List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands

Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands Minister van Economische Zaken
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Henk Kamp Incumbent Henk Kamp since 5 November 2012
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation	7 November 1877 (1877-11-07)
First holder	Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (as Minister of Water, Commerce and Industry)
Deputy	Undersecretary for Economic Affairs
Salary	€144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website	Ministry of Economic Affairs

The Minister of Economic Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Economische Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Henk Kamp has been the Minister of Economic Affairs since 5 November 2012.

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Johannes van den Broek (1896–1958)	8 January 1942 – 31 May 1944	Catholic People's Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Johannes van den Broek (Minister of Finance) (1882–1946)	31 May 1944 – 23 February 1945	Independent	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)
		Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)
Minister of Commerce and Industry			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Hein Vos	Hein Vos (1903–1972)	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Social Democratic Workers' Party Labour Party	Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees)
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Gerardus Huysmans	Gerardus Huysmans (1902–1948)	3 July 1946 – 14 January 1948	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)
	Sicco Mansholt	Sicco Mansholt (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (1908–1995)	14 January 1948 – 21 January 1948	Labour Party
	Jan van den Brink	Jan van den Brink (1915–2006)	21 January 1948 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel I) Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I)
		Jelle Zijlstra (Minister of Finance 1958–1959) (1918–2001)	2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III) Louis Beel (Beel II)
	Jan Willem de Pous	Jan de Pous (1920–1996)	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	Christian Historical Union	Jan de Quay (De Quay)
	Koos Andriessen	Koos Andriessen (born 1928)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)
	Joop den Uyl	Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals)
	Joop Bakker	Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
	Leo de Block	Leo de Block (1904–1988)	5 April 1967 – 7 January 1970	Catholic People's Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
		Piet de Jong (Prime Minister) (born 1915)	7 January 1970 – 14 January 1970	Catholic People's Party
	Roelof Nelissen	Roelof Nelissen (born 1931)	14 January 1970 – 6 July 1971	Catholic People's Party
	Harry Langman	Harry Langman (born 1931)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)
	Ruud Lubbers	Ruud Lubbers (born 1939)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
		Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
		Jan Terlouw (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1931)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III)
		Gijs van Aardenne (Deputy Prime Minister) (1930–1995)	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I)
		Rudolf de Korte (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1936)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)
	Koos Andriessen	Koos Andriessen (born 1928)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
	Hans Wijers	Hans Wijers (born 1951)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I)
		Annemarie Jorritsma (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1950)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II)
		Herman Heinsbroek (born 1951)	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I)
	Hans Hoogervorst	Hans Hoogervorst (Minister of Finance) (born 1956)	16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Deputy Prime Minister 2005–2006) (born 1937)	27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006	Democrats 66	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II)
		Gerrit Zalm (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance) (born 1952)	3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Joop Wijn	Joop Wijn (born 1969)	7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III)
		Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)
Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Maxime Verhagen (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1956)	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)
Minister of Economic Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Henk Kamp (born 1952)	5 November 2012 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

^Res. Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Ad interim.

Living former Ministers of Economic Affairs

Minister of Economic Affairs	Term	Age
Koos Andriessen	1963–1965 1989–1994	(1928-07-25) 25 July 1928
Piet de Jong	1970	(1915-04-03) 3 April 1915
Roelof Nelissen	1970–1971	(1931-04-04) 4 April 1931
Harry Langman	1971–1973	(1931-02-23) 23 February 1931
Ruud Lubbers	1973–1977	(1939-05-07) 7 May 1939
Jan Terlouw	1981–1982	(1931-11-15) 15 November 1931
Rudolf de Korte	1986–1989	(1936-07-08) 8 July 1936
Hans Wijers	1994–1998	(1951-01-11) 11 January 1951
Annemarie Jorritsma	1998–2002	(1950-06-01) 1 June 1950
Herman Heinsbroek	2002	(1951-01-12) 12 January 1951
Hans Hoogervorst	2002–2003	(1956-04-19) 19 April 1956
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst	2003–2006	(1937-03-18) 18 March 1937
Gerrit Zalm	2006	(1952-05-06) 6 May 1952
Joop Wijn	2006–2007	(1969-05-20) 20 May 1969
Maria van der Hoeven	2007–2010	(1949-09-13) 13 September 1949
Maxime Verhagen	2010–2012	(1956-09-14) 14 September 1956

See also

• Ministry of Economic Affairs