonge (born 1977) ^[Deputy]	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [27]
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^Resigned

^Acting

^{Ad Interim}

^{Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Deputy Prime Minister from 1998 until 2002}

^{Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries}

^{Minister of Education and Sciences}

^{Minister of Social Affairs and Employment}

^{Resigned following election to the European Parliament}

Living former Ministers of Health

Minister of Health	Term	Age
Elco Brinkman	1982–1989	5 February 1948
Hedy d'Ancona	1989–1994	1 October 1937
Jo Ritzen	1994	3 October 1945
Eduard Bomhoff	2002	30 September 1944
Aart Jan de Geus	2002–2003	28 July 1955
Hans Hoogervorst	2003–2007	19 April 1956
Ab Klink	2007–2010	2 November 1958
Edith Schippers	2010–2017	25 August 1964

List of Ministers without Portfolio

Ministers without Portfolio			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		André Rouvoet (born 1962) ^[Deputy]	• Youth Care • Family Policy	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 ^[Minister]	Christian Union	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [24]
Vacant
		Bruno Bruins (born 1963)	• Primary Healthcare • Medical Ethics • Pharmaceutical Policy • Sport • Corona Management (Bruins only)	26 October 2017 – 19 March 2020 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [27]
		Martin van Rijn (born 1956) [28]		23 March 2020 – 9 July 2020	Independent (Labour Party) [29]
		Tamara van Ark (born 1974)		9 July 2020 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^Resigned

^{Minister of Education, Culture and Science in 2010}

Living former Ministers without Portfolio

Minister of Health	Term	Age
André Rouvoet	2007–2010	4 January 1962
Bruno Bruins	2017–2020	10 July 1963
Martin van Rijn	2020	7 February 1956

List of State Secretaries for Health

State Secretary for Social Affairs			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy	1 April 1950 – 15 September 1951	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [30][2]
		Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986)	• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services	15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951	Labour Party
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy	15 September 1951 – 1 October 1953 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [2][3]
		Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986)	• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services	15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees I • II • III) [2][3][4]
Vacant
		Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979)	• Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services	15 June 1959 – 24 July 1963	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [6]
		Dr. Louis Bartels (1915–2002)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics	3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [7]
						Jo Cals (Cals) [8]
						Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [9]
		Dr. José de Meijer (1915–2000)	• Occupational Safety • Public Organisations	15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [7]
						Jo Cals (Cals) [8]
						Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [9]
		Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics	18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [10]
Vacant
State Secretary for Health and Environment			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jo Hendriks (1923–2001)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [12]
		Els Veder-Smit (1921–2020)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics • Food Policy	3 January 1978 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [13]
		Ineke Lambers- Hacquebard (1946–2014)	• Environmental Policy • Food Policy	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [14][15]
State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Joop van der Reijden (1927–2006)	• Primary Healthcare • Social Services • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics	5 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [16]
		Dick Dees (born 1944)	• Primary Healthcare • Social Services	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [17]
		Hans Simons (1947–2019)	• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy	7 November 1989 – 26 February 1994 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [18]
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport			Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Erica Terpstra (born 1943)	• Social Services • Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Minorities • Food Policy • Recreation • Sport	22 August 1994 – 28 June 1998	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I) [19]
		Margo Vliegenthart (born 1958)	• Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Pharmaceutical Policy • Sport	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II) [20]
		Clémence Ross- van Dorp (born 1957)	• Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics • Sport	22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) [21][22][23]
		Dr. Jet Bussemaker (born 1961)	• Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics • Sport	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 ^[Res]	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [24]
		Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten (born 1953)	• Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics • Pharmaceutical Policy	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [25]
		Martin van Rijn (born 1956)	• Elderly Care • Youth Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics • Pharmaceutical Policy	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [26]
		Paul Blokhuis (born 1963)	• Social Services • Disability Policy	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	Christian Union	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [27]
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^Resigned

Living former State Secretaries for Health

State Secretary for Health	Term	Age
Dick Dees	1986–1989	13 December 1944
Erica Terpstra	1994–1998	26 May 1943
Margo Vliegenthart	1998–2002	18 July 1958
Clémence Ross-van Dorp	2002–2007	27 August 1957
Jet Bussemaker	2007–2010	15 January 1961
Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten	2010–2012	29 September 1953
Martin van Rijn	2012–2017	7 February 1956

See also

• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

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