List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands
Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands | |
---|---|
Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid | |
Ministry of Justice and Security | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 12 March 1798 |
First holder | Reinier Willem Tadama as Secretary for Justice |
Deputy | Franc Weerwind as Minister without Portfolio Eric van der Burg as State Secretary for Justice and Security |
Salary | €170.000 (as of 2022 excluding expenses) |
Website | Minister of Justice and Security |
Part of the Politics series |
Politics portal |
The minister of justice and security (Dutch: Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid) is the head of the Ministry of Justice and Security and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 10 January 2022. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry, tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Eric van der Burg of the VVD who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of immigration and asylum and integration. Occasionally, there is also a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry who is also giving specific portfolios. The current minister without portfolio is Franc Weerwind of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of public prosecution, civil law, victims' rights, debt and gambling.
List of agents of justice (1798)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reinier Willem Tadama | 12 March 1798 | 26 October 1798 | Unitarian | Uitvoerend Bewind | ||
Jan Reuvens | 12 March 1798 | 26 October 1798 | Moderate |
List of secretaries of state of justice (1801–1802)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Government | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan Reuvens | 18 December 1801 | 1 March 1802 | Moderate | Staatsbewind |
List of directors-general of justice and police (1806)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Grand Pensionary | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan van Hooff | 4 July 1806 | 29 July 1806 | Moderate Unitarian | Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck |
List of ministers of justice and police (1806–1866)
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | King | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan van Hooff | 29 July 1806 | 22 May 1807 | Moderate Unitarian | Louis I | ||
Jacob Jan Cambier | 20 November 1807 | 10 December 1807 | Moderate | |||
Alexander van Hugenpoth tot Aerdt | 27 May 1809 | 31 December 1810 | Moderate | |||
Minister of Justice | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
Cornelis Felix van Maanen | 16 September 1815 | 3 September 1830 | Independent | William I | ||
William II | ||||||
Floris Adriaan van Hall | 1 April 1842 | 7 March 1844 | Independent | |||
Marinus Willem de Jonge van Campensnieuwland | 7 March 1844 | 19 March 1848 | Independent | |||
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Dirk Donker Curtius | 19 March 1848 | 4 June 1849 | Independent | Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck) | ||
Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius) | ||||||
Hendrik Ludolf Wichers | 4 June 1849 | 1 November 1849 | Independent | |||
Johan Theodoor Hendrik Nedermeyer, Knight van Rosenthal | 1 November 1849 | 15 July 1852 | Independent | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I) | ||
Martin Pascal Hubert Strens | 15 July 1852 | 19 April 1853 | Independent | |||
Dirk Donker Curtius | 19 April 1853 | 1 July 1856 | Independent | Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (Van Hall-Donker Curtius) | ||
Justinus van der Brugghen | 1 July 1856 | 18 March 1858 | Independent | Justinus van der Brugghen (Van der Brugghen) | ||
Cornelis Hendrik Boudewijn Boot | 18 March 1858 | 23 February 1860 | Independent | Jan Jacob Rochussen (Rochussen) | ||
Michel Henry Godefroi | 23 February 1860 | 1 February 1862 | Independent | Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (Van Hall-Van Heemstra) | ||
Jacob, Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra) | ||||||
Nicolaas Olivier | 1 February 1862 | 10 February 1866 | Independent | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II) | ||
Carolus Joannes Pické | 10 February 1866 | 1 June 1866 | Independent | Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (Fransen van de Putte) |
List of ministers of justice
1866–1945
1945–present
Minister of Justice | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans Kolfschoten (1903–1984) |
25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 |
Roman Catholic State Party |
Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees) [29] | ||
Catholic People's Party | |||||
Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) |
3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948 |
Catholic People's Party |
Louis Beel (Beel I) [30] | ||
René Wijers (1891–1973) |
7 August 1948 – 15 May 1950 [Res] |
Catholic People's Party |
Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [31] | ||
Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) |
15 May 1950 – 10 July 1950 [Ad Interim] [Minister] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Teun Struycken (1906–1977) |
10 July 1950 – 15 March 1951 |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970) |
15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Christian Historical Union |
Willem Drees (Drees I) [32] | ||
Leendert Antonie Donker (1899–1956) |
2 September 1952 – 4 February 1956 [Died] |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees II) [33] | ||
Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) [Deputy] |
4 February 1956 – 15 February 1956 [Ad Interim] [Minister] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Dr. Julius Christiaan van Oven (1881–1963) |
15 February 1956 – 13 October 1956 [Minister] |
Labour Party | |||
Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995) |
13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958 |
Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees III) [34] | ||
Teun Struycken (1906–1977) [Deputy] |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 [Minister] |
Catholic People's Party |
Louis Beel (Beel II) [35] | ||
Albert Beerman (1901–1967) |
19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
Christian Historical Union |
Jan de Quay (De Quay) [36] | ||
Ynso Scholten (1918–1984) |
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union |
Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [37] | ||
Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995) |
14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 |
Labour Party | Jo Cals (Cals) [38] | ||
Teun Struycken (1906–1977) |
22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [39] | ||
Carel Polak (1909–1981) |
5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [40] | ||
Dries van Agt (1931–2024) [Deputy] |
6 July 1971 – 8 September 1977 [Res] |
Catholic People's Party |
Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [41] | ||
Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [42] | |||||
Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997) [Deputy] |
8 September 1977 – 19 December 1977 [Acting] [Minister] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
Dr. Job de Ruiter (1930–2015) |
19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt I • II • III) [43][44][45] | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | |||||
Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931) |
4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [46][47] | ||
Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) |
7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 [Minister] [Res] |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [48] | ||
Aad Kosto (born 1938) |
27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994 |
Labour Party | |||
Winnie Sorgdrager (born 1948) |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
Democrats 66 | Wim Kok (Kok I) [49] | ||
Benk Korthals (born 1944) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok II) [50] | ||
Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) |
22 July 2002 – 21 September 2006 [Res] |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II) [51][52] | ||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) [53] | |||||
Rita Verdonk (born 1955) |
21 September 2006 – 22 September 2006 [Ad Interim] [Minister] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) |
22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010 [Minister] |
Christian Democratic Appeal | |||
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [54] | |||||
Minister of Security and Justice |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Ivo Opstelten (born 1944) |
14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [55] | ||
Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [56] | |||||
Stef Blok (born 1964) |
10 March 2015 – 20 March 2015 [Ad Interim] [Minister] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Ard van der Steur (born 1969) |
20 March 2015 – 27 January 2017 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Stef Blok (born 1964) |
27 January 2017 – 26 October 2017 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Minister of Justice and Security |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Dr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus (born 1959) |
26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [57] | ||
Dilan Yeşilgöz- Zegerius (born 1977) |
10 January 2022 – Incumbent |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [58] |
- Resigned
- Acting
- Ad Interim
- Died in Office
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister from 11 May 1973
- Deputy Prime Minister from 8 September 1977
- Minister of the Interior
- Minister of the Interior from 7 July 1956
- Minister for Kingdom Relations
- Minister without Portfolio for Justice
- Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 23 February 2010
- Minister without Portfolio for the Interior
List of ministers without portfolio
List of state secretaries for justice (since 1970)
State Secretary for Justice | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Klaas Wiersma (1917–1993) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Penitentiaries |
20 April 1970 – 6 July 1971 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [40] | ||
Hans Grosheide (1930–2022) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries |
28 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [41] | ||
Dr. Jan Glastra van Loon (1920–2001) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Judicial Reform • Youth Justice |
13 June 1973 – 27 May 1975 [Res] |
Democrats 66 | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [42] | ||
Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005) |
6 June 1975 – 8 September 1977 [Res] |
Democrats 66 | ||||
Bert Haars (1913–1997) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Judicial Reform • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries |
28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 |
Christian Historical Union |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [43] | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||||
Dr. Michiel Scheltema (born 1939) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Youth Justice |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 |
Democrats 66 | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [44][45] | ||
Virginie Korte-van Hemel (1929–2014) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries • Gambling |
8 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [46][47] | ||
Aad Kosto (born 1938) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Judicial Reform • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries |
7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 [App] |
Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [48] | ||
Elizabeth Schmitz (born 1938) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Youth Justice |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok I) [49] | ||
Dr. Job Cohen (born 1947) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Judicial Reform • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries • Debt • Gambling |
3 August 1998 – 1 January 2001 [App] |
Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) [50] | ||
Ella Kalsbeek (born 1955) |
1 January 2001 – 22 July 2002 |
Labour Party | ||||
Not in use (2002–2007) | ||||||
Nebahat Albayrak (born 1968) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Penitentiaries |
22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [Res] |
Labour Party | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [54] | ||
State Secretary for Security and Justice |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Fred Teeven (born 1958) |
• Public Prosecution • Civil Law • Property Law • Victims' Rights • Judicial Reform • Youth Justice • Penitentiaries • Debt • Gambling [Title] |
14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [55] | ||
Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [56] | ||||||
Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981) |
20 March 2015 – 4 October 2017 [App] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
State Secretary for Justice and Security |
Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Mark Harbers (born 1969) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Integration • Minorities [Title] |
26 October 2017 – 21 May 2019 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [57] | ||
Ankie Broekers-Knol (born 1946) |
11 July 2019 – 10 January 2022 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
Eric van der Burg (born 1965) |
• Immigration and Asylum • Integration • Minorities |
10 January 2022 – Incumbent |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [58] |
- Resigned
- Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister
- Appointed as Minister of Justice
- Appointed as Mayor of Amsterdam
- Appointed as Minister of Defence
See also
- Ministry of Justice and Security
- Judiciary of the Netherlands
- Criminal justice system of the Netherlands
- Public Prosecution Office
- Law enforcement in the Netherlands
- National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
- Immigration and Naturalisation Service
- Custodial Institutions Agency
References
- ^ "Kabinet-Van Zuylen van Nijevelt". VanZuylenvanNijevelt. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Van Bosse/Fock". VanBosseFock. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Thorbecke III". ThorbeckeIII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-De Vries/Fransen van de Putte". DeVriesFransenvandePutte. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Heemskerk/Van Lynden van Sandenburg". HeemskerkVanLyndenvanSandenburg. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Kappeyne van de Coppello". KappeynevandeCoppello. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Van Lynden van Sandenburg". VanLyndenvanSandenburg. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Heemskerk Azn". J.Heemskerk. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Mackay". Mackay. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Van Tienhoven". VanTienhoven. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Röell". Röell. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Pierson". Pierson. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Kuyper". Kuyper. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-De Meester". DeMeester. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Heemskerk". T.Heemskerk. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Cort van der Linden". CortvanderLinden. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I". RuijsDeBeerenbrouckI. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II". RuijsDeBeerenbrouckII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Colijn I". ColijnI. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-De Geer I". DeGeerI. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III". RuijsdeBeerenbrouckIII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Colijn II". ColijnII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Colijn III". ColijnIII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Colijn IV". ColijnIV. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Colijn V". ColijnV. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-De Geer II". DeGeerII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Gerbrandy I / II". GerbrandyI/II. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Gerbrandy III". GerbrandyIII. Parlement & Politiek.
- ^ "Kabinet-Schermerhorn-Drees". SchermerhornDrees. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Beel I". BeelI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik". DreesVanSchaik. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Beel II". BeelII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-De Quay". DeQuay. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Marijnen". Marijnen. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Cals". Cals. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ "Kabinet-Zijlstra". Zijlstra. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-De Jong". De Jong. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Biesheuvel". Biesheuvel. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Den Uyl". DenUyl. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt I". VanAgtI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt II". VanAgtII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Van Agt III". VanAgtIII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers I". LubbersI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers II". LubbersII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Lubbers III". LubbersIII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Kok I". KokI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Kok II". KokII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende I". BalkenendeI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende II". BalkenendeII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Balkenende IV". BalkenendeIV. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Rutte-Verhagen". RutteI. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b "Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher". RutteII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b c "Kabinet-Rutte III". RutteIII. Rijksoverheid.
- ^ a b c "Kabinet-Rutte IV". RutteIV. Rijksoverheid.