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 incumbent minister is Fleur Agema of the Party for Freedom (PVV) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretaries are Vicky Maeijer of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and Vincent Karremans of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who have also been in office since 2 July 2024. Respectively, they have been assigned the portfolios of long-term care and social care and of youth care, preventive care, and sport. In the past, there have also been ministers without portfolio assigned to the ministry.

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
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Fleur Agema
Incumbent
Fleur Agema
since 2 July 2024; 4 months ago (2024-07-02)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation15 September 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-15)
First holderDolf Joekes
as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
DeputyVicky Maeijer
as State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care
Vincent Karremans
as State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport
Salary157,287 (As of 2017)
(including 4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of Health, Welfare and Sport

List of ministers of health

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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)
[1]
  Ko Suurhoff
(1905–1967)
2 September 1952 –
22 December 1958
Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees IIIII)
[2][3]
  Dr.
Louis Beel
(Prime Minister)
(1902–1985)
22 December 1958 –
19 May 1959
Catholic
People's Party
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[4]
  Dr.
Charles van Rooy
(1912–1996)
19 May 1959 –
3 July 1961
[Res]
Catholic
People's Party
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[5]
  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)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  Bauke Roolvink
(1912–1979)
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[9]
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 III)
[10]
  Irene Vorrink
(1918–1996)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[11]
  Dr.
Leendert Ginjaar
(1928–2003)
19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[12]
  Til Gardeniers-
Berendsen

(1925–2019)
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Christian
Democratic
Appeal
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt IIIII)
[13][14]
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 III)
[15][16]
  Hedy d'Ancona
(born 1937)
7 November 1989 –
16 July 1994
[Res]
Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[17]
  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 III)
[18][19]
  Dr.
Eduard Bomhoff
(born 1944)
[Deputy]
22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002
[Res]
Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende I)
[20]
  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 IIIII)
[21][22]
  Dr.
Ab Klink
(born 1958)
22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
Christian
Democratic
Appeal
Jan Peter
Balkenende

(Balkenende IV)
[23]
  Edith Schippers
(born 1964)
14 October 2010 –
26 October 2017
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[24][25]
  Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)
[Deputy]
26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022
Christian
Democratic
Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[26]
  Dr.
Ernst Kuipers
(born 1959)
10 January 2022 –
10 January 2024
[Res]
Democrats 66 Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Conny Helder
(born 1958)
10 January 2024 –
2 July 2024
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Fleur Agema
(born 1976)
2 July 2024 –
Incumbent
Party for Freedom Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[28]
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

List of ministers without portfolio

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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)
[23]
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)
[26]
  Martin van Rijn
(born 1956)
[29]
23 March 2020 –
9 July 2020
Independent
(Labour Party)
[30]
  Tamara van Ark
(born 1974)
9 July 2020 –
3 September 2021
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Conny Helder
(born 1958)
Primary Healthcare
Long-term care
Sport
10 January 2022 –
10 January 2024
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Pia Dijkstra
(born 1954)
Primary Healthcare
Medical Ethics
Health insurance
Pharmaceutical
Policy

Corona
Management
2 February 2024 –
2 July 2024
Democrats 66
Resigned
Minister of Education, Culture and Science in 2010

List of state secretaries for health

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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)
[31][1]
  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 III)
[1][2]
  Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986)
• Social Security
• Unemployment
Occupational
Safety

• Social Services
15 September 1951 –
22 December 1958
Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees IIIIII)
[1][2][3]
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)
[5]
  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)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  Dr.
José de Meijer
(1915–2000)
Occupational
Safety

Public
Organisations
15 November 1963 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[6]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[7]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[8]
  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)
[9]
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)
[11]
  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)
[12]
  Ineke Lambers-
Hacquebard

(1946–2014)
Environmental
Policy

Food Policy
11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt IIIII)
[13][14]
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)
[15]
  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)
[16]
  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)
[17]
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)
[18]
  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)
[19]
  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
IIIII)

[20][21][22]
  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)
[23]
  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)
[24]
  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)
[25]
  Paul Blokhuis
(born 1963)
Social Services
Disability Policy
26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022
Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[26]
  Maarten
van Ooijen

(born 1990)
Youth Care
Preventive Care
10 January 2022 –
2 July 2024
Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[27]
  Vicky Maeijer
(born 1986)
Long-term Care
Social Care
2 July 2024 –
Incumbent
Party for Freedom Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[28]
  Vincent Karremans
(born 1986)
Youth Care
Preventive Care
Sport
2 July 2024 –
Incumbent
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Resigned

See also

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References

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