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Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. The incumbent deputy prime ministers are Rob Jetten of the Democrats 66 serving as Minister for Climate and Energy, Karien van Gennip of the Christian Democratic Appeal serving as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Carola Schouten of the Christian Union serving as Minister for Welfare and Civic Engagement.

Deputy Prime Minister of the
Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
State Coat of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation25 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-25)
First holderWillem Drees
Salary€144,000 annually
(including €7,887.24 expenses)

List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime MinisterPositionTerm of officePartyPrime Minister
(Cabinet)
Willem Drees
(1886–1988)		Minister of Social Affairs25 June 1945 –
3 July 1946		Social Democratic
Workers' Party		Willem Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn–Drees)
[1]
3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948		Labour PartyLouis Beel
(Beel I)
[2]
Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)		Minister without Portfolio
for the Interior		7 August 1948 –
15 March 1951		Catholic
People's Party		Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik)
[3]
Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)		Minister without Portfolio
for the Interior		15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952		Catholic
People's Party		Willem Drees
(Drees I)
[4]
Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
[Res]		Minister of the Interior2 September 1952 –
7 July 1956		Catholic
People's Party		Willem Drees
(Drees II)
[5]
Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)		Minister of the Interior,
Property and Public
Sector Organisations		29 October 1956 –
22 December 1958		Catholic
People's Party		Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[6]
Minister of the Interior,
Property and Public
Sector Organisations		22 December 1958 –
19 May 1959		Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[7]
Minister of Justice
Henk Korthals
(1911–1976)		Minister of Transport
and Water Management		19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[8]
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965		Anti-Revolutionary
Party		Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[9]
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1] Dr.
Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979)		Minister of Finance14 April 1965 –
22 November 1966		Labour PartyJo Cals
(Cals)
[10]
[2] Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1] Dr.
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)		Minister of Transport
and Water Management		22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		Catholic
People's Party		Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[11]
[2] Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1] Dr.
Johan Witteveen
(1921–2019)		Minister of Finance5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[12]
[2] Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)		Minister of Transport
and Water Management		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1] Roelof Nelissen
(1931–2019)		Minister of Finance6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		Catholic
People's Party		Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
[13]
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs		6 July 1971 –
28 January 1972
[2] Molly Geertsema
(1918–1991)		Minister of the Interior6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs		1 January 1973 –
11 May 1973
Dries van Agt
(1931–2024)
[Res]		Minister of Justice11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977		Catholic
People's Party		Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[14]
Dr.
Gaius de
Gaay Fortman
(1911–1997)		8 September 1977 –
19 December 1977		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister of the Interior
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
Hans Wiegel
(born 1941)		Minister of the Interior19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[15]
[1] Joop den Uyl
(1919–1987)
[Res]		Minister of Social Affairs
and Employment		11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982		Labour PartyDries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[16]
Minister for Netherlands
Antilles Affairs
[2] Dr.
Jan Terlouw
(born 1931)		Minister of Economic AffairsDemocrats 66
29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[17]
Gijs van
Aardenne
(1930–1995)		Minister of Economic Affairs4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[18]
Dr.
Rudolf de Korte
(1936–2020)		Minister of Economic Affairs14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[19]
Wim Kok
(1938–2018)		Minister of Finance7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994		Labour PartyRuud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[20]
[1] Hans Dijkstal
(1943–2010)		Minister of the Interior22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[21]
[2] Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010)		Minister of Foreign AffairsDemocrats 66
[1] Annemarie Jorritsma
(born 1950)		Minister of Economic Affairs3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[22]
[2] Dr.
Els Borst
(1932–2014)		Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		Democrats 66
[1] Dr.
Eduard Bomhoff
(born 1944)
[Res]		Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002		Pim Fortuyn ListJan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
[23]
[2] Johan Remkes
(born 1951)		Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations		22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy
[1]16 October 2002 –
27 May 2003
[2] Roelf de Boer
(born 1949)		Minister of Transport
and Water Management		18 October 2002 –
27 May 2003		Pim Fortuyn List
[1] Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)		Minister of Finance27 May 2003 –
7 July 2006		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II)
[24]
Minister of Economic Affairs
[Ad interim]		3 July 2006 –
7 July 2006
[2] Thom de Graaf
(born 1957)
[Res]		Minister for Government Reform
and Kingdom Relations		27 May 2003 –
23 March 2005		Democrats 66
[2] Laurens Jan
Brinkhorst
(born 1937)
[Res]		Minister of Economic Affairs31 March 2005 –
3 July 2006		Democrats 66
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)		Minister of Finance7 July 2006 –
22 February 2007		People's Party
for Freedom
and Democracy		Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende III)
[25]
[1] Wouter Bos
(born 1963)
[Res]		Minister of Finance22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010		Labour PartyJan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[26]
[2] André Rouvoet
(born 1962)		Minister of Youth
and Family Policy		Christian Union
Minister of Education,
Culture and Science		23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
Minister of Youth
and Family Policy
Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956)		Minister of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation		14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012		Christian Democratic AppealMark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[27]
Dr.
Lodewijk Asscher
(born 1974)		Minister of Social Affairs
and Employment		5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017		Labour PartyMark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[28]
[1] Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)		Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022		Christian Democratic AppealMark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[29]
[2] Jonkvrouw
Kajsa Ollongren
(born 1967)
[Leave]		Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations		26 October 2017 –
1 November 2019		Democrats 66
14 May 2020 –
10 January 2022
[3] Carola Schouten
(born 1977)		Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality		26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022		Christian Union
[2] Wouter Koolmees
(born 1977)
[Acting]		Minister of Social Affairs
and Employment		1 November 2019 –
14 May 2020		Democrats 66
[1] Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)		Minister of Finance10 January 2022 –
8 January 2024		Democrats 66Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[2] Wopke Hoekstra
(born 1975)		Minister of Foreign Affairs10 January 2022 –
1 September 2023		Christian
Democratic Appeal
[3] Carola Schouten
(born 1977)		Minister for
Poverty Policy,
Participation
and Pensions		10 January 2022 –
Incumbent		Christian Union
[2] Karien van Gennip
(born 1968)		Minister for
Social Affairs and
Employment		5 September 2023 –
Incumbent		Christian
Democratic Appeal
[1] Rob Jetten
(born 1987)		Minister of Finance8 January 2024 –
Incumbent		Democrats 66
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek
First Deputy Prime Minister
Second Deputy Prime Minister
Third Deputy Prime Minister
Resigned
Acting
Ad interim
Extended medical leave of absence from 1 November 2019 until 14 May 2020

Living deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime MinisterTermAge
Hans Wiegel1977–1981 (1941-07-16) 16 July 1941 (age 82)
Jan Terlouw1981–1982 (1931-11-15) 15 November 1931 (age 92)
Annemarie Jorritsma1998–2002 (1950-06-01) 1 June 1950 (age 74)
Eduard Bomhoff2002 (1944-09-30) 30 September 1944 (age 79)
Johan Remkes2002–2003 (1951-06-15) 15 June 1951 (age 73)
Roelf de Boer2002–2003 (1949-10-09) 9 October 1949 (age 74)
Gerrit Zalm2003–2007 (1952-05-06) 6 May 1952 (age 72)
Thom de Graaf2003–2005 (1957-06-11) 11 June 1957 (age 67)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst2005–2006 (1937-03-18) 18 March 1937 (age 87)
Wouter Bos2007–2010 (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 60)
André Rouvoet2007–2010 (1962-01-04) 4 January 1962 (age 62)
Maxime Verhagen2010–2012 (1956-09-14) 14 September 1956 (age 67)
Lodewijk Asscher2012–2017 (1974-09-27) 27 September 1974 (age 49)
Wouter Koolmees2019–2020 (1977-03-20) 20 March 1977 (age 47)
Hugo de Jonge2017–2022 (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 46)
Kajsa Ollongren2017–2019
2020–2022		 (1967-05-28) 28 May 1967 (age 57)
Wopke Hoekstra2022–2023 (1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 48)

Deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands by term length

RankingDeputy Prime MinisterPolitical partyTermDuration
1Carola SchoutenCU2017–present6 years, 247 days
2Lodewijk AsscherPvdA2012–20174 years, 355 days
3Wim KokPvdA1989–19944 years, 288 days
4Dries van AgtKVP1973–19774 years, 120 days
5Johan WitteveenVVD1967–19714 years, 92 days
Joop BakkerARP
7Hugo de JongeCDA2017–20224 years, 76 days
8Henk KorthalsVVD1959–19634 years, 66 days
9Louis BeelKVP1952–19564 years, 41 days
10Annemarie JorritsmaVVD1998–20023 years, 353 days
Els BorstD66
12Hans DijkstalVVD1994–19983 years, 346 days
Hans van MierloD66
14Gerrit ZalmVVD2003–20073 years, 271 days
15Hans WiegelVVD1977–19813 years, 266 days
16Barend BiesheuvelARP1963–19673 years, 255 days
17Gijs van AardenneVVD1982–19863 years, 252 days
18Kajsa OllongrenD662017–20193 years, 247 days
2020–2022
19André RouvoetCU2007–20103 years, 234 days
20Rudolf de KorteVVD1986–19893 years, 116 days
21Willem DreesSDAP (1945–1946)
PvdA (1946–1948)		1945–19483 years, 44 days
22Wouter BosPvdA2007–20103 years, 1 day
23Josef van SchaikKVP1948–19512 years, 220 days
24Teun StruyckenKVP1956–19592 years, 218 days
25Maxime VerhagenCDA2010–20122 years, 22 days
26Sigrid KaagD662022–20241 year, 363 days
27Roelof NelissenKVP1971–19731 year, 309 days
Molly GeertsemaVVD
29Thom de GraafD662003–20051 year, 302 days
30Wopke HoekstraCDA2022–20231 year, 234 days
31Anne VondelingPvdA1965–19661 year, 222 days
32Frans TeulingsKVP1951–19521 year, 171 days
33Laurens Jan BrinkhorstD662005–20061 year, 94 days
34Jan TerlouwD661981–19821 year, 54 days
35Johan RemkesVVD2002–2003309 days
36Joop den UylPvdA1981–1982260 days
37Karien van GennipCDA2023–present298 days
38Roelf de BoerLPF2002–2003221 days
39Wouter KoolmeesD662019–2020195 days
40Jan de QuayKVP1966–1967134 days
41Rob JettenD662024–present173 days
42Gaius de Gaay FortmanARP1977102 days
43Eduard BomhoffLPF200286 days

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