List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
List of Ministers of Social Affairs
ᴿᵉˢ Resigned. ᴬᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳⁱᵐ Served ad interim.

List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands

Section Title: List of Ministers of Social Affairs
Table Section Text: ᴿᵉˢ Resigned. ᴬᵈ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳⁱᵐ Served ad interim.

Minister of Labour	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Piet Aalberse	Piet Aalberse (1871–1948)	25 September 1918 – 1 January 1923	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II)

Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Piet Aalberse	Piet Aalberse (1871–1948)	1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)

Dionysius Koolen	Dr. Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945)	4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I)

Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne	Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Christian Historical Union	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I)

Timotheus Verschuur	Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)

Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Timotheus Verschuur	Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	1 May 1932 – 8 June 1933	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)

Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)

Minister of Social Affairs	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne	Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	8 June 1933 – 31 July 1935	Christian Historical Union	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)

Marcus Slingenberg	Marcus Slingenberg (1881–1941)	31 July 1935 – 24 June 1937	Free-thinking Democratic League	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III)

Carl Romme	Carl Romme (1896–1980)	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)

Marinus Damme	Dr. Marinus Damme (1876–1966)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V)

Jan van den Tempel	Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955)	10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II)

Frans Wijffels	Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)

Willem Drees	Willem Drees (Deputy Prime Minister) (1886–1988)	25 June 1945 – 7 August 1948	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees)

Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)

Dolf Joekes	Dr. Dolf Joekes (1884–1962)	7 August 1948 – 15 September 1951	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I)

Minister of Social Affairs and Health	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Dolf Joekes	Dr. Dolf Joekes (1884–1962)	15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees I)

Ko Suurhoff	Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III)

Louis Beel	Dr. Louis Beel (Prime Minister) (1902–1985)	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel II)

Charles van Rooy	Dr. Charles van Rooy (1912–1996)	19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961	Catholic People's Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay)

Victor Marijnen	Victor Marijnen (Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1917–1975)	3 July 1961 – 17 July 1961	Catholic People's Party

Gerard Veldkamp	Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990)	17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party

Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)

Jo Cals (Cals)

Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)

Bauke Roolvink	Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong)

Minister of Social Affairs	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Jaap Boersma	Jaap Boersma (1929–2012)	6 July 1971 – 19 December 1977	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)

Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)

Wil Albeda	Dr. Wil Albeda (1925–2014)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)

Christian Democratic Appeal

Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Joop den Uyl	Joop den Uyl (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1919–1987)	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II)

Louw de Graaf	Louw de Graaf (born 1930)	29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt III)

Jan de Koning	Jan de Koning (also Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1926–1994)	4 November 1982 – 3 February 1987	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I)

Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)

Louw de Graaf	Louw de Graaf (born 1930)	3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987	Christian Democratic Appeal

Jan de Koning	Jan de Koning (also Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1926–1994)	6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal

Bert de Vries	Dr. Bert de Vries (born 1938)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)

Ad Melkert	Ad Melkert (born 1956)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok I)

Klaas de Vries	Klaas de Vries (born 1943)	3 August 1998 – 24 March 2000	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II)

Willem Vermeend	Dr. Willem Vermeend (born 1948)	24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party

Aart Jan de Geus	Aart Jan de Geus (also Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport 2002–2003) (born 1955)	22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III)

Piet Hein Donner	Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)

Henk Kamp	Henk Kamp (born 1952)	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)

Lodewijk Asscher	Dr. Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1974)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

Wouter Koolmees	Wouter Koolmees (born 1977)	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte III)

Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

Sentence(s)

Willem Drees was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs.

final_sentence: Willem Drees was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs.