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
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Hugo de Jonge
since 26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerMark Rutte
as Prime Minister
Formation15 September 1951 (1951-09-15)
First holderDolf Joekes
as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
DeputyTamara van Ark
as Minister without Portfolio
Paul Blokhuis
as State Secretary
Salary€157,287 (As of 2017)
(including €4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of Health, Welfare and Sport
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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 (1948-02-05) 5 February 1948
Hedy d'Ancona 1989–1994 (1937-10-01) 1 October 1937
Jo Ritzen 1994 (1945-10-03) 3 October 1945
Eduard Bomhoff 2002 (1944-09-30) 30 September 1944
Aart Jan de Geus 2002–2003 (1955-07-28) 28 July 1955
Hans Hoogervorst 2003–2007 (1956-04-19) 19 April 1956
Ab Klink 2007–2010 (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958
Edith Schippers 2010–2017 (1964-08-25) 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 (1962-01-04) 4 January 1962
Bruno Bruins 2017–2020 (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963
Martin van Rijn 2020 (1956-02-07) 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 (1944-12-13) 13 December 1944
Erica Terpstra 1994–1998 (1943-05-26) 26 May 1943
Margo Vliegenthart 1998–2002 (1958-07-18) 18 July 1958
Clémence Ross-van Dorp 2002–2007 (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957
Jet Bussemaker 2007–2010 (1961-01-15) 15 January 1961
Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten 2010–2012 (1953-09-29) 29 September 1953
Martin van Rijn 2012–2017 (1956-02-07) 7 February 1956

See also

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