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

List of Ministers of Infrastructure of the Netherlands

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

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

Johannes Tak van Poortvliet	Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello)

-	Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884)	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg)

-	Johannes van den Bergh (1824–1890)	23 April 1883 – 10 June 1887	Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic)	Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk)

Frederik Cornelis Tromp	Frederik Cornelis Tromp (Minister of the Navy) (1828–1900)	10 June 1887 – 11 July 1887	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)

-	Jacob Bastert (1826–1902)	11 July 1887 – 21 April 1888	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)

Jacob Havelaar	Jacob Havelaar (1840–1918)	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Aeneas Mackay (Mackay)

Cornelis Lely	Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894	Liberal Union	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven)

Philippe van der Sleijden	Philippe van der Sleijden (1842–1923)	9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Joan Röell (Röell)

Cornelis Lely	Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)	27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901	Liberal Union	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson)

Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens	Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (1845–1911)	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper)

Jacob Kraus	Jacob Kraus (1861–1951)	17 August 1905 – 1 July 1906	Liberal Union	Theo de Meester (De Meester)

Minister of Water Management	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Jacob Kraus	Dr. Jacob Kraus (1861–1951)	1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908	Liberal Union	Theo de Meester (De Meester)

Jean Bevers	Jean Bevers (1852–1909)	12 February 1908 – 5 January 1909	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses	Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk)

Syb Talma	Syb Talma (Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce) (1864–1916)	5 January 1909 – 21 January 1909	Anti-Revolutionary Party

Louis Regout	Louis Regout (1861–1915)	21 January 1909 – 29 August 1913	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses

Cornelis Lely	Dr. Cornelis Lely (1854–1929)	29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918	Liberal Union	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden)

-	Adrianus König (1867–1944)	9 September 1918 – 18 September 1922	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I)

Gerard van Swaay	Dr. Gerard van Swaay (1867–1945)	18 September 1922 – 4 August 1925	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)

-	Max Bongaerts (1875–1959)	4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I)

Hendrik van der Vegte	Hendrik van der Vegte (1868–1933)	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I)

Paul Reymer	Paul Reymer (1882–1952)	10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933	Roman Catholic State Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)

Jacob Kalff	Jacob Kalff (1869–1935)	26 May 1933 – 13 January 1935	Liberal State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)

Hendrikus Colijn	Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	13 January 1935 – 15 March 1935	Anti-Revolutionary Party

Otto van Lidth de Jeude	Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952)	15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937	Liberal State Party

Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III)

Johan van Buuren	Dr. Johan van Buuren (1884–1970)	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)

Otto van Lidth de Jeude	Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Liberal State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V)

Willem Albarda	Willem Albarda (also Minister of Finance 1941–1942) (1877–1957)	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 (Minister of Social Affairs) (1899–1968)	23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945	Roman Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)

-	Theo Tromp (1903–1984)	4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)

Minister of Transport and Energy	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Steef van Schaik	Steef van Schaik (1888–1968)	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Roman Catholic State Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees)

Catholic People's Party

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

Hein Vos	Hein Vos (1900–1972)	3 July 1946 – 1 March 1947	Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)

Minister of Transport and Water Management	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Hein Vos	Hein Vos (1900–1972)	1 March 1947 – 7 August 1948	Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)

Josef van Schaik	Josef van Schaik (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Kingdom Reconstruction) (1882–1962)	7 August 1948 – 1 November 1948	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik)

Derk Spitzen	Derk Spitzen (1896–1957)	1 November 1948 – 15 March 1951	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)

Hendrik Wemmers	Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983)	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)	Willem Drees (Drees I)

Jacob Algera	Jacob Algera (1902–1966)	2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Willem Drees (Drees II)

Willem Drees (Drees III)

Herman Witte	Herman Witte (Minister of Housing and Construction) (1909–1973)	10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958	Catholic People's Party

Jan van Aartsen	Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992)	1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959	Anti-Revolutionary Party

Louis Beel (Beel II)

Henk Korthals	Henk Korthals (Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1911–1976)	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay)

Jan van Aartsen	Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)

Ko Suurhoff	Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	14 April 1965 – 1 May 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals)

Pieter Bogaers	Pieter Bogaers (Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning) (1924–2008)	1 May 1966 – 30 June 1966	Catholic People's Party

Ko Suurhoff	Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	30 June 1966 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party

Jan de Quay	Dr. Jan de Quay (Deputy Prime Minister) (1901–1985)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)

Joop Bakker	Joop Bakker (Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1921–2003)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong)

Willem Drees Jr.	Dr. Willem Drees Jr. (1922–1998)	6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972	Democratic Socialists '70	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I)

Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel II)

Bé Udink	Bé Udink (also Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning) (1926–2016)	21 July 1972 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union

Tjerk Westerterp	Tjerk Westerterp (born 1930)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)

Dany Tuijnman	Dany Tuijnman (1915–1992)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)

Henk Zeevalking	Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III)

Neelie Kroes	Neelie Kroes (born 1941)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II)

Hanja Maij-Weggen	Hanja Maij-Weggen (born 1943)	7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)

Koos Andriessen	Dr. Koos Andriessen (Minister of Economic Affairs) (1928–2019)	16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal

Annemarie Jorritsma	Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I)

Tineke Netelenbos	Tineke Netelenbos (born 1944)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II)

Roelf de Boer	Roelf de Boer (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1944)	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I)

Karla Peijs	Karla Peijs (born 1944)	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III)

Camiel Eurlings	Camiel Eurlings (born 1973)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)

Office merged with the Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment

Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Melanie Schultz van Haegen	Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970)	14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I • II)

Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Cora van Nieuwenhuizen	Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963)	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte III)

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

Sentence(s)

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy's Kroes became Minister of Water Management and took office on 4 November 1982.

final_sentence: The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy's Kroes became Minister of Water Management and took office on 4 November 1982.