List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands

Minister of Defence of the Netherlands
Minister van Defensie

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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Incumbent
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
since 5 November 2012
Ministry of Defence
Style Her Excellency
Member of Council of Ministers
Appointer Mark Rutte
as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation February 16, 1798 (1798-02-16)
First holder Gerrit Jan Pijman
(as Agent of War)
Salary €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website (English) Ministry of Defence
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)
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The Minister of Defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has been the Minister of Defence since 5 November 2012.

List of Ministers of Defence

For full list, see List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands. (Dutch)

Minister of Defence Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Major
Johan Lambooij
(1874–1942)		 1 September 1928 –
10 August 1929		 Roman-Catholic
State Party		 Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer I)
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers
(1883–1978)		 10 August 1929 –
2 September 1935		 Roman-Catholic
State Party		 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(De Beerenbrouck III)
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn II • III)
Major
Hendrikus Colijn
(Ad interim Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)		 2 September 1935 –
24 June 1937		 Anti-Revolutionary Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn III)
Captain
Jannes van Dijk
(1871–1954)		 24 June 1937 –
10 August 1939		 Anti-Revolutionary Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IV • V)
Lieutenant general
Adriaan Dijxhoorn
(1889–1953)		 10 August 1939 –
12 June 1941		 Independent Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy I)
Hendrik van Boeijen
(1889–1947)		 12 June 1941 –
27 July 1941		 Christian Historical Union Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy I)
Minister
of War		 Minister
of the Navy		 Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)

Van Boeijen

Furstner

v.L.d. Jeude

De Quay		 Hendrik van Boeijen
(1889–1947)		 Lieutenant admiral
Johan Furstner
(1887–1970)		 27 July 1941 –
15 September 1942		 Christian Historical Union
(v.Boeijen)
Independent
(Furstner)		 Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy II)
Otto van Lidth de Jeude
(1881–1952)		 15 September 1942 –
23 February 1945		 Liberal State Party
(v.L.d.Jeude)
Independent
(Furstner)
Lieutenant commander
Jim de Booy
(1885–1969)		 23 February 1945 –
4 April 1945		 Independent Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy III)
Major
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)		 Lieutenant commander
Jim de Booy
(1885–1969)		 4 April 1945 –
24 June 1945		 Catholic People's Party
(De Quay)
Independent
(De Booy)
Major
Jo Meynen
(1901–1980)		 24 June 1945 –
3 July 1946 		Anti-Revolutionary Party
(Meynen)
Independent
(De Booy)		 Wim Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn-Drees)

Fiévez		 Colonel
Alexander Fiévez
(1902–1949)		 Colonel
Alexander Fiévez
(Ad interim)
(1902–1949)		 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1946		 Catholic People's Party
(Fiévez)
Independent
(S.v.Leeuwen)		 Louis Beel
(Beel I)
Rear admiral
Jules Schagen van Leeuwen
(1896–1976)		 7 August 1946 –
24 November 1947 [Res]
Colonel
Alexander Fiévez
(Ad interim)
(1902–1949)		 25 November 1947 –
7 August 1948
Minister of War and the Navy Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Captain
Wim Schokking
(1900–1960)		 7 August 1948 –
15 October 1950 [Res]		 Christian Historical Union Willem Drees
(Drees-Van Schaik)
Captain
Hans s'Jacob
(1906–1967)		 16 October 1950 –
15 March 1951 		Christian Historical Union
Kees Staf
(1905–1973)		 15 March 1951 –
13 October 1956		 Christian Historical Union Willem Drees
(Drees I • II)
Minister of Defence Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Kees Staf
(1905–1973)		 13 October 1956 –
19 May 1959		 Christian Historical Union Willem Drees
(III)
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
Major general
Sidney J. van den Bergh
(1898–1977)		 19 May 1959 –
1 August 1959 [Res]		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
Major
Jan de Quay
(Ad interim Prime Minister)
(1901–1985)		 1 August 1959 –
4 September 1959 		Catholic People's Party
Sergeant
Sim Visser
(1908–1983)		 4 September 1959 –
24 July 1963 		People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Captain
Piet de Jong
(born 1915)		 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic People's Party Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
Jo Cals
(Cals)
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
Lieutenant general
Willem den Toom
(1911–1998)		 5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
Hans de Koster
(1914–1992)		 6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973 		People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
Henk Vredeling
(1924–2007)		 11 May 1973 –
1 January 1977 [Appt]		 Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
Captain
Bram Stemerdink
(born 1936)		 1 January 1977 –
19 December 1977 		Labour Party
Private first class
Roelof Kruisinga
(1922–2012)		 19 December 1977 –
4 March 1978 [Res]		 Christian Historical Union Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
Lieutenant
Jan de Koning
(Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation)
(1926–1994)		 4 March 1978 –
8 March 1978 		Anti-Revolutionary Party
Willem Scholten
(1927–2005)		 8 March 1978 –
25 August 1980 [Appt]		 Christian Historical Union
Captain
Pieter de Geus
(1929–2004)		 25 August 1980 –
11 September 1981 		Christian Historical Union
Christian Democratic Appeal
Officer cadet
Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010)		 11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982		 Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
Job de Ruiter
(1930–2015)		 4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 Christian Democratic Appeal Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
Lieutenant
Wim van Eekelen
(born 1931)		 14 July 1986 –
6 September 1988 [Res] 		People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
Lieutenant
Piet Bukman
(Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation)
(born 1934)		 6 September 1988 –
23 September 1988 		Christian Democratic Appeal
Frits Bolkestein
(born 1933)		 24 September 1988 –
7 November 1989		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Relus ter Beek
(1944–2008)		 7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994		 Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
Joris Voorhoeve
(born 1945)		 22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
Private first class
Frank de Grave
(born 1955)		 3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
Benk Korthals
(born 1944)		 22 July 2002 –
12 December 2002 [Res]		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
Henk Kamp
(born 1952)		 12 December 2002 –
22 February 2007		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I • II • III)
Eimert van Middelkoop
(born 1949)		 22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010		 ChristianUnion Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
Hans Hillen
(born 1947)		 14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012		 Christian Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
(born 1973)		 5 November 2012 –
Incumbent		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
Res. Resigned.
Appt. Appointment: Henk Vredeling appointed European Commissioner 1977; Willem Scholten appointed Vice President of the Council of State 1980.

Living former Ministers of Defence

Minister of Defence Term Age
Piet de Jong 1963–1967 3 April 1915
Bram Stemerdink 1977 6 March 1936
Wim van Eekelen 1986–1988 5 February 1931
Piet Bukman 1988 7 February 1934
Frits Bolkestein 1988–1989 4 April 1933
Joris Voorhoeve 1994–1998 22 December 1945
Frank de Grave 1998–2002 27 June 1955
Benk Korthals 2002 5 October 1944
Henk Kamp 2002–2007 23 July 1952
Eimert van Middelkoop 2007–2010 14 February 1949
Hans Hillen 2010–2012 17 June 1947
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert 2012– 7 April 1973

See also

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