Living former members of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands

Piet de Jong the oldest living former member of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands.

Cabinet Members in the Marijnen cabinet (1963-1965)

  • Johan Witteveen - Minister of Finance (
  • Piet de Jong - Minister of DeFence (
  • Koos Andriessen - Minister of Economic Affairs (

Cabinet Members in the Cals cabinet (1965-1966)

  • Piet de Jong - Minister of Defence (

Cabinet Members in the Zijlstra cabinet (1966-1967)

  • Piet de Jong - Minister of Defence (

Cabinet Members in the De Jong cabinet (1967-1971)

  • Piet de Jong - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Johan Witteveen - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Roelof Nelissen - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Berend Jan Udink - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the First Biesheuvel cabinet (1971-1972)

  • Roelof Nelissen - Minister of Finance / Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Dries van Agt - Minister of Justice (
  • Harry Langman - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Berend Jan Udink - Minister of Transport and Water Management / Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (

Cabinet Members in the Second Biesheuvel cabinet (1972-1973)

  • Roelof Nelissen - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Dries van Agt - Minister of Justice (
  • Harry Langman - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Berend Jan Udink - Minister of Transport and Water Management / Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (

Cabinet Members in the Den Uyl cabinet (1973-1977)

  • Dries van Agt - Minister of Justice / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Ruud Lubbers - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Bram Stemerdink - Minister of Defence (
  • Jos van Kemenade - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Tjerk Westerterp - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Jan Pronk - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the First Van Agt cabinet (1977-1981)

  • Dries van Agt - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Hans Wiegel - Minister of the Interior / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
  • Frans Andriessen - Minister of Finance (
  • Job de Ruiter - Minister of Justice (
  • Arie Pais - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Gerrit Braks - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (
  • Wil Albeda - Minister of Social Affairs (
  • Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland - Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (
  • Til Gardeniers-Berendsen - Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social work (

Cabinet Members in the Second Van Agt cabinet (1981-1982)

  • Dries van Agt - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Jan Terlouw - Minister of Economic Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Ed van Thijn - Minister of the Interior (
  • Job de Ruiter - Minister of Justice (
  • Jos van Kemenade - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Til Gardeniers-Berendsen - Minister of Health and the Environment (
  • Marcel van Dam - Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (

Cabinet Members in the Third Van Agt cabinet (1982)

  • Dries van Agt - Prime Minister of the Netherlands / Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Jan Terlouw - Minister of Economic Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Job de Ruiter - Minister of Justice (
  • Wim Deetman - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Til Gardeniers-Berendsen - Minister of Health and the Environment (
  • Louw de Graaf - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Erwin Nypels - Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (
  • Hans de Boer - Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social work (

Cabinet Members in the First Lubbers cabinet (1982-1986)

  • Ruud Lubbers - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Rudolf de Korte - Minister of the Interior (
  • Hans van den Broek - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Onno Ruding - Minister of Finance (
  • Frits Korthals Altes - Minister of Justice (
  • Job de Ruiter - Minister of Defence (
  • Wim Deetman - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Elco Brinkman - Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture (
  • Neelie Kroes - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Gerrit Braks - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (
  • Pieter Winsemius - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Eegje Schoo - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the Second Lubbers cabinet (1986-1989)

  • Ruud Lubbers - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Rudolf de Korte - Minister of Economic Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Hans van den Broek - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Onno Ruding - Minister of Finance (
  • Frits Korthals Altes - Minister of Justice (
  • Wim van Eekelen - Minister of Defence (
  • Frits Bolkestein - Minister of Defence (
  • Wim Deetman - Minister of Education and Science (
  • Gerrit Braks - Minister of Education and Science / Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (
  • Elco Brinkman - Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture (
  • Neelie Kroes - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Ed Nijpels - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Piet Bukman - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the Third Lubbers cabinet (1989-1994)

  • Ruud Lubbers - Prime Minister of the Netherlands / Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (
  • Wim Kok - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Ed van Thijn - Minister of the Interior (
  • Hans van den Broek - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Pieter Kooijmans - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Ernst Hirsch Ballin - Minister of Justice / Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (
  • Aad Kosto - Minister of Justice (
  • Koos Andriessen - Minister of Economic Affairs / Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Jo Ritzen - Minister of Education and Science / Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture (
  • Hedy d'Ancona - Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture (
  • Hanja Maij-Weggen - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Bert de Vries - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Gerrit Braks - Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (
  • Piet Bukman - Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (
  • Hans Alders - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Jan Pronk - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the First Kok cabinet (1994-1998)

  • Wim Kok - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Gerrit Zalm - Minister of Finance (
  • Winnie Sorgdrager - Minister of Justice (
  • Hans Wijers - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Joris Voorhoeve - Minister of Defence / Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (
  • Jo Ritzen - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Els Borst - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (
  • Annemarie Jorritsma - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Ad Melkert - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Jozias van Aartsen - Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (
  • Margreeth de Boer - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Jan Pronk - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the Second Kok cabinet (1998-2002)

All cabinet members who served in the Second Kok cabinet are still living.

  • Wim Kok - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Annemarie Jorritsma - Minister of Economic Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Els Borst - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Bram Peper - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
  • Klaas de Vries - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations / Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
  • Jozias van Aartsen - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Gerrit Zalm - Minister of Finance (
  • Benk Korthals - Minister of Justice (
  • Frank de Grave - Minister of Defence (
  • Loek Hermans - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Tineke Netelenbos - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Willem Vermeend - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
  • Haijo Apotheker - Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (
  • Laurens Jan Brinkhorst - Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (
  • Jan Pronk - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Eveline Herfkens - Minister for Development Cooperation (
  • Roger van Boxtel - Minister for Urban Policy and Integration (

Cabinet Members in the First Balkenende cabinet (2002-2003)

All cabinet members who served in the First Balkenende cabinet are still living.

  • Jan Peter Balkenende - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Eduard Bomhoff - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Johan Remkes - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Roelf de Boer - Minister of Transport and Water Management / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Hans Hoogervorst - Minister of Finance / Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Piet Hein Donner - Minister of Justice (
  • Herman Heinsbroek - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Benk Korthals - Minister of Defence (
  • Henk Kamp - Minister of Defence / Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Maria van der Hoeven - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Aart Jan de Geus - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport / Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Cees Veerman - Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries (

Cabinet Members in the Second Balkenende cabinet (2003-2006)

All cabinet members who served in the Second Balkenende cabinet are still living.

  • Jan Peter Balkenende - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Gerrit Zalm - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Thom de Graaf - Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Laurens Jan Brinkhorst - Minister of Economic Affairs / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Johan Remkes - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Ben Bot - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Piet Hein Donner - Minister of Justice (
  • Henk Kamp - Minister of Defence (
  • Maria van der Hoeven - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Hans Hoogervorst - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (
  • Karla Peijs - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Aart Jan de Geus - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Cees Veerman - Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (
  • Sybilla Dekker - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Rita Verdonk - Minister for Integration and Immigration (
  • Agnes van Ardenne - Minister for Development Cooperation (
  • Alexander Pechtold - Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations (

Cabinet Members in the Third Balkenende cabinet (2006-2007)

All cabinet members who served in the Third Balkenende cabinet are still living.

  • Jan Peter Balkenende - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Gerrit Zalm - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Johan Remkes - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Ben Bot - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Piet Hein Donner - Minister of Justice (
  • Ernst Hirsch Ballin - Minister of Justice (
  • Joop Wijn - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Henk Kamp - Minister of Defence (
  • Maria van der Hoeven - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Hans Hoogervorst - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (
  • Karla Peijs - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Aart Jan de Geus - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Cees Veerman - Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (
  • Sybilla Dekker - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Pieter Winsemius - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Rita Verdonk - Minister for Integration and Immigration (
  • Agnes van Ardenne - Minister for Development Cooperation (
  • Atzo Nicolaï - Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations (

Cabinet Members in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2007-2010)

All cabinet members who served in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet are still living.

  • Jan Peter Balkenende - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Wouter Bos - Minister of Finance / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • André Rouvoet - Minister for Youth and Family / Minister of Education, Culture and Science / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Guusje ter Horst - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Maxime Verhagen Minister of Foreign Affairs / Minister for Development Cooperation (
  • Jan Kees de Jager - Minister of Finance (
  • Ernst Hirsch Ballin - Minister of Justice / Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Maria van der Hoeven - Minister of Economic Affairs (
  • Eimert van Middelkoop - Minister of Defence / Minister for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Integration (
  • Ronald Plasterk - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Ab Klink - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (
  • Camiel Eurlings - Minister of Transport and Water Management (
  • Piet Hein Donner - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Gerda Verburg - Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (
  • Jacqueline Cramer - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Tineke Huizinga - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (
  • Ella Vogelaar - Minister for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Integration (
  • Eberhard van der Laan - Minister for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Integration (
  • Bert Koenders - Minister for Development Cooperation (

Cabinet Members in the First Rutte cabinet (2010-2012)

All cabinet members who served in the First Rutte cabinet are still living.

  • Mark Rutte - Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Maxime Verhagen - Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation / Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (
  • Piet Hein Donner - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Liesbeth Spies - Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (
  • Uri Rosenthal - Minister of Foreign Affairs (
  • Jan Kees de Jager - Minister of Finance (
  • Ivo Opstelten - Minister of Security and Justice (
  • Hans Hillen - Minister of Defence (
  • Marja van Bijsterveldt - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (
  • Melanie Schultz van Haegen - Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment (
  • Edith Schippers - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (
  • Henk Kamp - Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (
  • Gerd Leers - Minister for Immigration, Integration and Asylum Affairs (

Last former members of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands who died

Member of the Council of Ministers

Former Position(s)

Cabinet(s)

Born

Died

Norbert Schmelzer

Minister of Foreign Affairs

First Biesheuvel cabinet
Second Biesheuvel cabinet

Edzo Toxopeus

Minister of the Interior

De Quay cabinet
Marijnen cabinet

Chris van Veen

Minister of Education and Science

First Biesheuvel cabinet
Second Biesheuvel cabinet

Hans van Mierlo

Minister of Defence
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister

Second Van Agt cabinet (Minister of Defence)
Third Van Agt cabinet (Minister of Defence)
First Kok cabinet (Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister)

Hans Dijkstal

Minister of the Interior
Deputy Prime Minister

First Kok cabinet

Max van der Stoel

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Den Uyl cabinet
Second Van Agt cabinet

Jaap Boersma

Minister of Social Affairs
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

First Biesheuvel cabinet (Minister of Social Affairs)
Second Biesheuvel cabinet (Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries)
Den Uyl cabinet (Minister of Social Affairs)

Roelof Kruisinga

Minister of Defence

First Van Agt cabinet

Gerard Helders

Minister of Colonial Affairs

Third Drees cabinet
Second Beel cabinet