| Prime Minister |
Professional Occupation(s)
for Politics |
Civil service / Military service |
Alma mater |
Bachelor's degree |
Master's degree |
Doctor's degree |
Professor |
Honorary doctorate
degree |
Dr.
Abraham Kuyper |
Theologian
(Minister · Theology professor)
Journalist
(Editor-in-chief)
Author |
 |
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University of Applied
Sciences Leiden |
Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Theology |
Master of Theology |
Doctor of Theology |
 Y |
Princeton University
Delft University of Technology
Hope College
Catholic University of Leuven |
Political science
Political science
Theology
Theology |
| Theo de Meester |
Journalist
(Editor-in-chief) |
Civil servant |
Ministry of Finance |
University of Applied
Sciences Leiden |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
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| Theo Heemskerk |
Jurist
(Lawyer · Judge) |
|
|
University of Applied
Sciences Leiden |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
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|
Dr.
Pieter Cort van
der Linden |
Jurist
(Lawyer · Law professor) |
Civil servant |
House of Representatives |
Leiden University |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
Doctor of Law |
Y |
University of Groningen
University of Amsterdam |
Law
Economics |
| Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
Jurist
(Lawyer · Judge) |
Civil servant |
Public Prosecution Service |
Utrecht University |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
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| Hendrikus Colijn |
Businessman
(CEO)
Journalist
(Editor-in-chief) |
Military officer
(Major) |
Royal Netherlands
East Indies Army |
Koninklijke Militaire Academie |
|
|
|
|
VU University Amsterdam
University of Debrecen |
Law
Political science |
| Dirk Jan de Geer |
Journalist
(Managing editor) |
|
|
Utrecht University |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
Jurist
(Lawyer · Judge · Law professor) |
|
|
VU University Amsterdam |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
Doctor of Law |
Y |
University of Edinburgh |
Law |
Dr.
Willem Schermerhorn |
Civil engineer
(Researcher · Cartographer ·
Surveyor · Geo-metrics professor) |
|
|
Delft University of Technology |
Bachelor of Science
(in Civil engineering) |
Master of Science
(in Civil engineering) |
Doctor of Engineering |
Y |
Ghent University
ETH Zurich
Polytechnic University of Milan
University of Glasgow
University of Hanover |
Civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering
Political science
Civil engineering |
Dr.
Louis Beel |
Jurist
(Legal teacher) |
Civil servant |
Overijssel Government |
Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
Doctor of Law |
Y |
Tilburg University |
Political science |
| Willem Drees |
Accountant
Stenographer
Author |
Civil servant |
House of Representatives |
|
|
|
|
|
Erasmus University Rotterdam
University of Maryland, College Park |
Economics
Law |
Dr.
Jan de Quay |
Psychologist
(Researcher · Psychology professor) |
|
|
Utrecht University |
Bachelor of Philosophy
(in Psychology) |
Master of Philosophy
(in Psychology) |
Doctor of Philosophy
(in Psychology) |
Y |
Tilburg University |
Political science |
| Victor Marijnen |
Trade union leader |
Civil servant |
Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries |
Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
|
|
|
Ministry of Commerce,
Industry and Shipping |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Bachelor of Economics |
| Jo Cals |
Jurist
(Researcher · Lawyer · Legal teacher) |
|
|
Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
|
|
|
Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra |
Economist
(Researcher · Economics professor) |
|
|
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Bachelor of Economics |
Master of Economics |
Doctor of Philosophy
(in Economics) |
Y |
VU University Amsterdam |
Political science |
| Piet de Jong |
|
Naval officer
(Captain) |
Royal Netherlands Navy |
Royal Naval College |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Barend Biesheuvel |
Trade union leader |
|
|
VU University Amsterdam |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
|
|
|
| Joop den Uyl |
Journalist
(Managing editor)
Economist
Accountant |
Civil servant |
Ministry of Commerce
and Industry |
University of Amsterdam |
Bachelor of Economics |
Master of Economics |
|
|
University of Amsterdam |
Economics |
| Dries van Agt |
Jurist
(Researcher · Lawyer
· Judge · Law professor) |
Civil servant |
Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries |
Radboud University Nijmegen |
Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
|
Y |
Radboud University Nijmegen
Ritsumeikan University
Kwansei Gakuin University |
Law
Political science
Political science |
| Ministry of Justice |
| Ruud Lubbers |
Businessman
(CEO · Corporate director)
Economist |
|
|
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Bachelor of Economics |
Master of Economics |
|
Y |
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Georgetown University
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Grand Valley State University
Radboud University Nijmegen |
Political science and Economics
Law
Political science
Economics
Economics |
| Wim Kok |
Trade union leader |
|
|
Nyenrode Business University |
Bachelor of Public Administration |
|
|
|
Nyenrode Business University
University of Münster |
Public administration
Philosophy |
Dr.
Jan Peter Balkenende |
Jurist
(Researcher · Law professor) |
|
|
VU University Amsterdam |
Bachelor of Arts
(in History) |
Master of Arts
(in History) |
Doctor of Law |
Y |
Károli Gáspár University
Keio University
Yonsei University
Hofstra University
Hope College |
Theology
Political science
Economics
Law
Theology |
| Bachelor of Laws |
Master of Laws |
| Mark Rutte |
Businessman
(Corporate manager) |
|
|
Leiden University |
Bachelor of Arts
(in History) |
Master of Arts
(in History) |
|
|
|
|
| Civics teacher |
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