List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by education

This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by higher education since 20th century. Of The Twenty-three Prime Ministers since 1901 six had a doctorate and ten served either as a full professor or a visiting professor. Four Cort van der Linden, Gerbrandy, Beel and Van Agt where legal scholars.

Prime Ministers by higher education

Prime Minister

Alma mater

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctor's degree

Professor

Honorary doctorate
degree

Professor Doctor
Abraham Kuyper
B.Litt. B.Phil. B.Th. Th.M. PhD Dr.h.c.

University of Applied Sciences Leiden

Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Theology

Master of Theology

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Theology)

Princeton University
Delft University of Technology
Hope College
Catholic University of Leuven

Theo de Meester
LL.B. LL.M.

University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Theo Heemskerk
LL.B. LL.M.

University of Applied Sciences Leiden

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Professor Doctor
Pieter Cort van der Linden
LL.B. LL.M. Dr.h.c.

Leiden University

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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University of Groningen
University of Amsterdam

Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
LL.B. LL.M.

Utrecht University

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Doctor
Hendrikus Colijn
Dr.h.c.

Koninklijke Militaire Academie
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
University of Debrecen

Dirk Jan de Geer
LL.B. LL.M.

Utrecht University

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Professor Doctor
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Laws)

University of Edinburgh

Professor Doctor
Willem Schermerhorn
B.S. M.S. Dr.h.c.

Delft University of Technology

Bachelor of Science
(in Civil engineering)

Master of Science
(in Civil engineering)
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Ghent University
ETH Zurich
Polytechnic University of Milan
University of Glasgow
University of Hanover

Professor Doctor
Louis Beel
LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.

Radboud University Nijmegen

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Laws)

Tilburg University

Doctor
Willem Drees
Dr.h.c.
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Erasmus University Rotterdam
University of Maryland, College Park

Professor Doctor
Jan de Quay
B.Phil. M.Phil. PhD Dr.h.c.

Utrecht University

Bachelor of Philosophy
(in Psychology)

Master of Philosophy
(in Psychology)

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Psychology)

Tilburg University

Victor Marijnen
LL.B. LL.M. BEc M.Ec

Radboud University Nijmegen
Erasmus University Rotterdam

Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Economics

Master of Laws
Master of Economics
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Jo Cals
LL.B. LL.M.

Radboud University Nijmegen

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Professor Doctor
Jelle Zijlstra
BEc M.Ec PhD Dr.h.c.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Bachelor of Economics

Master of Economics

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Economics)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Piet de Jong

Royal Naval College
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Barend Biesheuvel
LL.B. LL.M.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Doctor
Joop den Uyl
BEc M.Ec Dr.h.c.

University of Amsterdam

Bachelor of Economics

Master of Economics
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University of Amsterdam

Professor Doctor
Dries van Agt
LL.B. LL.M. Dr.h.c.

Radboud University Nijmegen

Bachelor of Laws

Master of Laws
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Ritsumeikan University
Kwansei Gakuin University

Professor Doctor
Ruud Lubbers
BEc M.Ec Dr.h.c.

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Bachelor of Economics

Master of Economics
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University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Georgetown University
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Grand Valley State University
Radboud University Nijmegen

Doctor
Wim Kok
B.P.A. Dr.h.c.

Nyenrode Business University

Bachelor of Public Administration
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Nyenrode Business University
University of Münster

Professor Doctor
Jan Peter Balkenende
B.A. M.A. LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Bachelor of Arts
(in History)
Bachelor of Laws

Master of Arts
(in History)
Master of Laws

Doctor of Philosophy
(in Laws)

Károli Gáspár University
Keio University
Yonsei University
Hofstra University
Hope College

Mark Rutte
B.A. M.A.

Leiden University

Bachelor of Arts
(in History)

Master of Arts
(in History)
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See also

  • Prime Minister of the Netherlands
  • List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
  • Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
  • Religious affiliations of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

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