List of ministers of health of the Netherlands
| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands | |
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| Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport | |
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
since 23 February 2026 | |
| Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer | The monarch on advice of the prime minister |
| Formation | 15 September 1951 |
| First holder | Dolf Joekes as Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
| Salary | €205,991 (As of 2025)[1] |
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The minister of health, welfare and sport (Dutch: Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) is the head of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Jan Anthonie Bruijn of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretaries are Nicki Pouw-Verweij of the BBB and Judith Tielen of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Respectively, they have been assigned the portfolios of long-term care and social care and of youth care, preventive care, and sport. In the past, there have also been ministers without portfolio assigned to the ministry.
List of ministers of health
Social affairs and health (1951–1971)
| Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolf Joekes (1885–1962) |
15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Labour Party | Drees I [2] | ||
| Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) |
2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | Drees II • III [3][4] | ||
| Louis Beel (Prime Minister) (1902–1985) |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 |
Catholic People's Party | Beel II [5] | ||
| Charles van Rooy (1912–1996) |
19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961 [Res] |
Catholic People's Party | De Quay [6] | ||
| Victor Marijnen (1917–1975) |
3 July 1961 – 17 July 1961 [Ad Interim] [Minister] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
| Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) |
17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party | |||
| Marijnen [7] | |||||
| Cals [8] | |||||
| Zijlstra [9] | |||||
| Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979) |
5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | De Jong [10] | ||
Health and environment (1971–1982)
| Minister of Health and Environment |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Stuyt (1914–2000) |
6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 |
Catholic People's Party |
Biesheuvel I • II [11] | ||
| Irene Vorrink (1918–1996) |
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 |
Labour Party | Den Uyl [12] | ||
| Leendert Ginjaar (1928–2003) |
19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Van Agt I [13] | ||
| Til Gardeniers- Berendsen (1925–2019) |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Van Agt II • III [14][15] | ||
Social affairs and health (1982–1994)
| Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture |
Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elco Brinkman (born 1948) |
4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Lubbers I • II [16][17] | ||
| Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937) |
7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994 [Res] |
Labour Party | Lubbers III [18] | ||
| Jo Ritzen (born 1945) |
16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994 [Acting] [Minister] |
Labour Party | |||
Health, welfare and sport (since 1994)
- Resigned
- Acting
- Ad Interim
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister from 1998 until 2002
- Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Minister of Education and Sciences
- Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
- Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
- Resigned following election to the European Parliament
List of ministers without portfolio
List of state secretaries for health
- Resigned
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- ^ Officially a member of the Labour Party but serves as a de facto Independent in a technocratic capacity.
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