Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister of the
Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
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Incumbent
Hugo de Jonge
Kajsa Ollongren
Carola Schouten
since 26 October 2017
Style His or Her Excellency
Member of Council of Ministers
Appointer Mark Rutte
as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation 24 June 1945 (1945-06-24)
First holder Willem Drees
Salary €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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The Vice Minister-President of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland), commonly referred to in English as the Deputy Prime Minister, is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands the Deputy Prime Minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. The incumbent Deputy Prime Ministers are Hugo de Jonge (Christian Democratic Appeal), Kajsa Ollongren (Democrats 66) and Carola Schouten (ChristianUnion).

List of Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister Position Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Willem Drees
(1886–1988)		 Minister of Social Affairs 25 June 1945 –
3 July 1946		 Social Democratic
Workers' Party		 Willem Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn–Drees)
3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948		 Labour Party Louis Beel
(Beel I)
Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)		 Minister for Kingdom
Reconstruction		 7 August 1948 –
15 March 1951		 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik)
Minister of Transport
and Water Management		 7 August 1948 –
1 November 1948
Minister of the Interior 15 June 1949 –
20 September 1949
Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)		 Minister for Civil Defence 15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952		 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees
(Drees I)
Minister of the Interior 18 November 1951 –
6 December 1951
Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
[Res]		 Minister of the Interior 2 September 1952 –
7 July 1956		 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees
(Drees II)
Minister of Social Work 2 September 1952 –
9 September 1952
Minister of Justice 4 February 1956 –
15 February 1956
Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)		 Minister of the Interior,
Property and Public
Sector Organisations		 29 October 1956 –
22 December 1958		 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees
(Drees III)
Minister of the Interior,
Property and Public
Sector Organisations		 22 December 1958 –
19 May 1959		 Louis Beel
(Beel II)
Minister of Justice
Henk Korthals
(1911–1976)		 Minister of Transport
and Water Management		 19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		 Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965		 Anti-Revolutionary Party Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1]
Dr.
Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979)		 Minister of Finance 14 April 1965 –
22 November 1966		 Labour Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
[2]
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		 Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1]
Dr.
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)		 Minister of Transport
and Water Management		 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic People's Party Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[2]
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		 Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1]
Dr.
Johan Witteveen
(born 1921)		 Minister of Finance 5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
Minister of Economic Affairs
[2]
Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)		 Minister of Transport
and Water Management		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
[1]
Roelof Nelissen
(born 1931)		 Minister of Finance 6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		 Catholic People's Party Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs		 6 July 1971 –
28 January 1972
[2]
Molly Geertsema
(1918–1991)		 Minister of the Interior 6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs		 1 January 1973 –
11 May 1973
Dries van Agt
(born 1931)
[Res]		 Minister of Justice 11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977		 Catholic People's Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
Dr.
Gaius de Gaay Fortman
(1911–1997)		 8 September 1977 –
19 December 1977		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister of the Interior
Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
Hans Wiegel
(born 1941)		 Minister of the Interior 19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[1]
Joop den Uyl
(1919–1987)
[Res]		 Minister of Social Affairs
and Employment		 11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982		 Labour Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II)
Minister for Netherlands
Antilles Affairs
[2]
Dr.
Jan Terlouw
(born 1931)		 Minister of Economic Affairs Democrats 66
Dr.
Jan Terlouw
(born 1931)		 29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt III)
Gijs van Aardenne
(1930–1995)		 Minister of Economic Affairs 4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
Dr.
Rudolf de Korte
(born 1936)		 Minister of Economic Affairs 14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
Wim Kok
(born 1938)		 Minister of Finance 7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994		 Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[1]
Hans Dijkstal
(1943–2010)		 Minister of the Interior 22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[2]
Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010)		 Minister of Foreign Affairs Democrats 66
[1]
Annemarie Jorritsma
(born 1950)		 Minister of Economic Affairs 3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[2]
Dr.
Els Borst
(1932–2014)		 Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		 Democrats 66
[1]
Dr.
Eduard Bomhoff
(born 1944)
[Res]		 Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		 22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002		 Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
[2]
Johan Remkes
(born 1951)		 Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations		 22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
[1]
Johan Remkes
(born 1951)		 16 October 2002 –
27 May 2003
[2]
Roelf de Boer
(born 1949)		 Minister of Transport
and Water Management		 18 October 2002 –
27 May 2003		 Pim Fortuyn List
[1]
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)		 Minister of Finance 27 May 2003 –
7 July 2006		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II)
Minister of Economic Affairs 3 July 2006 –
7 July 2006
[2]
Thom de Graaf
(born 1957)
[Res]		 Minister for Government Reform
and Kingdom Relations		 27 May 2003 –
23 March 2005		 Democrats 66
[2]
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
(born 1937)
[Res]		 Minister of Economic Affairs 31 March 2005 –
3 July 2006		 Democrats 66
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)		 Minister of Finance 7 July 2006 –
22 February 2007		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende III)
[1]
Wouter Bos
(born 1963)
[Res]		 Minister of Finance 22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010		 Labour Party Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[2]
André Rouvoet
(born 1962)		 Minister of Youth Policy
and Family Policy		 Christian Union
André Rouvoet
(born 1962)		 Minister of Education,
Culture and Science		 23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010
Minister of Youth Policy
and Family Policy
Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956)		 Minister of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation		 14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012		 Christian Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
Dr.
Lodewijk Asscher
(born 1974)		 Minister of Social Affairs
and Employment		 5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017		 Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[1]
Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977)		 Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport		 26 October 2017 –
Incumbent		 Christian Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[2]
Jonkvrouw
Kajsa Ollongren
(born 1967)		 Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations		 Democrats 66
[3]
Carola Schouten
(born 1977)		 Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality		 Christian Union
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek
1 First Deputy Prime Minister.
2 Second Deputy Prime Minister.
3 Third Deputy Prime Minister.
Res Resigned.

Living Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister Term Age
Johan Witteveen 1967–1971 12 June 1921
Roelof Nelissen 1971–1973 4 April 1931
Dries van Agt 1973–1977 2 February 1931
Hans Wiegel 1977–1981 16 July 1941
Jan Terlouw 1981–1982 15 November 1931
Rudolf de Korte 1986–1989 8 July 1936
Wim Kok 1989–1994 29 September 1938
Annemarie Jorritsma 1998–2002 1 June 1950
Eduard Bomhoff 2002 30 September 1944
Johan Remkes 2002-2003 15 June 1951
Roelf de Boer 2002–2003 9 October 1949
Gerrit Zalm 2003–2007 6 May 1952
Thom de Graaf 2003–2005 11 June 1957
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 2005–2006 18 March 1937
Wouter Bos 2007–2010 14 July 1963
André Rouvoet 2007–2010 4 January 1962
Maxime Verhagen 2010–2012 14 September 1956
Lodewijk Asscher 2012–2017 27 September 1974

Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by term length

Ranking Deputy Prime Minister Political Party Term Duration
1st Lodewijk Asscher Labour Party 2012–2017 4 years, 355 days
2nd Wim Kok Labour Party 1989–1994 4 years, 288 days
3rd Dries van Agt Catholic People's Party 1973–1977 4 years, 120 days
4th Johan Witteveen People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1967–1971 4 years, 92 days
Joop Bakker Anti-Revolutionary Party 1967–1971 4 years, 92 days
5th Henk Korthals People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1959–1963 4 years, 66 days
6th Louis Beel Catholic People's Party 1952–1956 4 years, 41 days
7th Annemarie Jorritsma People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1998–2002 3 years, 353 days
Els Borst Democrats 66 1998–2002 3 years, 353 days
8th Hans Dijkstal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1994–1998 3 years, 346 days
Hans van Mierlo Democrats 66 1994–1998 3 years, 346 days
9th Gerrit Zalm People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2003–2007 3 years, 271 days
10th Hans Wiegel People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1977–1981 3 years, 266 days
11th Barend Biesheuvel Anti-Revolutionary Party 1963–1967 3 years, 255 days
12th Gijs van Aardenne People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1982–1986 3 years, 252 days
13th André Rouvoet Christian Union 2007–2010 3 years, 234 days
14th Rudolf de Korte People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1986–1989 3 years, 116 days
15th Willem Drees Social Democratic Workers' Party (1945–1946)
Labour Party (1946–1948)		 1945–1948 3 years, 44 days
16th Wouter Bos Labour Party 2007–2010 3 years, 1 day
17th Josef van Schaik Catholic People's Party 1948–1951 2 years, 220 days
18th Teun Struycken Catholic People's Party 1956–1959 2 years, 218 days
19th Maxime Verhagen Christian Democratic Appeal 2010–2012 2 years, 22 days
20th Roelof Nelissen Catholic People's Party 1971–1973 1 year, 309 days
Molly Geertsema People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1971–1973 1 year, 309 days
21st Thom de Graaf Democrats 66 2003–2005 1 year, 302 days
22nd Anne Vondeling Labour Party 1965–1966 1 year, 222 days
23rd Frans Teulings Catholic People's Party 1951–1952 1 year, 171 days
24th Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Democrats 66 2005–2006 1 year, 94 days
25th Jan Terlouw Democrats 66 1981–1982 1 year, 54 days
26th Hugo de Jonge Christian Democratic Appeal 2017–present 355 days
Kajsa Ollongren Democrats 66 2017–present 355 days
Carola Schouten Christian Union 2017–present 355 days
27th Johan Remkes People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2002–2003 309 days
28th Joop den Uyl Labour Party 1981–1982 260 days
29th Roelf de Boer Pim Fortuyn List 2002–2003 221 days
30th Jan de Quay Catholic People's Party 1966–1967 134 days
31st Gaius de Gaay Fortman Anti-Revolutionary Party 1977 102 days
32nd Eduard Bomhoff Pim Fortuyn List 2002 86 days

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