# List of ministers of agriculture of the Netherlands

The minister of agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature (Dutch: Minister van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Femke Wiersma of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. The current state secretary of Fisheries, Food Security and Nature is the minister's fellow party member Jean Rummenie.

## List of ministers
### Agriculture (1906–1940)

| Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry | Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry | Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Jacob Veegens (1845–1910) | 1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908 | Free-thinking Democratic League | Theo de Meester (De Meester) |
| | | Syb Talma (1864–1916) | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) |
| | | 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 (1874–1943) | 19 November 1914 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) |
| | | Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (1874–1942) | 9 September 1918 – 13 September 1922 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I) |
| | | 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 I) |
| | | 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 the Interior and Agriculture | Minister of the Interior and Agriculture | Minister of the Interior and Agriculture | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925 | Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) |
| | | Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960) | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Christian Historical Union | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) |
| | | Jan Kan (1873–1947) | 8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) |
| | | Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932 | Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) |
| Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour | Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour | Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945) | 1 May 1932 – 8 June 1933 | Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) |
| | | Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945) | 1 May 1932 – 8 June 1933 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Timotheus Verschuur (1886–1945) | 8 June 1933 – 17 April 1934 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) |
| | | Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 17 April 1934 – 25 June 1934 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) |
| | | Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | 25 June 1934 – 6 June 1935 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) |
| | | Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982) | 6 June 1935 – 2 September 1935 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978) | 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) |
| | | Max Steenberghe (also Minister of Economic Affairs) (1899–1972) | 24 June 1937– 25 July 1939 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V) |
| | | Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | 10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940 | Roman Catholic State Party | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) |

### Agriculture and fisheries (since 1940)

| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | 10 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 | Christian Historical Union | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) |
| | | Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | 10 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 | Christian Historical Union | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) |
| | | Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | 1 May 1941 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) |
| | | Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | 1 May 1941 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) |
| | | Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955) | 17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) |
| | | Piet Kerstens (1896–1958) | 8 January 1942 – 31 May 1944 | Roman Catholic State Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) |
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946) | 31 May 1944 – 23 February 1945 | Independent Classical Liberal | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) |
| | | Hans Gispen (1905–1968) | 23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) | 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) |
| | | Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) | 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 | Labour Party | Louis Beel (Beel I) |
| | | Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) | 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • I • II) |
| | | Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) | 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees III) |
| | | Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 1 January 1958 – 13 January 1958 | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees III) |
| | | Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979) | 13 January 1958 – 22 December 1958 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees III) |
| | | Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 | Christian Historical Union | Louis Beel (Beel II) |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Victor Marijnen (1917–1975) | 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Catholic People's Party | Jan de Quay (De Quay) |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Jo Cals (Cals) |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) |
| | | Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | 5 April 1967 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Piet de Jong (De Jong) |
| | | Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | 5 April 1967 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I) |
| | | Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | 5 April 1967 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel II) |
| | | Jaap Boersma (1929–2012) | 1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel II) |
| | | Tiemen Brouwer (1916–1977) | 11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) |
| | | Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) | 1 November 1973 – 5 March 1980 | Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) |
| | | Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) | 1 November 1973 – 5 March 1980 | Catholic People's Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) |
| | | Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 5 March 1980 – 11 September 1981 | Catholic People's Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) |
| | | Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 5 March 1980 – 11 September 1981 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) |
| | | Jan de Koning (1926–1994) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) |
| | | Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 7 November 1989 – 18 September 1990 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) |
| | | Dr. Bert de Vries (born 1938) | 18 September 1990 – 28 September 1990 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) |
| | | Piet Bukman (1934–2022) | 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) |
| | | Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) |
| | | Haijo Apotheker (born 1950) | 3 August 1998 – 7 June 1999 | Democrats 66 | Wim Kok (Kok II) |
| | | Klaas de Vries (born 1943) | 7 June 1999 – 9 June 1999 | Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) |
| | | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) | 9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 | Democrats 66 | Wim Kok (Kok II) |
| | | Dr. Cees Veerman (born 1949) | 22 July 2002 – 1 July 2003 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Cees Veerman (born 1949) | 1 July 2003 – 22 February 2007 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) |
| | | Gerda Verburg (born 1957) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) |
| Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Maxime Verhagen (born 1956) | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Minister of Economic Affairs | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Henk Kamp (born 1952) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Carola Schouten (born 1977) | 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) |
| | | Henk Staghouwer (born 1962) | 10 January 2022 – 5 September 2022 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) |
| | | Carola Schouten (born 1977) | 5 September 2022 – 2 October 2022 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) |
| | | Piet Adema (born 1964) | 2 October 2022 – 2 July 2024 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Femke Wiersma (born 1984) | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) |
    $^{Resigned}$
    $^{AdInterim}$
    $^{DeputyPrimeMinister}$
    $^{MinisterofSocialAffairs}$
    $^{MinisterofCommerce,IndustryandShipping}$
    $^{MinisterofFinance}$
    $^{MinisterofDefence}$
    $^{MinisterforKingdomRelations}$
    $^{MinisterofSocialAffairsandEmployment}$
    $^{MinisterforPovertyPolicy,ParticipationandPensions}$
    $^{AppointedasPresidentoftheCourtofAudit}$
    $^{AppointedasEuropeanCommissioner}$
    $^{AppointedasMinisterofFinance}$

## List of ministers without portfolio

| Minister without Portfolio | Minister without Portfolio | Minister without Portfolio | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Christianne van der Wal (born 1973) | • Nature Conservation • Nitrogen Policy | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) |

## List of state secretaries for agriculture

| State Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | State Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | State Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Ad Ploeg (1927–1994) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) |
| State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dzsingisz Gabor (born 1940) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Recreation | 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) |
| | | Geke Faber (born 1952) | • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) |
| | | Jan Odink (1944–2018) | • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Henk Bleker (born 1953) | • Trade and Export • Agriculture • Food Policy • Fisheries • Forestry • Postal Service • Tourism • Animal Welfare | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Dr. Co Verdaas (born 1966) | • Agriculture • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Tourism | 5 November 2012 – 6 December 2012 | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) |
| | | Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | • Agriculture • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Tourism | 18 December 2012 – 3 November 2015 | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) |
| | | Martijn van Dam (born 1978) | • Agriculture • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Tourism | 3 November 2015 – 1 September 2017 | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) |
| State Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | State Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | State Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
| | | Jean Rummenie (born 1953) | • Fisheries • Food Security • Nature | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) |
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    $^{AppointedasStateSecretaryforInfrastructureandtheEnvironment}$