List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer |
Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
| Formation | 9 March 1798 |
| First holder |
Willem Berend Buys (as Agent for Foreign Affairs) |
| Deputy | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
| Salary | €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
| Website | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Bert Koenders has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 17 October 2014.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Prime Minister) (1794–1863) |
25 March 1848 – 17 May 1848 [Res] |
Independent | Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck) | |
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Arnold Adolf Bentinck van Nijenhuis (1798–1868) |
17 May 1848 – 21 November 1848 |
Independent | ||
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Leonardus Antonius Lightenvelt (1795–1873) |
21 November 1848 – 1 November 1849 |
Independent | Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius) | |
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Herman van Sonsbeeck (1796–1865) |
1 November 1849 – 16 October 1852 [Res] |
Independent | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I) | |
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Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1816–1890) |
16 October 1852 – 19 April 1853 |
Independent | ||
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Prime Minister) (1791–1866) |
19 April 1853 – 1 July 1856 |
Independent | Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Donker Curtius) | |
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Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest (1793–1877) |
1 July 1856 – 18 March 1858 |
Independent | Justinus van der Brugghen (Van der Brugghen) | |
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Jan Karel van Goltstein (1794–1872) |
18 March 1858 – 23 February 1860 |
Independent | Jan Jacob Rochussen (Rochussen) | |
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Floris Adriaan van Hall (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1791–1866) |
23 February 1860 – 4 April 1860 |
Independent | Floris Adriaan van Hall (Van Hall-Van Heemstra) | |
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Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1819–1894) |
4 April 1860 – 14 January 1861 [Res] |
Independent | ||
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Louis Napoleon van der Goes van Dirxland (1806–1885) |
14 January 1861 – 14 March 1861 |
Independent | ||
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Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Prime Minister) (1816–1890) |
14 March 1861 – 10 November 1861 [Res] |
Independent | Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra) | |
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Martin Pascal Hubert Strens (Ad interim) (1807–1875) |
10 November 1861 – 1 February 1862 |
Independent | Schelto van Heemstra (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra) | |
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Anthony Jan Lucas Stratenus (Ad interim) (1807–1872) |
1 February 1862 – 12 March 1862 |
Independent | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II) | |
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Paul Therèse van der Maesen de Sombreff (1827–1902) |
12 March 1862 – 2 January 1864 [Res] |
Independent | ||
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Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1816–1866) |
2 January 1864 – 15 March 1864 |
Independent | ||
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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) | |
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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) | |
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Joannes Josephus van Mulken (Ad interim Minister of War) (1796–1879) |
4 June 1868 – 8 June 1868 |
Independent | Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse-Fock) | |
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Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (Ad interim 8 June – 1 September 1868) (1806–1887) |
8 June 1868 – 12 December 1870 [Res] |
Independent | ||
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Joannes Josephus van Mulken (Ad interim Minister of War) (1796–1879) |
12 December 1870 – 4 January 1871 |
Independent | ||
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Louis Gericke van Herwijnen (1814–1899) |
18 January 1871 – 27 August 1874 |
Independent | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) Gerrit de Vries (De Vries-Fransen van de Putte) | |
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Joseph van der Does de Willebois (1816–1892) |
27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877 |
Independent | Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk-Van Lynden van Sandenburg) | |
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Willem van Heeckeren van Kell (1815–1914) |
3 November 1877 – 19 August 1879 |
Independent | Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) | |
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Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Prime Minister) (1826–1885) |
19 August 1879 – 15 September 1881 [Res] |
Independent | Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) | |
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Willem Frederik Rochussen (1832–1912) |
15 September 1881 – 23 April 1883 |
Independent | ||
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Joseph van der Does de Willebois (1816–1892) |
23 April 1883 – 1 November 1885 [Res] |
Independent | Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) | |
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Marc Willem du Tour van Bellinchave (Ad interim Minister of Justice) (1835–1908) |
10 August 1885 – 1 November 1885 |
Independent | ||
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Abraham van Karnebeek (1836–1925) |
1 November 1885 – 21 April 1888 |
Independent | ||
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Cornelis Hartsen (1823–1895) |
21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891 |
Independent | Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) | |
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Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Prime Minister) (1841–1914) |
21 August 1891 – 21 March 1894 [Res] |
Independent | Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) | |
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Joannes Coenraad Jansen (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1840–1925) |
21 March 1894 – 8 May 1894 |
Liberal Union | ||
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Joan Röell (Prime Minister) (1844–1914) |
8 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 |
Independent | Joan Röell (Röell) | |
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Willem Hendrik de Beaufort (1845–1918) |
27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 |
Independent | Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) | |
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Robert Melvil van Lynden (1843–1910) |
1 August 1901 – 9 March 1905 [Res] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) | |
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Abraham George Ellis (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1846–1916) |
9 March 1905 – 22 April 1905 |
Independent | ||
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Willem Marcus van Weede van Berencamp (1848–1925) |
22 April 1905 – 7 August 1905 [Res] |
Independent | ||
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Abraham George Ellis (Ad interim Minister of the Navy) (1846–1916) |
7 August 1905 – 17 August 1905 |
Independent | ||
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Dirk Arnold Willem van Tets van Goudriaan (1844–1930) |
17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908 |
Independent | Theo de Meester (Meester) | |
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René de Marees van Swinderen (1860–1955) |
12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 |
Independent | Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) | |
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Pieter Cort van der Linden (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1846–1935) |
29 August 1913 – 27 September 1913 |
Independent | Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) | |
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John Loudon (1866–1955) |
27 September 1913 – 9 September 1918 |
Independent | ||
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Herman van Karnebeek (1874–1942) |
9 September 1918 – 1 April 1927 [Res] |
Independent | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II) Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) | |
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Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1872–1956) |
1 April 1927 – 20 April 1933 [Res] |
Christian Historical Union | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III) | |
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Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1869–1944) |
20 April 1933 – 26 May 1933 |
Roman-Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs III) | |
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Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (1872–1957) |
26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 |
Independent | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III) | |
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Hendrikus Colijn (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1869–1944) |
24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV) | |
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Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn (1873–1961) |
1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939 |
Independent | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV • Colijn V) | |
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Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983) |
10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 [Res] |
Independent | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) | |
| Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II • III) | |||||
| Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees) | |||||
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Herman van Roijen (1905–1991) |
1 March 1946 – 3 July 1946 |
Independent | Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees) | |
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Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout (1892–1986) |
3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948 |
Independent | Louis Beel (Beel I) | |
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Dirk Stikker (1897–1979) |
7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I) | |
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Johan Beyen (1897–1976) Joseph Luns (1911–2002) |
2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 |
Independent (Beyen) Catholic People's Party (Luns) |
Willem Drees (Drees II) | |
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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) | |||||
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Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008) |
6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 |
Catholic People's Party | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) | |
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Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Labour Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) | |
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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) | |
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Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) |
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] |
Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) | |
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Dries van Agt (Prime Minister) (born 1931) |
29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) | |
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Hans van den Broek (born 1936) |
4 November 1982 – 2 January 1993 [Appt] |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II • III) | |
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Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013) |
2 January 1993 – 22 August 1994 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) | |
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Hans van Mierlo (Deputy Prime Minister) (1931–2010) |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
Democrats 66 | Wim Kok (Kok I) | |
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Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok II) | |
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948) |
22 July 2002 – 3 December 2003 [Appt] |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II) | |
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Ben Bot (born 1937) |
3 December 2003 – 22 February 2007 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) | |
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Maxime Verhagen (born 1956) |
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 |
Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) | |
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Uri Rosenthal (born 1945) |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) | |
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Frans Timmermans (born 1961) |
5 November 2012 – 17 October 2014 [Appt] |
Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) | |
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Bert Koenders (born 1958) |
17 October 2014 – Incumbent |
Labour Party | ||
- Res. Resigned.
- Appt. Appointment: Hans van den Broek appointed European Commissioner 1993; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appointed Secretary General of NATO 2003; Frans Timmermans appointed European Commissioner 2014.
Living former Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Term | Age |
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| Dries van Agt | 1982 | 2 February 1931 |
| Hans van den Broek | 1982–1993 | 11 December 1936 |
| Jozias van Aartsen | 1998–2002 | 25 December 1947 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | 2002–2003 | 3 April 1948 |
| Ben Bot | 2003–2007 | 21 November 1937 |
| Maxime Verhagen | 2007–2010 | 14 September 1956 |
| Uri Rosenthal | 2010–2012 | 19 July 1945 |
| Frans Timmermans | 2012–2014 | 6 May 1961 |
See also
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