Ministries of the Netherlands

The most influential part of the executive of the Government of the Netherlands are the ministries. There are twelve ministries of the Netherlands, all with their own minister. There are also several ministers without portfolio and about as many State Secretaries.

List
Ministries Responsibilities Agencies /
Independent Agencies		 Minister Website
Ministry of General Affairs
(Dutch: Ministerie van
Algemene Zaken)		 AZ Government policy • Planning •
Information • Dutch royal house		 • Government Information Service
• Scientific Council for Government Policy
• Cabinet Office
• Review Committee on the
Intelligence and Security Services		 Mark Rutte
as Prime Minister
and
Minister of General Affairs		 (in English)
Ministry of General Affairs
Ministry of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
(Dutch: Ministerie van Binnenlandse
Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties)		 BZK Domestic policy • Civil service • Public administration •
Elections • Local governments •
Intelligence • Kingdom Relations		 • Safety Board
• General Intelligence and Security Service
• PKIoverheid		 Kajsa Ollongren
as Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations		 (in English)
Ministry of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Dutch: Ministerie van
Buitenlandse Zaken)		 BZ Foreign relations • Foreign policy • International development •
International trade • European Union • NATO • Benelux • Diaspora		 • Diplomatic Service
• Center for the Promotion of Imports		 Stef Blok
as Minister of
Foreign Affairs		 (in English)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
(Dutch: Ministerie van Financiën)		 FIN Economic policy • Monetary policy • Fiscal policy •
Tax policy • Incomes policy • Financial market •
Regulations • Government budget		 • Tax and Customs Administration
• Fiscal Information and Investigation Service
• Authority for the Financial Markets		 Wopke Hoekstra
as Minister of Finance		 (in English)
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of
Justice and Security
(Dutch: Ministerie van
Justitie en Veiligheid)		 J&V Justice system • Law enforcement • Public security •
Emergency management • Counter-terrorism • Immigration policy •
Legal aid • Drug policy • Incarcerations		 • National Police Services Agency
• Public Prosecution Service
• National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
• Forensic Institute
• Immigration and Naturalisation Service
• Custodial Institutions Agency		 Ferdinand Grapperhaus
as Minister of Justice
and Security		 (in English)
Ministry of Justice
and Security
Ministry of Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy
(Dutch: Ministerie van Economische
Zaken en Klimaat)		 EZK Commercial policy • Energy policy • Environmental policy •
Climate change policy • Renewable energy policy • Nuclear energy policy •
Industrial policy • Investment policy • Technology policy •
Mining • Trade • Space policy •
Natural resource • Tourism		 • Foreign Investment Agency
• Space Office
• Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
• Department of Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards
• Patent Office
• Central Agency for Statistics
• Environmental Assessment Agency		 Bas van 't Wout
as Minister of
Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy		 (in English)
Ministry of Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy
Ministry of Defence
(Dutch: Ministerie van Defensie)		 DEF Armed forces • Military policy • National security • Veterans Affairs •
Military police • Defence diplomacy • Humanitarian aid		 • Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Marechaussee
• Coastguard
• Military Intelligence and Security Service		 Ank Bijleveld
as Minister of Defence		 (in English)
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Sport
(Dutch: Ministerie van
Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)		 VWS Health care • Health policy • Health insurance •
Pharmaceutical policy • Vaccination policy • Welfare •
Biomedical sciences • Sport		 • Institute for Public Health and the Environment
• Health Care Inspectorate		 Hugo de Jonge
as Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		 (in English)
Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Sport
Ministry of Social Affairs
and Employment
(Dutch: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken
en Werkgelegenheid)		 SZW Social policy • Employment • Labour economics •
Occupational safety and health • Social security •
Consumer protection • Trades unions • Trade associations • Emancipation		 • Social and Economic Council
• Inspectorate SZW		 Wouter Koolmees
as Minister of
Social Affairs
and Employment		 (in English)
Ministry of Social Affairs
and Employment
Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science
(Dutch: Ministerie van Onderwijs,
Cultuur en Wetenschap)		 OCW Education policy • Cultural policy • Science policy •
Knowledge policy • Research • Innovation •
Art • Gender equality • Communication • Media		 • Public Broadcasting Agency
• National Archives
• National Library
• Equal Treatment Commission		 Ingrid van Engelshoven
as Minister of Education,
Culture and Science		 (in English)
Ministry of Education,
Culture and Science
Ministry of Infrastructure
and Water Management
(Dutch: Ministerie van Infrastructuur
en Waterstaat)		 I&W Transport • Aviation • Housing policy • Public works •
Spatial planning • Land management • Water Management		 • Rijkswaterstaat
• Driving License and Certificates Agency
• Meteorological Institute		 Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
as Minister of
Infrastructure and
Water Management		 (in English)
Ministry of Infrastructure
and Water Management
Ministry of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality
(Dutch: Ministerie van Landbouw,
Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit)		 LNV Agricultural policy • Food policy • Food safety • Fisheries •
Natural conservation • Forestry • Animal welfare		 • Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Carola Schouten
as Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality		 (in English)
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature
and Food Quality
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