Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister of the
Netherlands
Deputy Prime Minister of the ; Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
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	Incumbent; (1) Fleur Agema ; (2) Sophie Hermans ; (3) Eddy van Hijum ; (4) Mona Keijzer;
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch; on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	25 June 1945; 79 years ago
First holder	Willem Drees
Salary	€144,000 annually; (including €7,887.24 expenses)

The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties in the House of Representatives.

List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister			Position	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Minister of Social Affairs	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees) ^[1]
		Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Minister of Social Affairs	3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948	Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I) ^[2]
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	Minister without Portfolio for the Interior	7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) ^[3]
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)	Minister without Portfolio for the Interior	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees I) ^[4]
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) ^[Res]	Minister of the Interior	2 September 1952 – 7 July 1956	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees II) ^[5]
		Teun Struycken (1906–1977)	Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations	29 October 1956 – 22 December 1958	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees III) ^[6]
			Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959		Louis Beel (Beel II) ^[7]
			Minister of Justice	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959		Louis Beel (Beel II) ^[7]
		Henk Korthals (1911–1976)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay) ^[8]
		Henk Korthals (1911–1976)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay) ^[8]
		Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) ^[9]
		Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) ^[9]
	^[1]	Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	Minister of Finance	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals) ^[10]
	^[2]	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[2]	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[1]	Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) ^[11]
	^[2]	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[2]	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[1]	Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	Minister of Finance	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Piet de Jong (De Jong) ^[12]
	^[2]	Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	Minister of Transport and Water Management		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[2]	Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	^[1]	Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019)	Minister of Finance	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) ^[13]
	^[1]	Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	6 July 1971 – 28 January 1972	Catholic People's Party
	^[2]	Molly Geertsema (1918–1991)	Minister of the Interior	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	^[2]	Molly Geertsema (1918–1991)	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dries van Agt (1931–2024) ^[Res]	Minister of Justice	11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) ^[14]
		Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997)	Minister of Justice	8 September 1977 – 19 December 1977	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister of the Interior
			Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
		Hans Wiegel (born 1941)	Minister of the Interior	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) ^[15]
	^[1]	Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) ^[Res]	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) ^[16]
	^[1]	Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) ^[Res]	Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs		Labour Party
	^[2]	Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931)	Minister of Economic Affairs		Democrats 66
		Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931)	Minister of Economic Affairs	29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66	Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) ^[17]
		Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	Minister of Economic Affairs	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) ^[18]
		Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020)	Minister of Economic Affairs	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) ^[19]
		Wim Kok (1938–2018)	Minister of Finance	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) ^[20]
	^[1]	Hans Dijkstal (1943–2010)	Minister of the Interior	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I) ^[21]
	^[2]	Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I) ^[21]
	^[1]	Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950)	Minister of Economic Affairs	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II) ^[22]
	^[2]	Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok II) ^[22]
	^[1]	Dr. Eduard Bomhoff (born 1944) ^[Res]	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) ^[23]
	^[2]	Johan Remkes (born 1951)	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	^[1]	Johan Remkes (born 1951)	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	^[2]	Roelf de Boer (born 1949)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	18 October 2002 – 27 May 2003	Pim Fortuyn List
	^[1]	Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	Minister of Finance	27 May 2003 – 7 July 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) ^[24]
	^[1]	Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	Minister of Economic Affairs ^{[Ad interim]}	3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	^[2]	Thom de Graaf (born 1957) ^[Res]	Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations	27 May 2003 – 23 March 2005	Democrats 66
	^[2]	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) ^[Res]	Minister of Economic Affairs	31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006	Democrats 66
		Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	Minister of Finance	7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) ^[25]
	^[1]	Wouter Bos (born 1963) ^[Res]	Minister of Finance	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) ^[26]
	^[2]	André Rouvoet (born 1962)	Minister of Youth and Family Policy	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Christian Union
			Minister of Education, Culture and Science	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010
			Minister of Youth and Family Policy	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010
		Maxime Verhagen (born 1956)	Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) ^[27]
		Dr. Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974)	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II) ^[28]
	^[1]	Hugo de Jonge (born 1977)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III) ^[29]
	^[2]	Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) ^[Leave]	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019	Democrats 66
	^[2]	Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) ^[Leave]	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	14 May 2020 – 10 January 2022	Democrats 66
	^[3]	Carola Schouten (born 1977)	Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality	26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022	Christian Union
	^[2]	Wouter Koolmees (born 1977) ^[Acting]	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	1 November 2019 – 14 May 2020	Democrats 66
	^[1]	Sigrid Kaag (born 1961)	Minister of Finance	10 January 2022 – 8 January 2024	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV)
	^[2]	Wopke Hoekstra (born 1975)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	10 January 2022 – 1 September 2023	Christian Democratic Appeal
	^[3]	Carola Schouten (born 1977)	Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024	Christian Union
	^[2]	Karien van Gennip (born 1968)	Minister for Social Affairs and Employment	5 September 2023 – 2 July 2024	Christian Democratic Appeal
	^[1]	Rob Jetten (born 1987)	Minister of Finance	8 January 2024 – 2 July 2024	Democrats 66
	^[1]	Fleur Agema (born 1976)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	Party for Freedom	Dick Schoof (Schoof)
	^[2]	Sophie Hermans (born 1981)	Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	^[3]	Eddy van Hijum (born 1972)	Minister for Social Affairs and Employment	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	New Social Contract
	^[4]	Mona Keijzer (born 1968)	Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning	2 July 2024 – Incumbent	Farmer– Citizen Movement
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

^{First Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Second Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Third Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Fourth Deputy Prime Minister}

^Resigned

^Acting

^{Ad interim}

^{Extended medical leave of absence from 1 November 2019 until 14 May 2020}

Deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands by term length

Ranking	Deputy Prime Minister		Term	Duration
1	Carola Schouten	CU	2017–2024	6 years, 250 days
2	Lodewijk Asscher	PvdA	2012–2017	4 years, 355 days
3	Wim Kok	PvdA	1989–1994	4 years, 288 days
4	Dries van Agt	KVP	1973–1977	4 years, 120 days
5	Johan Witteveen	VVD	1967–1971	4 years, 92 days
5	Joop Bakker	ARP	1967–1971	4 years, 92 days
7	Hugo de Jonge	CDA	2017–2022	4 years, 76 days
8	Henk Korthals	VVD	1959–1963	4 years, 66 days
9	Louis Beel	KVP	1952–1956	4 years, 41 days
10	Annemarie Jorritsma	VVD	1998–2002	3 years, 353 days
10	Els Borst	D66	1998–2002	3 years, 353 days
12	Hans Dijkstal	VVD	1994–1998	3 years, 346 days
12	Hans van Mierlo	D66	1994–1998	3 years, 346 days
14	Gerrit Zalm	VVD	2003–2007	3 years, 271 days
15	Hans Wiegel	VVD	1977–1981	3 years, 266 days
16	Barend Biesheuvel	ARP	1963–1967	3 years, 255 days
17	Gijs van Aardenne	VVD	1982–1986	3 years, 252 days
18	Kajsa Ollongren	D66	2017–2019	3 years, 247 days
18	Kajsa Ollongren	D66	2020–2022	3 years, 247 days
19	André Rouvoet	CU	2007–2010	3 years, 234 days
20	Rudolf de Korte	VVD	1986–1989	3 years, 116 days
21	Willem Drees	SDAP (1945–1946) PvdA (1946–1948)	1945–1948	3 years, 44 days
22	Wouter Bos	PvdA	2007–2010	3 years, 1 day
23	Josef van Schaik	KVP	1948–1951	2 years, 220 days
24	Teun Struycken	KVP	1956–1959	2 years, 218 days
25	Maxime Verhagen	CDA	2010–2012	2 years, 22 days
26	Sigrid Kaag	D66	2022–2024	1 year, 363 days
27	Roelof Nelissen	KVP	1971–1973	1 year, 309 days
27	Molly Geertsema	VVD	1971–1973	1 year, 309 days
29	Thom de Graaf	D66	2003–2005	1 year, 302 days
30	Wopke Hoekstra	CDA	2022–2023	1 year, 234 days
31	Anne Vondeling	PvdA	1965–1966	1 year, 222 days
32	Frans Teulings	KVP	1951–1952	1 year, 171 days
33	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst	D66	2005–2006	1 year, 94 days
34	Jan Terlouw	D66	1981–1982	1 year, 54 days
35	Johan Remkes	VVD	2002–2003	309 days
36	Karien van Gennip	CDA	2023–2024	301 days
37	Joop den Uyl	PvdA	1981–1982	260 days
38	Roelf de Boer	LPF	2002–2003	221 days
39	Wouter Koolmees	D66	2019–2020	195 days
40	Rob Jetten	D66	2024	176 days
41	Jan de Quay	KVP	1966–1967	134 days
42	Gaius de Gaay Fortman	ARP	1977	102 days
43	Eduard Bomhoff	LPF	2002	86 days
44	Fleur Agema	PVV	2024–present	142 days
45	Sophie Hermans	VVD	2024–present	142 days
46	Eddy van Hijum	NSC	2024–present	142 days
47	Mona Keijzer	BBB	2024–present	142 days

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[DreesII-5] "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid.

[DreesIII-6] "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid.

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[DeJong-12] "Kabinet-De Jong". De Jong. Rijksoverheid.

[Biesheuvel-13] "Kabinet-Biesheuvel". Biesheuvel. Rijksoverheid.

[DenUyl-14] "Kabinet-Den Uyl". DenUyl. Rijksoverheid.

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[VanAgtII-16] "Kabinet-Van Agt II". VanAgtII. Rijksoverheid.

[VanAgtIII-17] "Kabinet-Van Agt III". VanAgtIII. Rijksoverheid.

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[LubbersIII-20] "Kabinet-Lubbers III". LubbersIII. Rijksoverheid.

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[BalkenendeIII-25] "Kabinet-Balkenende III". BalkenendeIII. Rijksoverheid.

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