List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
List of Ministers of Economic Affairs
ᴿᵉˢ Resigned. ᴬᵖᵖᵗ Appointment: Jacob Kraus appointed Minister of Water Management; Willem Treub appointed Minister of Finance.

List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands

Section Title: List of Ministers of Economic Affairs
Table Section Text: ᴿᵉˢ Resigned. ᴬᵖᵖᵗ Appointment: Jacob Kraus appointed Minister of Water Management; Willem Treub appointed Minister of Finance.

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

Jacob Veegens	Jacob Veegens (1845–1910)	1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908	Free-thinking Democratic League	Theo de Meester (De Meester)

Syb Talma	Syb Talma (1864–1916)	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk)

Willem Treub	Willem Treub (also Minister of Finance 1914) (1858–1931)	29 August 1913 – 19 November 1914	Free-thinking Democratic League	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden)

Folkert Posthuma	Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943)	19 November 1914 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)

Hendrik van IJsselsteyn	Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (1874–1942)	9 September 1918 – 13 September 1922	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I)

Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck	Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936)	13 September 1922 – 1 January 1923	Roman Catholic State Party

Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)

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

Piet Aalberse	Piet Aalberse (also Minister of Labour 1918–1923) (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 Economic Affairs	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Timotheus Verschuur	Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945)	8 June 1933 – 17 April 1934	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)

Hendrikus Colijn	Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	17 April 1934 – 25 June 1934	Anti-Revolutionary Party

Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (also Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1899–1972)	25 June 1934 – 6 June 1935	Roman Catholic State Party

Henri Gelissen	Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982)	6 June 1935 – 2 September 1935	Roman Catholic State Party

Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III)

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

Henri Gelissen	Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982)	2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III)

Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (also Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1899–1972)	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)

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

Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)

Hendrikus Colijn	Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V)

Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940	Roman Catholic State Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II)

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

Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (also Minister of Finance and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1941) (1899–1972)	10 May 1940 – 17 November 1941	Roman Catholic State Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I)

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)

Jan van den Tempel	Dr. Jan van den Tempel (also Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1877–1955)	17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942	Social Democratic Workers' Party

Piet Kerstens	Piet Kerstens (also Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1896–1958)	8 January 1942 – 31 May 1944	Roman Catholic State Party

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

Johannes van den Broek	Johannes van den Broek (also Minister of Finance) (1882–1946)	31 May 1944 – 23 February 1945	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)

Hans Gispen	Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)

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

Hein Vos	Hein Vos (1903–1972)	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees)

Labour Party

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

Gerardus Huysmans	Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1902–1948)	3 July 1946 – 14 January 1948	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)

Sicco Mansholt	Sicco Mansholt (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (1908–1995)	14 January 1948 – 20 January 1948	Labour Party

Jan van den Brink	Dr. Jan van den Brink (1915–2006)	20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party

Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I)

Jelle Zijlstra	Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (also Minister of Finance 1958–1959) (1918–2001)	2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III)

Louis Beel (Beel II)

Jan de Pous	Jan de Pous (1920–1996)	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	Christian Historical Union	Jan de Quay (De Quay)

Koos Andriessen	Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)

Joop den Uyl	Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals)

Joop Bakker	Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)

Leo de Block	Leo de Block (1904–1988)	5 April 1967 – 7 January 1970	Catholic People's Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong)

Johan Witteveen	Dr. Johan Witteveen (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) (1921–2019)	7 January 1970 – 14 January 1970	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Roelof Nelissen	Roelof Nelissen (born 1931)	14 January 1970 – 6 July 1971	Catholic People's Party

Harry Langman	Harrie Langman (1931–2016)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)

Ruud Lubbers	Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)

Gijs van Aardenne	Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)

Jan Terlouw	Dr. Jan Terlouw (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1931)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III)

Gijs van Aardenne	Gijs van Aardenne (Deputy Prime Minister) (1930–1995)	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I)

Rudolf de Korte	Dr. Rudolf de Korte (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1936)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)

Koos Andriessen	Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)

Hans Wijers	Dr. Hans Wijers (born 1951)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I)

Annemarie Jorritsma	Annemarie Jorritsma (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1950)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II)

Herman Heinsbroek	Herman Heinsbroek (born 1951)	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I)

Hans Hoogervorst	Hans Hoogervorst (also Minister of Finance) (born 1956)	16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Laurens Jan Brinkhorst	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Deputy Prime Minister 2005–2006) (born 1937)	27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006	Democrats 66	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II)

Gerrit Zalm	Gerrit Zalm (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) (born 1952)	3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Joop Wijn	Joop Wijn (born 1969)	7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III)

Maria van der Hoeven	Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)

Office merged with the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality as Minister of Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation

Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)

Maxime Verhagen	Maxime Verhagen (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1956)	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)

Name changed back to the Minister of Economic Affairs

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

Henk Kamp	Henk Kamp (born 1952)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

Portfolio of Agriculture separated from the Minister of Economic Affairs back to Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

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

Eric Wiebes	Eric Wiebes (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)

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries was Piet Kerstens (RKSP).
31 May 1944 was Piet Kerstens' last day as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Piet Kerstens served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries until May 31, 1944.

final_sentence: Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries was Piet Kerstens (RKSP).
final_sentence: 31 May 1944 was Piet Kerstens' last day as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
final_sentence: Piet Kerstens served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries until May 31, 1944.