Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

The minister of foreign affairs is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers.

List of ministers of foreign affairs
1806–1868
PortraitNameTerm of officePartyRegime 100px|Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland  (1751–1826) 19 June 1806 –  8 January 1808 IndependentLouis Bonaparte 100px|Willem Frederik Röell Willem Frederik Röell  (1767–1835) 8 January 1808 –  15 July 1810 Independent 100px|Johan Hendrik Mollerus Johan Hendrik Mollerus  (ad interim)  (1750–1834) 27 November 1809 –  3 March 1810 Independent 100px|Paulus van der Heim Paulus van der Heim  (ad interim)  (1753–1823) 20 June 1810 –  15 July 1810 IndependentAnnexed by the First French Empire (1810–1813) 100px|Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp  (1762–1834) 7 December 1813 –  6 April 1814 IndependentWilliam I 100px|Anne Willem Carel van Nagell Anne Willem Carel van Nagell  (1756–1851) 6 April 1814 –  16 May 1824 Independent 100px Johann Gotthard Reinhold  (ad interim)  (1771–1831) 1 January 1824 –  16 May 1824 Independent 100px Willem Frederik van Reede  (1770–1838) 16 May 1824 –  24 June 1825 Independent 100px|Patrice de Coninck Patrice de Coninck  (1770–1827) 23 June 1825 –  1 December 1825 Independent 100px|Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen  (1776–1845) 1 December 1825 –  13 September 1841 IndependentWilliam II 100px|Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt Hugo van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (ad interim)  (1781–1853) 13 September 1841 –  6 October 1841 Independent 100px Johan Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke  (1781–1853) 6 October 1841 –  21 September 1843 Independent 100px|Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye  (ad interim)  (1800–1872) 21 September 1843 –  15 October 1843 Independent 100px James Albert Henry de la Sarraz  (1787–1877) 15 October 1843 –  1 January 1848 Independent 100px|Lodewijk Napoleon van Randwijck Lodewijk Napoleon van Randwijck  (1800–1872) 1 January 1848 –  25 March 1848 IndependentPortraitNameTerm of officePartyPrime Minister  (Cabinet) 100px|Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Gerrit Schimmelpenninck  (Prime Minister)  (1794–1863) 25 March 1848 –  17 May 1848  IndependentGerrit Schimmelpenninck  (Schimmelpenninck) 100px Arnold Adolf Bentinck van Nijenhuis  (1798–1868) 17 May 1848 –  21 November 1848 Independent 100px Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt  (1795–1873) 21 November 1848 –  1 November 1849 Independent Jacob de Kempenaer  (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius) 100px|Herman van Sonsbeeck Herman van Sonsbeeck  (1796–1865) 1 November 1849 –  16 October 1852  IndependentJohan Rudolph Thorbecke  (Thorbecke I) 100px|Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (1816–1890) 16 October 1852 –  19 April 1853 Independent 100px|Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall  (Prime Minister)  (1791–1866) 19 April 1853 –  1 July 1856 Independent Floris Adriaan van Hall  (Van Hall-Donker Curtius) 100px Daniël Théodore  Gevers van Endegeest  (1793–1877) 1 July 1856 –  18 March 1858 Independent Justinus van der Brugghen  (Van der Brugghen) 100px Jan Karel van Goltstein  (1794–1872) 18 March 1858 –  23 February 1860 Independent Jan Jacob Rochussen  (Rochussen) 100px|Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall  (Ad interim Prime Minister)  (1791–1866) 23 February 1860 –  4 April 1860 IndependentFloris Adriaan van Hall  (Van Hall-Van Heemstra) 100px|Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (1819–1894) 4 April 1860 –  14 January 1861  Independent 100px Louis Napoleon van  der Goes van Dirxland  (1806–1885) 14 January 1861 –  14 March 1861 Independent 100px|Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (Prime Minister)  (1816–1890) 14 March 1861 –  10 November 1861  Independent Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra) 100px Martin Pascal Hubert Strens  (Ad interim)  (1807–1875) 10 November 1861 –  1 February 1862  Independent Schelto van Heemstra  (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra) 100px Anthony Jan Lucas Stratenus  (Ad interim)  (1807–1872) 1 February 1862 –  12 March 1862 IndependentJohan Rudolph Thorbecke  (Thorbecke II) 100px Paul Therèse van der  Maesen de Sombreff  (1827–1902) 12 March 1862 –  2 January 1864  Independent 100px|Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke  (Ad interim Minister of the Navy)  (1816–1866) 2 January 1864 –  15 March 1864 Independent 100px Eppo Cremers  (1823–1896) 15 March 1864 –  1 June 1866  Independent Johan Rudolph Thorbecke  (Thorbecke II)  Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte  (Fransen van de Putte) 100px|Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (Prime Minister)  (1819–1894) 1 June 1866 –  4 June 1868 Independent Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt  (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)

1868–1918
Minister of Foreign AffairsTerm of officePartyPrime Minister  (Cabinet) 120px|Joannes Josephus van Mulken Lieutenant general  Joannes Josephus  van Mulken  (1796–1879) 4 June 1868 –  8 June 1868   Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal)Pieter Philip  van Bosse  (Van Bosse–Fock)  120px Theodorus Marinus  Roest van Limburg  (1806–1887) 8 June 1868 –  12 December 1870   Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal)120px|Joannes Josephus van MulkenLieutenant general  Joannes Josephus  van Mulken  (1796–1879)12 December 1870 –  18 January 1871  Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal)Johan Rudolph Thorbecke  (Thorbecke III) 120px|Louis Gericke van HerwijnenBaron  Louis Gericke  van Herwijnen  (1814–1899)18 January 1871 –  27 August 1874Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal) Gerrit de Vries  (De Vries–Fransen  van de Putte)  120px|Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer  Joseph van der  Does de Willebois  (1816–1892) 27 August 1873 –  3 November 1877 Independent  Christian Democrat  (Catholic) Jan Heemskerk  (Heemskerk–Van Lynden  van Sandenburg)  120px|Willem van Heeckeren van Kell Baron  Willem van Heeckeren  van Kell  (1815–1914) 3 November 1877 –  20 August 1879 Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal) Jan Kappeyne van  de Coppello  (Kappeyne van  de Coppello)  120px|Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg Count  Theo van Lynden  van Sandenburg  (Prime Minister)  (1818–1897) 20 August 1879 –  15 September 1881   Independent  Christian Democrat  (Protestant)Theo van Lynden  van Sandenburg  (Van Lynden  van Sandenburg)  120px|Willem Frederik Rochussen Jonkheer  Willem Frederik Rochussen  (1832–1912) 15 September 1881 –  23 April 1883 Independent  Conservative  (Liberal Conservative) 120px|Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer  Joseph van der  Does de Willebois  (1816–1892) 23 April 1883 –  10 August 1885   Independent  Christian Democrat  (Catholic)Jan Heemskerk  (J. Heemskerk)  120px|Marc Willem du Tour van Bellinchave Baron  Marc Willem du Tour  van Bellinchave  (1835–1908) 10 August 1885 –  14 September 1885   Independent  Conservative  (Liberal Conservative) 120px|Joseph van der Does de Willebois Jonkheer  Joseph van der  Does de Willebois  (1816–1892) 14 September 1885 –  1 November 1885   Independent  Christian Democrat  (Catholic) 120px|Abraham van Karnebeek Jonkheer  Abraham van Karnebeek  (1836–1925) 1 November 1885 –  21 April 1888 Independent  Liberal  (Conservative Liberal) 120px|Cornelis Hartsen Jonkheer  Cornelis Hartsen  (1823–1895) 21 April 1888 –  21 August 1891 Independent  Conservative  (Liberal Conservative) Aeneas Mackay  (Mackay)  120px|Gijsbert van Tienhoven Gijsbert van Tienhoven  (Prime Minister)  (1841–1914) 21 August 1891 –  21 March 1894   Independent  Liberal  (Classical Liberal)Gijsbert van Tienhoven  (Van Tienhoven)  120px|Joannes Coenraad Jansen Joannes Coenraad  Jansen  (Minister of the Navy)  (1840–1925) 21 March 1894 –  9 May 1894   Liberal Union 120px|Joan Röell Jonkheer  Joan Röell  (Prime Minister)  (1844–1914) 9 May 1894 –  27 July 1897 Independent  Liberal  (Conservative Liberal) Joan Röell  (Röell)  120px|Willem de Beaufort Willem de Beaufort  (1845–1918) 27 July 1897 –  1 August 1901 Independent  Liberal  (Conservative Liberal) Nicolaas Pierson  (Pierson)  120px Baron  Robert Melvil  van Lynden  (1843–1910) 1 August 1901 –  9 March 1905   Anti-Revolutionary PartyAbraham Kuyper  (Kuyper)  120px|Abraham George Ellis Vice admiral  Abraham George Ellis  (Minister of the Navy)  (1846–1916) 9 March 1905 –  22 April 1905   Independent  Conservative  (Liberal Conservative) 120px Jonkheer  Willem van Weede  van Berencamp  (1848–1925) 22 April 1905 –  7 August 1905   Independent  Christian Democrat  (Protestant) 120px|Abraham George Ellis Vice admiral  Abraham George Ellis  (Minister of the Navy)  (1846–1916) 7 August 1905 –  17 August 1905   Independent  Conservative  (Liberal Conservative) 120px Jonkheer  Dirk van Tets  van Goudriaan  (1844–1930) 17 August 1905 –  12 February 1908 Independent  Classical Liberal Theo de Meester  (De Meester)  120px|René de Marees van Swinderen Dr.  Jonkheer  René de Marees  van Swinderen  (1860–1955) 12 February 1908 –  29 August 1913 Independent  Christian Democratic  Protestant Theo Heemskerk  (T. Heemskerk)  120px|Pieter Cort van der Linden Dr.  Pieter Cort van  der Linden  (Prime Minister)  (1846–1935) 29 August 1913 –  27 September 1913   Independent  Classical LiberalPieter Cort van  der Linden  (Cort van der Linden)  120px|John Loudon Dr.  Jonkheer  John Loudon  (1866–1955) 27 September 1913 –  9 September 1918 Independent  Classical Liberal

Since 1918
 Minister of Foreign Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister  (Cabinet) 120px|Herman van Karnebeek Dr.  Jonkheer  Herman van  Karnebeek  (1874–1942) 9 September 1918 –  1 April 1927   Independent  Classical Liberal Charles Ruijs de  Beerenbrouck  (Ruijs de  Beerenbrouck I • II)  Hendrikus Colijn  (Colijn I)  Dirk Jan de Geer  (De Geer I)  120px|Frans Beelaerts van Blokland Jonkheer  Frans Beelaerts  van Blokland  (1872–1956) 1 April 1927 –  20 April 1933   Christian  Historical Union Charles Ruijs de  Beerenbrouck  (Ruijs de  Beerenbrouck III)  120px|Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer  Charles Ruijs de  Beerenbrouck  (Prime Minister)  (1869–1944) 20 April 1933 –  26 May 1933   Roman Catholic  State Party 120px|Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff Jonkheer  Andries Cornelis  Dirk de Graeff  (1872–1957) 26 May 1933 –  24 June 1937  Independent  Classical Liberal Hendrikus Colijn  (Colijn II • III)  120px|Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn  (Prime Minister)  (1869–1944) 24 June 1937 –  1 October 1937   Anti-Revolutionary  Party Hendrikus Colijn  (Colijn IV)  120px|Jacob Adriaan Patijn Jacob  Adriaan Patijn  (1873–1961) 1 October 1937 –  10 August 1939 Independent  Classical Liberal Hendrikus Colijn  (Colijn V)  120px|Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens  (1894–1983) 10 August 1939 –  1 March 1946   Independent  Classical Liberal Dirk Jan de Geer  (De Geer II)  Pieter Sjoerds  Gerbrandy  (Gerbrandy I  • II • III)  Willem  Schermerhorn  (Schermerhorn–Drees)  120px|Herman van Roijen Dr.  Herman van Roijen  (1905–1991) 1 March 1946 –  3 July 1946  Independent  Social Democrat 120px|Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout Baron  Pim van  Boetzelaer  van Oosterhout  (1892–1986) 3 July 1946 –  7 August 1948  Independent  Conservative Liberal Louis Beel  (Beel I)  120px|Dirk Stikker Dirk Stikker  (1897–1979) 7 August 1948 –  2 September 1952 People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy Willem Drees  (Drees–Van Schaik  • Drees I)  120px|Johan Beyen Johan Beyen  (1897–1976) 2 September 1952 –  13 October 1956 Independent  Conservative Liberal Willem Drees  (Drees II)  120px|Joseph Luns Joseph Luns  (1911–2002) 13 October 1956 –  6 July 1971 Catholic  People's Party Willem Drees  (Drees III) Louis Beel  (Beel II) Jan de Quay  (De Quay) Victor Marijnen  (Marijnen) Jo Cals  (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra  (Zijlstra) Piet de Jong  (De Jong) 120px|Norbert Schmelzer Norbert Schmelzer  (1921–2008) 6 July 1971 –  11 May 1973  Catholic  People's Party Barend Biesheuvel  (Biesheuvel I • II)  120px|Max van der Stoel Max van der Stoel  (1924–2011) 11 May 1973 –  19 December 1977 Labour Party Joop den Uyl  (Den Uyl)  120px|Chris van der Klaauw Dr.  Chris van  der Klaauw  (1924–2005) 19 December 1977 –  11 September 1981 People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy Dries van Agt  (Van Agt I)  120px|Max van der Stoel Max van der Stoel  (1924–2011) 11 September 1981 –  29 May 1982   Labour Party Dries van Agt  (Van Agt II)  120px|Dries van Agt Dries van Agt  (Prime Minister)  (1931–2024) 29 May 1982 –  4 November 1982 Christian  Democratic Appeal Dries van Agt  (Van Agt III)  120px|Hans van den Broek Hans van  den Broek  (1936–2025) 4 November 1982 –  3 January 1993   Christian  Democratic Appeal Ruud Lubbers  (Lubbers I • II)  Ruud Lubbers  (Lubbers III)  120px|Pieter Kooijmans Dr.  Pieter Kooijmans  (1933–2013) 3 January 1993 –  22 August 1994 Christian  Democratic Appeal 120px|Hans van Mierlo Hans van Mierlo  (1931–2010)   22 August 1994 –  3 August 1998 Democrats 66 Wim Kok  (Kok I)  120px|Jozias van Aartsen Jozias van Aartsen  (born 1947) 3 August 1998 –  22 July 2002 People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy Wim Kok  (Kok II)  120px|Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Jaap de Hoop  Scheffer  (born 1948) 22 July 2002 –  3 December 2003   Christian  Democratic Appeal Jan Peter  Balkenende  (Balkenende I)  Jan Peter  Balkenende  (Balkenende II)  120px|Ben Bot Dr.  Ben Bot  (born 1937) 3 December 2003 –  22 February 2007 Christian  Democratic Appeal Jan Peter  Balkenende  (Balkenende III)  120px|Maxime Verhagen Maxime Verhagen  (born 1956) 22 February 2007 –  14 October 2010   Christian  Democratic Appeal Jan Peter  Balkenende  (Balkenende IV)  120px|Uri Rosenthal Dr.  Uri Rosenthal  (born 1945) 14 October 2010 –  5 November 2012 People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy Mark Rutte  (Rutte I)  120px|Frans Timmermans Frans Timmermans  (born 1961) 5 November 2012 –  17 October 2014   Labour Party Mark Rutte  (Rutte II)  120px|Bert Koenders Bert Koenders  (born 1958) 17 October 2014 –  26 October 2017 Labour Party 120px|Halbe Zijlstra Halbe Zijlstra  (born 1969) 26 October 2017 –  13 February 2018   People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy Mark Rutte  (Rutte III)  120px|Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag  (born 1961) 13 February 2018 –  7 March 2018    Democrats 66 120px|Stef Blok Stef Blok  (born 1964) 7 March 2018 –  25 May 2021   People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy 120px|Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag  (born 1961) 25 May 2021 –  17 September 2021     Democrats 66 120px|Tom de Bruijn Tom de Bruijn  (born 1948) 17 September 2021 –  24 September 2021    Democrats 66 120px|Ben Knapen Dr.  Ben Knapen  (born 1951) 24 September 2021 –  10 January 2022 Christian  Democratic Appeal 120px|Wopke Hoekstra Wopke Hoekstra  (born 1975)   10 January 2022 –  1 September 2023   Christian  Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte  (Rutte IV)  120px|Liesje Schreinemacher Liesje  Schreinemacher  (born 1983) 1 September 2023 –  5 September 2023    People's Party  for Freedom and  Democracy 120px|Hanke Bruins Slot Hanke Bruins Slot  (born 1977) 5 September 2023 –  2 July 2024   Christian  Democratic Appeal 120px|Caspar Veldkamp Caspar Veldkamp  (born 1964) 2 July 2024 –  Incumbent New Social  Contract  Dick Schoof  (Schoof) 

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