Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (Netherlands)

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Incumbent Sigrid Kaag since 26 October 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	His/Her Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation	14 April 1965 (1965-04-14)
First holder	Theo Bot (as Minister for Aid to Developing Countries)
Salary	€157,287 (As of 2017) (including €8,387 of expenses)
Website	(in English) Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

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The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (Dutch: Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) is a Minister without portfolio tasked with all matters concerning International trade, Export promotion, International development, Development aid and International Environmental policies. The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is Sigrid Kaag, who has been in office since 26 October 2017.^[1]

List of Ministers for Development Cooperation

Minister for Aid to Developing Countries			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Theo Bot (1911–1984)	14 April 1965 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jo Cals (Cals) [2]
					Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [3]
		Bé Udink (1926–2016)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union	Piet de Jong (De Jong) [4]
Minister for Development Cooperation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Kees Boertien (1927–2002)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [5]
		Jan Pronk (born 1940)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Labour Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [6]
		Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [7]
				Christian Democratic Appeal
		Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [8][9]
		Eegje Schoo (born 1944)	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [10]
		Piet Bukman (born 1934)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [11]
		Jan Pronk (born 1940)	7 November 1989 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [12]
					Wim Kok (Kok I) [13]
		Eveline Herfkens (born 1952)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II) [14]
Vacant
		Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950)	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [15][16]
		Bert Koenders (born 1958)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [Res]	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [17]
		Maxime Verhagen (also Minister of Foreign Affairs) (born 1956)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal
Vacant
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Lilianne Ploumen (born 1962)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [18]
		Sigrid Kaag (also Minister of Foreign Affairs 2018) (born 1961)	26 October 2017 – Incumbent	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [19]
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

List of State Secretaries for Development Cooperation

State Secretary for Development Cooperation			Portfolio	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Hans van Houten (1907–1996)	• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • Development Cooperation • International Aviation Policy	24 August 1959 – 24 July 1963	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay) [20]
		Dr. Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (1907–1976)	• United Nations Affairs • Development Cooperation • International Cooperation	28 September 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [21]
Vacant
		Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950)	• Development Cooperation [Title]	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [22]
Vacant
		Dr. Ben Knapen (born 1951)	• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • Development Cooperation [Title]	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [23]
Vacant
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^Title Allowed to use the title of Minister while on foreign business.

See also

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ministers of Foreign Affairs

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