Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Netherlands
Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Logo.jpg
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag
Incumbent
Sigrid Kaag

since 25 May 2021; 3 months ago (2021-05-25)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerMark Rutte
as Prime Minister
Formation9 March 1798; 223 years ago (1798-03-09)
First holder
as Secretary for Foreign Affairs
DeputyTom de Bruijn as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Salary157,287 (As of 2017)
(including 8,387 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current Minister is Sigrid Kaag of the Democrats 66 (D66) who has been in office since 25 May 2021. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios, currently the function is not in use. Additionally since 1965 there has been a Minister without Portfolio assigned to the Ministry, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation has traditionally Development Cooperation as portfolio, since 2012 the portfolio of Trade and Export has been assigned added to the function. The current Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is Sigrid Kaag of the Democrats 66 (D66) who has been in office since 26 October 2017.[1][2][3][4][5]

Several prominent people who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs are: Dirk Stikker (3rd Secretary General of NATO), Johan Beyen (Founding Father of the European Union), Joseph Luns (5th Secretary General of NATO), Max van der Stoel (prominent human rights activist and the 1st High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE), Hans van den Broek (European Commissioner), Pieter Kooijmans (prominent jurist and Judge of the International Court of Justice), Hans van Mierlo (co-founder of the Democrats 66), Jozias van Aartsen (Liberal Leader), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (11th Secretary General of NATO), Maxime Verhagen (Christian-Democratic Leader) and Frans Timmermans (European Commissioner) including multiple (future) Prime Ministers: Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Floris Adriaan van Hall, Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg, Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Joan Röell, Pieter Cort van der Linden, Hendrikus Colijn and Dries van Agt.

Agents of Foreign Affairs (1798–1801)[]

Portrait Name Term of office Party Regime
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(1752–1832)
9 March 1798 –
25 June 1798
Independent Uitvoerend Bewind
Alexander Gogel Alexander Gogel
(ad interim)
(1765–1821)
7 April 1798 –
2 October 1798
Independent
Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland
(1751–1826)
8 October 1798 –
1 December 1801
Independent

Secretaries of State of Foreign Affairs (1801–1806)[]

Portrait Name Term of office Party Regime
Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland
(1751–1826)
1 December 1801 –
19 June 1806
Independent Staatsbewind

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1806–1868)[]

Portrait Name Term of office Party Regime
Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland
(1751–1826)
19 June 1806 –
8 January 1808
Independent Louis Bonaparte
Willem Frederik Röell
(1767–1835)
8 January 1808 –
15 July 1810
Independent
Johan Hendrik Mollerus
(ad interim)
(1750–1834)
27 November 1809 –
3 March 1810
Independent
Paulus van der Heim
(ad interim)
(1753–1823)
20 June 1810 –
15 July 1810
Independent
Annexed by the First French Empire (1810–1813)
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp
(1762–1834)
7 December 1813 –
6 April 1814
Independent William I
Anne Willem Carel van Nagell
(1756–1851)
6 April 1814 –
16 May 1824
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(ad interim)
(1771–1831)
1 January 1824 –
16 May 1824
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(1770–1838)
16 May 1824 –
24 June 1825
Independent
Patrice de Coninck
(1770–1827)
23 June 1825 –
1 December 1825
Independent
Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen
(1776–1845)
1 December 1825 –
13 September 1841
Independent
William II
Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(ad interim)
(1781-1853)
13 September 1841 –
6 October 1841
Independent
Johan Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke.jpg
(1781-1853)
6 October 1841 –
21 September 1843
Independent
Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
(ad interim)
(1800-1872)
21 September 1843 –
15 October 1843
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(1787-1877)
15 October 1843 –
1 January 1848
Independent
Lodewijk Napoleon van Randwijck
(1800-1872)
1 January 1848 –
25 March 1848
Independent
Portrait Name Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
(Prime Minister)
(1794–1863)
25 March 1848 –
17 May 1848 [Res]
Independent Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
()
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(1798–1868)
17 May 1848 –
21 November 1848
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt
(1795–1873)
21 November 1848 –
1 November 1849
Independent Jacob de Kempenaer
()
Herman van Sonsbeeck
(1796–1865)
1 November 1849 –
16 October 1852 [Res]
Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
()
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(1816–1890)
16 October 1852 –
19 April 1853
Independent
Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall
(Prime Minister)
(1791–1866)
19 April 1853 –
1 July 1856
Independent Floris Adriaan van Hall
()
Portret-mr-Gevers-van-Endegeest-lid-van-de-Staten-Generaal-door-Nicolaas-Pieneman-1843.jpg Daniël Théodore
Gevers van Endegeest

(1793–1877)
1 July 1856 –
18 March 1858
Independent Justinus van der Brugghen
()
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jan Karel van Goltstein
(1794–1872)
18 March 1858 –
23 February 1860
Independent Jan Jacob Rochussen
()
Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall
(Ad interim Prime Minister)
(1791–1866)
23 February 1860 –
4 April 1860
Independent Floris Adriaan van Hall
()
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(1819–1894)
4 April 1860 –
14 January 1861 [Res]
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Louis Napoleon van
der Goes van Dirxland

(1806–1885)
14 January 1861 –
14 March 1861
Independent
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(Prime Minister)
(1816–1890)
14 March 1861 –
10 November 1861 [Res]
Independent Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
()
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Martin Pascal Hubert Strens
(Ad interim)
(1807–1875)
10 November 1861 –
1 February 1862
Independent Schelto van Heemstra
()
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg
(Ad interim)
(1807–1872)
1 February 1862 –
12 March 1862
Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
()
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Paul Therèse van der
Maesen de Sombreff

(1827–1902)
12 March 1862 –
2 January 1864 [Res]
Independent
Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke
(Ad interim Minister of the Navy)
(1816–1866)
2 January 1864 –
15 March 1864
Independent
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Eppo Cremers
(1823–1896)
15 March 1864 –
1 June 1866
Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
()
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
()
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(Prime Minister)
(1819–1894)
1 June 1866 –
4 June 1868
Independent Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (since 1868)[]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Joannes Josephus van Mulken Lieutenant general
Joannes Josephus
van Mulken

(1796–1879)
4 June 1868 –
8 June 1868
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Pieter Philip
van Bosse

(Van Bosse–Fock)
[6]
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Theodorus Marinus
Roest van Limburg

(1806–1887)
8 June 1868 –
12 December 1870
[Res]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Joannes Josephus van Mulken Lieutenant general
Joannes Josephus
van Mulken

(1796–1879)
12 December 1870 –
18 January 1871
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(Thorbecke III)
[7]
Louis Gericke van Herwijnen Baron

(1814–1899)
18 January 1871 –
27 August 1874
Independent
Liberal

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

[8]
Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer

(1816–1892)
27 August 1873 –
3 November 1877
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Catholic)
Jan Heemskerk
(Heemskerk–Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
)

[9]
Willem van Heeckeren van Kell Baron

(1815–1914)
3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello

(Kappeyne van
de Coppello
)

[10]
Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg Count
Theo van Lynden
van Sandenburg

(Prime Minister)
(1818–1897)
20 August 1879 –
15 September 1881
[Appt]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Protestant)
Theo van Lynden
van Sandenburg
(Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
)

[11]
Willem Frederik Rochussen Jonkheer
Willem Frederik Rochussen
(1832–1912)
15 September 1881 –
23 April 1883
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer

(1816–1892)
23 April 1883 –
10 August 1885
[Note]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Catholic)
Jan Heemskerk
(J. Heemskerk)
[12]
Marc Willem du Tour van Bellinchave Baron

(1835–1908)
10 August 1885 –
14 September 1885
[Ad interim]
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer

(1816–1892)
14 September 1885 –
1 November 1885
[Res]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Catholic)
Abraham van Karnebeek Jonkheer

(1836–1925)
1 November 1885 –
21 April 1888
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Cornelis Hartsen Jonkheer

(1823–1895)
21 April 1888 –
21 August 1891
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Aeneas Mackay
(Mackay)
[13]
Gijsbert van Tienhoven Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(Prime Minister)
(1841–1914)
21 August 1891 –
21 March 1894
[Res]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(Van Tienhoven)
[14]
Joannes Coenraad Jansen
(Minister of the Navy)
(1840–1925)
21 March 1894 –
9 May 1894
[Ad interim]
Liberal Union
Joan Röell Jonkheer
Joan Röell
(Prime Minister)
(1844–1914)
9 May 1894 –
27 July 1897
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Joan Röell
(Röell)
[15]
Willem de Beaufort
(1845–1918)
27 July 1897 –
1 August 1901
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Nicolaas Pierson
(Pierson)
[16]
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Baron

(1843–1910)
1 August 1901 –
9 March 1905
[Res]
Anti-Revolutionary Party Abraham Kuyper
(Kuyper)
[17]
Abraham George Ellis Vice admiral
Abraham George Ellis
(Minister of the Navy)
(1846–1916)
9 March 1905 –
22 April 1905
[Ad interim]
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jonkheer

(1848–1925)
22 April 1905 –
7 August 1905
[Res]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Protestant)
Abraham George Ellis Vice admiral
Abraham George Ellis
(Minister of the Navy)
(1846–1916)
7 August 1905 –
17 August 1905
[Ad interim]
Independent
Conservative

(Liberal Conservative)
Dirk Arnold Willem van Tets van Goudriaan.jpg Jonkheer

(1844–1930)
17 August 1905 –
12 February 1908
Independent
Classical Liberal
Theo de Meester
(De Meester)
[18]
René de Marees van Swinderen Dr.
Jonkheer
René de Marees
van Swinderen

(1860–1955)
12 February 1908 –
29 August 1913
Independent
Christian Democratic
Protestant
Theo Heemskerk
(T. Heemskerk)
[19]
Pieter Cort van der Linden Dr.
Pieter Cort van
der Linden

(Prime Minister)
(1846–1935)
29 August 1913 –
27 September 1913
[Ad interim]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Pieter Cort van
der Linden

(Cort van der Linden)
[20]
John Loudon Dr.
Jonkheer
John Loudon
(1866–1955)
27 September 1913 –
9 September 1918
Independent
Classical Liberal

Ministers of Foreign Affairs (since 1918)[]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Herman van Karnebeek Dr.
Jonkheer
Herman van
Karnebeek

(1874–1942)
9 September 1918 –
1 April 1927
[Res]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck I
II)

[21][22]
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn I)
[23]
Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer I)
[24]
Frans Beelaerts van Blokland Jonkheer
Frans Beelaerts
van Blokland

(1872–1956)
1 April 1927 –
20 April 1933
[App]
Christian
Historical Union
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck III
)

[25]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck

(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)
20 April 1933 –
26 May 1933
[Ad interim]
Roman Catholic
State Party
Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff Jonkheer
Andries Cornelis
Dirk de Graeff

(1872–1957)
26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Independent
Classical Liberal
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IIIII)
[26][27]
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)
24 June 1937 –
1 October 1937
[Acting]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IV)
[28]
Jacob Adriaan Patijn Jacob
Adriaan Patijn

(1873–1961)
1 October 1937 –
10 August 1939
Independent
Classical Liberal
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn V)
[29]
Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens
(1894–1983)
10 August 1939 –
1 March 1946
[App]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
[30]
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy

(Gerbrandy I
IIIII)

[31][32]
Willem
Schermerhorn

(Schermerhorn–
Drees
)

[33]
Herman van Roijen Dr.
Herman van Roijen
(1905–1991)
1 March 1946 –
3 July 1946
Independent
Social Democrat
Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout Baron
Pim van
Boetzelaer
van Oosterhout

(1892–1986)
3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Independent
Conservative Liberal
Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[34]
Dirk Stikker Dirk Stikker
(1897–1979)
7 August 1948 –
2 September 1952
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik
Drees I)

[35][36]
Johan Beyen Johan Beyen
(1897–1976)
2 September 1952 –
13 October 1956
Independent
Conservative Liberal
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[37]
Joseph Luns Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)
13 October 1956 –
6 July 1971
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees III)[38]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)[39]
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)[40]
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)[41]
Jo Cals
(Cals)[42]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)[43]
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)[44]
Norbert Schmelzer Norbert Schmelzer
(1921–2008)
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973
Catholic
People's Party
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[45]
Max van der Stoel Max van der Stoel
(1924–2011)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[46]
Chris van der Klaauw Dr.
Chris van
der Klaauw

(1924–2005)
19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[47]
Max van der Stoel Max van der Stoel
(1924–2011)
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]
Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[48]
Dries van Agt Dries van Agt
(Prime Minister)
(born 1931)
29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[49]
Hans van den Broek Hans van
den Broek

(born 1936)
4 November 1982 –
3 January 1993
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[50][51]
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[52]
Pieter Kooijmans Dr.
Pieter Kooijmans
(1933–2013)
3 January 1993 –
22 August 1994
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Hans van Mierlo Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010)
[Deputy]
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
Democrats 66 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[53]
Jozias van Aartsen Jozias van Aartsen
(born 1947)
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[54]
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer

(born 1948)
22 July 2002 –
3 December 2003
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[55]
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende II)
[56]
Ben Bot Dr.
Ben Bot
(born 1937)
3 December 2003 –
22 February 2007
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende III)
[57]
Maxime Verhagen Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956)
22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
[Minister]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[58]
Uri Rosenthal Dr.
Uri Rosenthal
(born 1945)
14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[59]
Frans Timmermans Frans Timmermans
(born 1961)
5 November 2012 –
17 October 2014
[App]
Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[60]
Bert Koenders Bert Koenders
(born 1958)
17 October 2014 –
26 October 2017
Labour Party
Halbe Zijlstra Halbe Zijlstra
(born 1969)
26 October 2017 –
13 February 2018
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[61]
Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)
13 February 2018 –
7 March 2018
[Acting] [Minister]
Democrats 66
Stef Blok Stef Blok
(born 1964)
7 March 2018 –
25 May 2021
[App]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)
25 May 2021 –
Incumbent
[Acting] [Minister]
Democrats 66
Resigned
Acting
Acting from 25 May 2021 until 10 August 2021
Ad Interim
Died in office
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister for Development Cooperation from 23 February 2010
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation until 10 August 2021
Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
Appointed as Minister without Portfolio for Foreign Affairs
Appointed as European Commissioner
Appointed as Secretary General of NATO
Appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

Living former Ministers of Foreign Affairs[]

Minister of Foreign Affairs Term Age
Dries van Agt 1982 (1931-02-02) 2 February 1931 (age 90)
Hans van den Broek 1982–1993 (1936-12-11) 11 December 1936 (age 84)
Jozias van Aartsen 1998–2002 (1947-12-25) 25 December 1947 (age 73)
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 2002–2003 (1948-04-03) 3 April 1948 (age 73)
Ben Bot 2003–2007 (1937-11-21) 21 November 1937 (age 83)
Maxime Verhagen 2007–2010 (1956-09-14) 14 September 1956 (age 64)
Uri Rosenthal 2010–2012 (1945-07-19) 19 July 1945 (age 76)
Frans Timmermans 2012–2014 (1961-05-06) 6 May 1961 (age 60)
Bert Koenders 2014–2017 (1958-05-28) 28 May 1958 (age 63)
Halbe Zijlstra 2017–2018 (1969-01-21) 21 January 1969 (age 52)
Stef Blok 2018–2021 (1964-12-10) 10 December 1964 (age 56)

List of Ministers without Portfolio[]

Minister without Portfolio Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Edgar Michiels van Verduynen Jonkheer
Edgar Michiels
van Verduynen

(1885–1952)
Foreign Policy 1 January 1942 –
25 June 1945
Independent
Classical Liberal
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy

(Gerbrandy IIIII)
[31][32]
Herman van Roijen Dr.
Herman van Roijen
(1905–1991)
United Nations 25 June 1945 –
1 March 1946
[App]
Independent
Social Democrat
Willem
Schermerhorn

(Schermerhorn–
Drees
)

[33]
Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens
(1894–1983)
1 March 1946 –
1 July 1947
[Res]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Louis Beel
(Beel I)
[34]
Not in use
(1947–1952)
Joseph Luns Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)
United Nations
Netherlands-
Indonesian Union

Netherlands
New Guinea

Benelux
International
Organizations
2 September 1952 –
13 October 1956
Catholic
People's Party
Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[37]
Not in use
(since 1956)
Resigned
Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs

List of State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs[]

State Secretary for
Foreign Affairs
Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Nico Blom
(1899–1972)
Dutch East Indies 16 February 1950 –
2 September 1952
Independent
Conservative Liberal
Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik
Drees I)

[35][36]
Vacant
Ernst van der Beugel Ernst van
der Beugel

(1918–2004)
European
Economic
Community

European Union
Benelux
8 January 1957 –
22 December 1958
Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[38]
Vacant
Hans van Houten Dr.

(1907–1996)
European Union
NATO
Benelux
International
Organizations
24 August 1959 –
24 July 1963
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[40]
Leo de Block Leo de Block
(1904–1988)
European Union
Benelux
3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[41]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[42]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[43]
Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst Dr.

(1907–1976)
Development
Cooperation

United Nations
International
Organizations
28 September 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[41]
Max van der Stoel Max van der Stoel
(1924–2011)
United Nations
International
Organizations
22 July 1965 –
22 November 1966
Labour Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
[42]
Hans de Koster Hans de Koster
(1914–1992)
European Union
Benelux
NATO
12 June 1967 –
6 July 1971
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[44]
Tjerk Westerterp Tjerk Westerterp
(born 1930)
European Union
Benelux
17 August 1971 –
7 March 1973
[Res]
Catholic
People's Party
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel III)
[45]
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Laurens Jan
Brinkhorst

(born 1937)
European Union
Benelux
NATO
11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977
[Res]
Democrats 66 Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[46]
Pieter Kooijmans Dr.
Pieter Kooijmans
(1933–2013)
United Nations
International
Organizations
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Durk van der Mei Durk van der Mei
(1924–2018)
European Union
Benelux
28 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
Christian
Historical Union
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[47]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Hans van den Broek Hans van
den Broek

(born 1936)
European Union
Benelux
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt IIIII)
[48][49]
Wim van Eekelen Dr.
Wim van Eekelen
(born 1931)
European Union
Benelux
5 November 1982 –
14 July 1986
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[50]
René van der Linden René van
der Linden

(born 1943)
European Union
Benelux
14 July 1986 –
9 September 1988
[Res]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[51]
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst Baron
Berend-Jan van
Voorst tot Voorst

(born 1944)
27 September 1988 –
7 November 1989
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Piet Dankert Piet Dankert
(1934–2003)
European Union
Benelux
7 November 1989 –
16 July 1994
[Res]
Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[52]
Michiel Patijn Michiel Patijn
(born 1942)
European Union
Benelux
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[53]
Dick Benschop Dick Benschop
(born 1957)
European Union
Benelux
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002
Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[54]
Agnes van Ardenne Agnes van
Ardenne

(born 1950)
Development
Cooperation

[Title]
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[55]
Atzo Nicolaï Atzo Nicolaï
(1960–2020)
European Union
Benelux
[Title]
22 July 2002 –
7 July 2006
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende II)
[56]
Vacant
Frans Timmermans Frans Timmermans
(born 1961)
European Union
Benelux
[Title]
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res]
Labour Party Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[58]
Ben Knapen Dr.
Ben Knapen
(born 1951)
European Union
Benelux
Development
Cooperation

[Title]
14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[59]
Not in use
(since 2012)
Resigned
Resigned following election to the European Parliament
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister

Living former State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs[]

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Term Age
Tjerk Westerterp 1971–1973 (1930-12-02) 2 December 1930 (age 90)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 1973–1977 (1937-03-18) 18 March 1937 (age 84)
Hans van den Broek 1981–1982 (1936-12-11) 11 December 1936 (age 84)
Wim van Eekelen 1982–1986 (1931-02-05) 5 February 1931 (age 90)
René van der Linden 1986–1988 (1943-12-14) 14 December 1943 (age 77)
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst 1988–1989 (1944-02-04) 4 February 1944 (age 77)
Michiel Patijn 1994–1998 (1942-08-19) 19 August 1942 (age 79)
Dick Benschop 1998–2002 (1957-11-05) 5 November 1957 (age 63)
Agnes van Ardenne 2002–2003 (1950-01-21) 21 January 1950 (age 71)
Frans Timmermans 2007–2010 (1961-05-06) 6 May 1961 (age 60)
Ben Knapen 2010–2012 (1951-01-06) 6 January 1951 (age 70)

See also[]

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

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