Living former members of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands

Living former members of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands

Piet de Jong the oldest living former member of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands.
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Last former members of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands who died

Name Former Position(s) Cabinet(s) Life Known cause of death
Born Died
Els Borst Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Deputy Prime Minister		 First Kok cabinet (Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport)
Second Kok cabinet (Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport and Deputy Prime Minister)		 March 22, 1932 February 8, 2014(2014-02-08) (aged 81) Murder
Wil Albeda Minister of Social Affairs First Van Agt cabinet June 13, 1925 May 6, 2014(2014-05-06) (aged 88)
Job de Ruiter Minister of Justice
Minister of Defence		 First Van Agt cabinet (Minister of Justice)
Second Van Agt cabinet (Minister of Justice)
Third Van Agt cabinet (Minister of Justice)
First Lubbers cabinet (Minister of Defence)		 April 30, 1930 October 4, 2015(2015-10-04) (aged 85)

Oldest living member of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands

Member of the Council of Ministers Former Position(s) Cabinet(s) Period Time Life
Born Died
Dirk Jan de Geer Minister of Finance
Minister of the Interior and Agriculture
Prime Minister of the Netherlands		 First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Minister of Finance)
Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet (Minister of Finance)

First Colijn cabinet (Minister of the Interior and Agriculture)
First De Geer cabinet (Prime Minister, Minister of Finance)
Third Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet (Minister of Finance)
Second De Geer cabinet (Prime Minister, Minister of Finance)

 ? - November 27, 1960 ? December 14, 1870 November 27, 1960(1960-11-27) (aged 89)
Charles Welter Minister of Colonial Affairs
Minister of Finance		 First Colijn cabinet (Minister of Colonial Affairs)
Fourth Colijn cabinet (Minister of Colonial Affairs)
Second De Geer cabinet (Minister of Colonial Affairs)
First Gerbrandy cabinet (Minister of Colonial Affairs and Minister of Finance)
Second Gerbrandy cabinet (Minister of Colonial Affairs)		 November 27, 1960 - March 28, 1972 11 years, 122 days April 6, 1880 March 28, 1972(1972-03-28) (aged 91)
Willem Drees Minister of Social Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Colonial Affairs
Minister of Finance
Prime Minister of the Netherlands		 Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet (Minister of Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister)
First Beel cabinet (Minister of Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister)
First Drees cabinet (Prime Minister, Minister of Colonial Affairs and Minister of Finance)
Second Drees cabinet (Prime Minister)
Third Drees cabinet (Prime Minister)		 March 28, 1972 - May 14, 1988 16 years, 47 days July 5, 1886 May 14, 1988(1988-05-14) (aged 101)
Piet Lieftinck Minister of Finance Schermerhorn-Drees
Beel I
Drees-Van Schaik
Drees I		 May 14, 1988 - June 9, 1989 1 year, 26 days September 30, 1902 June 9, 1989(1989-06-09) (aged 86)
Henk Hofstra Minister of Finance Third Drees cabinet June 9, 1989 - February 16, 1999 9 years, 252 days September 28, 1904 February 16, 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94)
Gerard Helders Minister of Colonial Affairs Third Drees cabinet
Second Beel cabinet 		February 16, 1999 - January 6, 2013 13 years, 325 days March 9, 1905 January 6, 2013(2013-01-06) (aged 107)
Piet de Jong Minister of Defence
Prime Minister		 Marijnen cabinet (Minister of Defence)
Cals cabinet (Minister of Defence)
Zijlstra cabinet (Minister of Defence)
De Jong cabinet (Prime Minister)		 Since January 6, 2013 2 years, 349 days April 3, 1915 Alive

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