# List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands

The minister of infrastructure and water management (Dutch: Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Barry Madlener of the Party for Freedom (PVV) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. Chris Jansen of the PVV has been serving as state secretary since 2 July 2024, and he has been assigned the portfolios of public transport and the environment (excluding climate).

## List of ministers of infrastructure

For full list, see List of ministers of transport of the Netherlands. (in Dutch)
| Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904) | 3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879 | Independent (Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello |
| | | Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884) | 20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| | | Johannes van den Bergh (1824–1890) | 23 April 1883 – 10 June 1887 | Independent (Conservative Catholic) | J. Heemskerk |
| | | Frederik Cornelis Tromp (Minister of the Navy) (1828–1900) | 10 June 1887 – 11 July 1887 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | J. Heemskerk |
| | | Jacob Bastert (1826–1902) | 11 July 1887 – 21 April 1888 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | J. Heemskerk |
| | | Jacob Havelaar (1840–1918) | 21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Mackay |
| | | Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | Van Tienhoven |
| | | Philippe van der Sleijden (1842–1923) | 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | Independent (Old liberal) | Röell |
| | | Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | Pierson |
| | | Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (1845–1911) | 1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Kuyper |
| | | Jacob Kraus (1861–1951) | 17 August 1905 – 1 July 1906 | Liberal Union | De Meester |
| Minister of Water Management | Minister of Water Management | Minister of Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Dr. Jacob Kraus (1861–1951) | 1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908 | Liberal Union | De Meester |
| | | Jean Bevers (1852–1909) | 12 February 1908 – 5 January 1909 | General League | T. Heemskerk |
| | | Syb Talma (Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce) (1864–1916) | 5 January 1909 – 21 January 1909 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | T. Heemskerk |
| | | Louis Regout (1861–1915) | 21 January 1909 – 29 August 1913 | General League | T. Heemskerk |
| | | Dr. Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Liberal Union | Cort van der Linden |
| | | Adrianus König (1867–1944) | 9 September 1918 – 18 September 1922 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I |
| | | Dr. Gerard van Swaay (1867–1945) | 18 September 1922 – 4 August 1925 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II |
| | | Max Bongaerts (1875–1959) | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Roman Catholic State Party | Colijn I |
| | | Hendrik van der Vegte (1868–1933) | 8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | De Geer I |
| | | Paul Reymer (1882–1952) | 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III |
| | | Jacob Kalff (1869–1935) | 26 May 1933 – 13 January 1935 | Liberal State Party | Colijn II |
| | | Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 13 January 1935 – 15 March 1935 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Colijn II |
| | | Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937 | Liberal State Party | Colijn II |
| | | Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937 | Liberal State Party | Colijn III |
| | | Dr. Johan van Buuren (1884–1970) | 24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939 | Independent (Liberal) | Colijn IV |
| | | Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 | Liberal State Party | Colijn V |
| | | Willem Albarda (also Minister of Finance 1941–1942) (1877–1957) | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | De Geer II |
| | | Willem Albarda (also Minister of Finance 1941–1942) (1877–1957) | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | Gerbrandy I • II |
| | | Frans Wijffels (Minister of Social Affairs) (1899–1968) | 23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 | Roman Catholic State Party | Gerbrandy III |
| | | Theo Tromp (1903–1984) | 4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Gerbrandy III |
| Minister of Transport and Energy | Minister of Transport and Energy | Minister of Transport and Energy | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Steef van Schaik (1888–1968) | 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | Roman Catholic State Party | Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) |
| | | Steef van Schaik (1888–1968) | 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | Catholic People's Party | Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) |
| Minister of Transport | Minister of Transport | Minister of Transport | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Hein Vos (1903–1972) | 3 July 1946 – 1 March 1947 | Labour Party | Beel I |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | Minister of Transport and Water Management | Minister of Transport and Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Hein Vos (1903–1972) | 1 March 1947 – 7 August 1948 | Labour Party | Beel I |
| | | Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) | 7 August 1948 – 1 November 1948 | Catholic People's Party | Drees– Van Schaik |
| | | Derk Spitzen (1896–1957) | 1 November 1948 – 15 March 1951 | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | Drees– Van Schaik |
| | | Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983) | 15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | Drees I |
| | | Jacob Algera (1902–1966) | 2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Drees II |
| | | Jacob Algera (1902–1966) | 2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Drees III |
| | | Herman Witte (1909–1973) | 10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958 | Catholic People's Party | Drees III |
| | | Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) | 1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Drees III |
| | | Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) | 1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Beel II |
| | | Henk Korthals (1911–1976) | 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay |
| | | Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Marijnen |
| | | Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) | 14 April 1965 – 1 May 1966 | Labour Party | Cals |
| | | Pieter Bogaers (1924–2008) | 1 May 1966 – 30 June 1966 | Catholic People's Party | Cals |
| | | Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) | 30 June 1966 – 22 November 1966 | Labour Party | Cals |
| | | Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985) | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Zijlstra |
| | | Joop Bakker (1921–2003) | 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Jong |
| | | Dr. Willem Drees Jr. (1922–1998) | 6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 | Democratic Socialists '70 | Biesheuvel I |
| | | Dr. Willem Drees Jr. (1922–1998) | 6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 | Democratic Socialists '70 | Biesheuvel II |
| | | Bé Udink (1926–2016) | 21 July 1972 – 11 May 1973 | Christian Historical Union | Biesheuvel II |
| | | Tjerk Westerterp (1930–2023) | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 | Catholic People's Party | Den Uyl |
| | | Dany Tuijnman (1915–1992) | 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Van Agt I |
| | | Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Democrats 66 | Van Agt II • III |
| | | Neelie Kroes (born 1941) | 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Lubbers I • II |
| | | Hanja Maij-Weggen (born 1943) | 7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III |
| | | Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019) | 16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III |
| | | Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok I |
| | | Tineke Netelenbos (born 1944) | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Kok II |
| | | Roelf de Boer (born 1944) | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | Balkenende I |
| | | Karla Peijs (born 1944) | 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende II • III |
| | | Camiel Eurlings (born 1973) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende IV |
| Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) | 14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte I • II |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963) | 26 October 2017 – 31 August 2021 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte III |
| | | Barbara Visser (born 1977) | 31 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte III |
| | | Mark Harbers (born 1969) | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte IV |
| | | Barry Madlener (born 1969) | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Party for Freedom | Schoof |
    $^{Resigned}$
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    $^{AdInterim}$
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    $^{DeputyPrimeMinister}$
    $^{DeputyPrimeMinisterfrom18October2002}$
    $^{Medicalleaveofabsencefrom1May1966until30June1966}$
    $^{MinisterwithoutPortfoliofortheInterior}$
    $^{MinisterofHousingandConstruction}$
    $^{MinisterforKingdomRelations}$
    $^{MinisterofHousingandSpatialPlanning}$
    $^{MinisterofEconomicAffairs}$

## List of state secretaries for infrastructure

| State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Eddie Stijkel (1918–1982) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management | 15 October 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay |
| | | Mike Keyzer (1911–1983) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 22 October 1963 – 14 April 1965 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Marijnen |
| | | Siep Posthumus (1910–1987) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 4 May 1965 – 22 November 1966 | Labour Party | Cals |
| | | Leo de Block (1904–1988) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Zijlstra |
| | | Mike Keyzer (1911–1983) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Jong |
| | | Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 28 July 1971 – 20 March 1973 | Christian Historical Union | Biesheuvel I • II |
| | | Dr. Michel van Hulten (born 1930) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Postal Service | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 | Political Party of Radicals | Den Uyl |
| | | Neelie Kroes (born 1941) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Van Agt I |
| | | Jaap van der Doef (1934–2025) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 | Labour Party | Van Agt II |
| | | Jaap Scherpenhuizen (1934–2012) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Lubbers I |
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| | | Monique de Vries (born 1947) | • Telecommunication • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok II |
| | | Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Balkenende I • II • III |
| | | Tineke Huizinga (born 1960) | • Public Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 | Christian Union | Balkenende IV |
| State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment | State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment | State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Joop Atsma (born 1956) | • Aviation • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte I |
| | | Wilma Mansveld (born 1962) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 5 November 2012 – 28 October 2015 | Labour Party | Rutte II |
| | | Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 3 November 2015 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | Rutte II |
| State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management | State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management | State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Stientje van Veldhoven (born 1973) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III |
| | | Stientje van Veldhoven (born 1973) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 14 April 2020 – 10 August 2021 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III |
| | | Steven van Weyenberg (born 1973) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III |
| | | Vivianne Heijnen (born 1982) | • Aviation • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 10 January 2022 – 24 May 2024 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte IV |
| | | Chris Jansen (born 1966) | • Public Transport • Environmental Policy | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Party for Freedom | Schoof |
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    $^{DesignatedwiththediplomaticrankofMinister}$
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