page_title: List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
hierarchical_section_title: List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Het officiële logo van het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
context_page_description: The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current Minister is Wouter Koolmees of the Democrats 66 who has been in office since 26 October 2017. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current State Secretary is Bas van 't Wout of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy who has been in office since 9 July 2020.
  Several prominent people who served as Minister of Social Affairs are: Carl Romme, Dolf Joekes, Gerard Veldkamp, Jan de Koning, Ad Melkert, Piet Hein Donner, Henk Kamp and Lodewijk Asscher including multiple Prime Ministers: Willem Drees, Louis Beel and Joop den Uyl.
context_section_description: The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Dutch: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current Minister is Wouter Koolmees of the Democrats 66 (D66) who has been in office since 26 October 2017. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current State Secretary is Bas van 't Wout of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 9 July 2020.
  Several prominent people who served as Minister of Social Affairs are: Carl Romme (Catholic Leader), Dolf Joekes (co-founder of the Labour Party), Gerard Veldkamp (prominent politician), Jan de Koning (prominent politician), Ad Melkert (Labour Leader), Piet Hein Donner (prominent politician), Henk Kamp (prominent politician) and Lodewijk Asscher (Labour Leader) including multiple (future) Prime Ministers: Willem Drees, Louis Beel and Joop den Uyl.
caption: Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
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