Fourth Balkenende cabinet
Cabinet Members

Fourth Balkenende cabinet

Section Title: Cabinet Members
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Ministers	Title/Ministry	Term of office	Party

Jan Peter Balkenende	Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	22 July 2002 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Wouter Bos	Wouter Bos (born 1963)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Finance	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

André Rouvoet	André Rouvoet (born 1962)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Youth Policy and Family Policy (within Health, Welfare and Sport)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Union

Guusje ter Horst	Dr. Guusje ter Horst (born 1952)	Minister	Interior and Kingdom Relations	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Ernst Hirsch Ballin	Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Maxime Verhagen	Maxime Verhagen (born 1956)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Jan Kees de Jager	Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	Minister	Finance	23 February 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal

Ernst Hirsch Ballin	Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	Minister	Justice	22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Maria van der Hoeven	Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949)	Minister	Economic Affairs	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Eimert van Middelkoop	Eimert van Middelkoop (born 1949)	Minister	Defence	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Union

Ab Klink	Dr. Ab Klink (born 1958)	Minister	Health, Welfare and Sport	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Piet Hein Donner	Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	Minister	Social Affairs and Employment	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Ronald Plasterk	Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957)	Minister	Education, Culture and Science	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

André Rouvoet	André Rouvoet (born 1962)	23 February 2010 14 October 2010	Christian Union

Camiel Eurlings	Camiel Eurlings (born 1973)	Minister	Transport and Water Management	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Gerda Verburg	Gerda Verburg (born 1957)	Minister	Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Jacqueline Cramer	Dr. Jacqueline Cramer (born 1951)	Minister	Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Tineke Huizinga	Tineke Huizinga (born 1960)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Union

Ministers without portfolio	Title/Portfolio/Ministry	Term of office	Party

Bert Koenders	Bert Koenders (born 1958)	Minister	Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Maxime Verhagen	Maxime Verhagen (born 1956)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Ella Vogelaar	Ella Vogelaar (born 1949)	Minister	Housing, Communities and Integration (within Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)	22 February 2007 – 14 November 2008	Labour Party

Eberhard van der Laan	Eberhard van der Laan (1955–2017)	14 November 2008 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Eimert van Middelkoop	Eimert van Middelkoop (born 1949)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Union

State Secretaries	Title/Portfolio/Ministry	Term of office	Party

Ank Bijleveld	Ank Bijleveld (born 1962)	State Secretary	Central Government Affairs Provincial Government Affairs Local Government Affairs Government Reform Government Real Estate Kingdom Relations Emergency Services Disaster Management (within Interior and Kingdom Relations)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Frans Timmermans	Frans Timmermans (born 1961)	State Secretary	European Affairs NATO Affairs Benelux Affairs (within Foreign Affairs)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Jan Kees de Jager	Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	State Secretary	Fiscal Affairs Tax and Customs Administration Local Government Finances National Mint State Lottery (within Finance)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Nebahat Albayrak	Nebahat Albayrak (born 1968)	State Secretary	Immigration Asylum Affairs Prison Administration Rehabilitation Prevention (within Justice)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Frank Heemskerk	Frank Heemskerk (born 1969)	State Secretary	International Trade Export Promotion Regional Development Consumer Protection Digital Infrastructure Postal Service Tourism Affairs (within Economic Affairs)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Cees van der Knaap	Cees van der Knaap (born 1951)	State Secretary	Personnel Affairs Equipment Policy (within Defence)	22 July 2002 – 18 December 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal

Jack de Vries	Jack de Vries (born 1968)	18 December 2007 – 18 May 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Jet Bussemaker	Dr. Jet Bussemaker (born 1961)	State Secretary	Elderly Policy Disability Affairs Veteran Affairs Biotechnology Policy Medical Ethics Policy Sport (within Health, Welfare and Sport)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Ahmed Aboutaleb	Ahmed Aboutaleb (born 1961)	State Secretary	Social Security Unemployment Affairs Occupational Safety Social Services Poverty Policy (within Social Affairs and Employment)	22 February 2007 – 18 December 2008	Labour Party

Jetta Klijnsma	Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957)	18 December 2008 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Marja van Bijsterveldt	Marja van Bijsterveldt (born 1961)	State Secretary	Secondary Education Adult Education Teacher Policy (within Education, Culture and Science)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal

Primary Education Secondary Education Higher Education Special Education Adult Education Science Policy Early Childhood Education Teacher Policy Equality Emancipation Media Affairs Culture Policy Arts Policy (within Education, Culture and Science)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010

Sharon Dijksma	Sharon Dijksma (born 1971)	Primary Education Special Education Early Childhood Education (within Education, Culture and Science)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party

Tineke Huizinga	Tineke Huizinga (born 1960)	State Secretary	Transport Infrastructure Water Infrastructure Public Transport Weather Forecasting Service (within Transport and Water Management)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Christian Union

Source: (in Dutch) Kabinet-Balkenende IV Rijksoverheid

Sentence(s)

Jan Kees de Jager was the Minister of Finance, while Tineke Huizinga was the Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.

final_sentence: Jan Kees de Jager was the Minister of Finance, while Tineke Huizinga was the Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment.