List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands

The Minister of Defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Henk Kamp of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who was in office since 24 September 2021 and who previously served from 12 December 2002 until 22 February 2007. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The last State Secretary was Barbara Visser of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who was in office from 26 October 2017 to 31 August 2021.[1]

Minister of Defence of
the Netherlands
Minister van Defensie
Flag for the Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Henk Kamp
since 24 September 2021
Ministry of Defence
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerPrime Minister
PrecursorMinister of War
Minister of the Navy
Formation1 September 1928 (historic)
7 August 1948 (current)
First holderJohan Lambooij (historic)
Kees Staf (current)
Final holderHendrik van Boeijen (historic)
Abolished27 July 1941 (historic)
DeputyState Secretary for Defence
Salary€157,287 (As of 2017)
(including €4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinister of Defence

List of officeholders

Minister of Defence (1928–1941)
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)
[2]
Dr.
Laurentius Nicolaas
Deckers
(1883–1978)		 10 August 1929 –
2 September 1935
[Appt]		 Roman Catholic
State Party		 Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(De Beerenbrouck III)
[3]
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn II)
[4]
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn III)
[5]
Major
Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944)		 2 September 1935 –
24 June 1937		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Captain
Dr.
Jannes van Dijk
(1871–1954)		 24 June 1937 –
10 August 1939		 Anti-Revolutionary Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IV • V)
[6][7]
Major general
Adriaan Dijxhoorn
(1889–1953)		 10 August 1939 –
12 June 1941		 Independent
Liberal
(Conservative Liberal)		 Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
[8]
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy I)
[9]
Hendrik van Boeijen
(also Minister of the Interior)
(1889–1947)		 12 June 1941 –
27 July 1941
[Ad interim]		 Christian Historical Union

Minister of Defence (since 1948)
Minister of War
and Navy		 Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Captain
Wim Schokking
(1900–1960)		 7 August 1948 –
16 October 1950
[Res]		 Christian
Historical Union		 Willem Drees
(Drees–
Van Schaik)
[10]
Hans s'Jacob
(1906–1967)		 16 October 1950 –
15 March 1951		 Independent
Christian Democratic
Protestant
Kees Staf
(1905–1973)		 15 March 1951 –
13 October 1956		 Christian
Historical Union		 Willem Drees
(Drees I • II)
[11][12]
Minister of Defence Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Kees Staf
(1905–1973)		 13 October 1956 –
19 May 1959
[Minister]		 Christian
Historical Union		 Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[13]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[14]
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)
[15]
Dr.
Jan de Quay
(Prime Minister)
(1901–1985)		 1 August 1959 –
4 September 1959
[Acting]		 Catholic
People's Party
Sim Visser
(1908–1983)		 4 September 1959 –
24 July 1963		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Captain
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)		 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic
People's Party		 Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[16]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[17]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[18]
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)
[19]
Hans de Koster
(1914–1992)		 6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
[20]
Henk Vredeling
(1924–2007)		 11 May 1973 –
1 January 1977
[App]		 Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[21]
Captain
Bram Stemerdink
(born 1936)		 1 January 1977 –
19 December 1977		 Labour Party
Dr.
Roelof Kruisinga
(1922–2012)		 19 December 1977 –
4 March 1978
[Res]		 Christian
Historical Union		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[22]
Jan de Koning
(1926–1994)		 4 March 1978 –
8 March 1978
[Ad Interim] [Minister]		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Willem Scholten
(1927–2005)		 8 March 1978 –
25 August 1980
[App]		 Christian
Historical Union
Captain
Pieter de Geus
(1929–2004)		 25 August 1980 –
11 September 1981		 Christian
Historical Union
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010)		 11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982		 Democrats 66 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
[23][24]
Dr.
Job de Ruiter
(1930–2015)		 4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[25]
Dr.
Wim van Eekelen
(born 1931)		 14 July 1986 –
6 September 1988
[Res]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[26]
Piet Bukman
(born 1934)		 6 September 1988 –
24 September 1988
[Ad Interim] [Minister]		 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 –
6 February 1991
[Note]		 Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[27]
Jan Pronk
(born 1940)		 6 February 1991 –
3 March 1991
[Acting] [Minister]		 Labour Party
Relus ter Beek
(1944–2008)		 3 March 1991 –
22 August 1994		 Labour Party
Dr.
Joris Voorhoeve
(born 1945)		 22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998
[Minister]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[28]
Frank de Grave
(born 1955)		 3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[29]
Benk Korthals
(born 1944)		 22 July 2002 –
12 December 2002
[Res]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
[30]
Henk Kamp
(born 1952)		 12 December 2002 –
22 February 2007
[Minister]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)
[31][32]
Eimert van
Middelkoop
(born 1949)		 22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010
[Minister]		 Christian Union Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[33]
Hans Hillen
(born 1947)		 14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012		 Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[34]
Jeanine Hennis-
Plasschaert
(born 1973)		 5 November 2012 –
4 October 2017
[Res]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[35]
Dr.
Klaas Dijkhoff
(born 1981)		 4 October 2017 –
26 October 2017		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Ank Bijleveld
(born 1962)		 26 October 2017 –
17 September 2021
[Res]		 Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[36]
Dr.
Ferdinand
Grapperhaus II
(born 1959)		 17 September 2021 –
24 September 2021
[Acting] [Minister]		 Christian
Democratic Appeal
Henk Kamp
(born 1952)		 24 September 2021 –
Incumbent		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Resigned
Acting
Ad Interim
Medical leave of absence from 6 February 1991 until 3 March 1991
Appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Appointed as European Commissioner
Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies from 22 December 1958
Minister for Development Cooperation
Minister for Kingdom Relations
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment until 27 May 2003
Minister without Portfolio for Housing from 23 February 2010
Minister of Justice and Security

Living former Ministers of Defence
Minister of Defence Term Age
Bram Stemerdink 1977 (1936-03-06) 6 March 1936
Wim van Eekelen 1986–1988 (1931-02-05) 5 February 1931
Piet Bukman 1988 (1934-02-07) 7 February 1934
Frits Bolkestein 1988–1989 (1933-04-04) 4 April 1933
Jan Pronk 1991 (1940-03-16) 16 March 1940
Joris Voorhoeve 1994–1998 (1945-12-22) 22 December 1945
Frank de Grave 1998–2002 (1955-06-27) 27 June 1955
Benk Korthals 2002 (1944-10-05) 5 October 1944
Eimert van Middelkoop 2007–2010 (1949-02-14) 14 February 1949
Hans Hillen 2010–2012 (1947-06-17) 17 June 1947
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert 2012–2017 (1973-04-07) 7 April 1973
Klaas Dijkhoff 2017 (1981-01-13) 13 January 1981
Ank Bijleveld 2017–2021 (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962
Ferdinand Grapperhaus II 2021 (1959-11-08) 8 November 1959

List of State Secretaries for Defence
State Secretary for
Defence		 Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Vice admiral
Harry Moorman
(1899–1971)		 • Navy 1 May 1949 –
27 November 1950		 Catholic
People's Party		 Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik
• Drees I)
[10][11]
• Army
• Navy
• Air Force		 27 November 1950 –
1 June 1951
• Navy 1 June 1951 –
19 May 1959		 Willem Drees
(Drees II • III)
[12][13]
Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[14]
Wim Fockema
Andreae
(1909–1996)		 • Army
• Air Force		 1 May 1949 –
27 November 1950
[Res]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik)
[10]
Ferdinand
Kranenburg
(1911–1994)		 • Army
• Air Force		 1 June 1951 –
1 June 1958
[Res]		 Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees I • II)
[11][12]
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[13]
Meine van Veen
(1893–1970)		 25 October 1958 –
22 December 1958		 Labour Party
Lieutenant general
Michael Calmeyer
(1895–1990)		 • Army
• Air Force		 19 June 1959 –
24 July 1963		 Christian
Historical Union		 Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[15]
Captain
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)		 • Navy 25 June 1959 –
24 July 1963		 Catholic
People's Party
Vice admiral
Adri van Es
(1913–1994)		 • Navy 14 August 1963 –
6 July 1971		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party		 Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen) [16]
Jo Cals
(Cals) [17]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra) [18]
Piet de Jong
(De Jong) [19]
• Human
Resources
• Equipment		 6 July 1971 –
16 September 1972
[Res]		 Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II) [20]
Brigadier general
Joop Haex
(1911–2002)		 • Army 14 August 1963 –
14 April 1965		 Christian
Historical Union		 Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[16]
Major general
Willem den Toom
(1911–1998)		 • Air Force 25 November 1963 –
14 April 1965		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Gerard
Peijnenburg
(1919–2000)		 • Army 13 May 1965 –
5 April 1967		 Independent
Christian Democratic
Catholic		 Jo Cals
(Cals)
[17]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[18]
Colonel
Jan Borghouts
(1910–1966)		 • Air Force 12 July 1965 –
5 February 1966
[Died]		 Catholic
People's Party		 Jo Cals
(Cals)
[17]
Lieutenant general
Heije Schaper
(1906–1996)		 22 June 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Independent
Conservative Liberal
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[18]
Major general
Joop Haex
(1911–2002)		 • Army 18 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 Christian
Historical Union		 Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[19]
Bob Duynstee
(1920–2014)		 • Air Force 28 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 Catholic
People's Party
Joep
Mommersteeg
(1917–1991)		 • Human
Resources		 11 May 1973 –
1 March 1974
[Res]		 Catholic
People's Party		 Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[21]
Brigadier general
Cees van Lent
(1922–2000)		 11 March 1974 –
11 September 1981		 Catholic
People's Party
Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[22]
Captain
Bram Stemerdink
(born 1936)		 • Equipment
• Justice		 11 May 1973 –
1 January 1977
[App]		 Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[21]
Dr.
Wim van Eekelen
(born 1931)		 • Equipment
• Justice		 20 January 1978 –
11 September 1981		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[22]
Captain
Bram Stemerdink
(born 1936)		 • Equipment
• Justice		 11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982
[Res]		 Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
[23]
Jan van
Houwelingen
(1939–2013)		 • Human
Resources		 14 September 1981 –
7 November 1989		 Christian
Democratic Appeal
• Human
Resources
• Equipment		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
[24]
• Equipment Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[25]
• Human
Resources
• Equipment		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
[26]
Charl Schwietert
(born 1943)		 • Human
Resources		 8 November 1982 –
11 November 1982
[Res]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[25]
Willem Hoekzema
(born 1939)		 19 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Baron
Berend-Jan van
Voorst tot Voorst
(born 1944)		 • Human
Resources
• Equipment
• Justice		 7 November 1989 –
1 June 1993
[App]		 Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[27]
Lieutenant colonel
Ton Frinking
(born 1931)		 1 June 1993 –
22 August 1994		 Christian
Democratic Appeal
Lieutenant
commander
Jan Gmelich
Meijling
(1936–2012)		 • Human
Resources
• Equipment		 22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[28]
Commander
Henk van Hoof
(born 1947)		 • Human
Resources
• Equipment		 3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[29]
Cees van
der Knaap
(born 1951)		 • Human
Resources
• Equipment		 22 July 2002 –
18 December 2007
[App]		 Christian
Democratic Appeal		 Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende
I • II • III)
[30][31][32]
Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[33]
Jack de Vries
(born 1968)		 18 December 2007 –
18 May 2010
[Res]		 Christian
Democratic Appeal
Vacant
Barbara Visser
(born 1977)		 • Human
Resources
• Equipment
• Special operations		 26 October 2017 –
31 August 2021
[App]		 People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy		 Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[36]
Resigned
Died in Office
Appointed as Minister of Defence
Appointed as Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
Appointed as Mayor of Ede
Appointed as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

Living former State Secretaries for Defence
State Secretary for Defence Term Age
Bram Stemerdink 1973–1977
1981–1982		 (1936-03-06) 6 March 1936
Wim van Eekelen 1978–1981 (1931-02-05) 5 February 1931
Charl Schwietert 1982 (1943-01-01) 1 January 1943
Willem Hoekzema 1982–1986 (1939-07-21) 21 July 1939
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst 1989–1993 (1944-02-07) 7 February 1944
Ton Frinking 1993–1994 (1931-02-01) 1 February 1931
Henk van Hoof 1998–2002 (1947-11-09) 9 November 1947
Cees van der Knaap 2002–2007 (1951-01-27) 27 January 1951
Jack de Vries 2007–2010 (1968-07-25) 25 July 1968
Barbara Visser 2017–2021 (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977

See also

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