List of Ministers of Defence
For full list, see List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands. (Dutch)
| Minister of Defence | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister |
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J. M. J. H. Lambooij |
September 1, 1928 – August 10, 1929 |
RKSP | Dirk Jan de Geer |
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Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers |
August 10, 1929 – September 2, 1935 |
RKSP | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Hendrikus Colijn |
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Hendrikus Colijn |
September 2, 1935 – June 24, 1937 |
ARP | Hendrikus Colijn |
Ad interim Prime Minister |
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J. J. C. van Dijk |
June 24, 1937 – August 10, 1939 |
ARP | Hendrikus Colijn |
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Adriaan Dijxhoorn |
August 10, 1939 – June 12, 1941 |
Indep. | Dirk Jan de Geer Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
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Hendrik van Boeijen |
June 12, 1941 – July 27, 1941 |
CHU | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
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| Minister of War | Minister of the Navy | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister |
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Hendrik van Boeijen |
Johan Furstner |
July 27, 1941 – September 15, 1942 |
CHU (v.Boeijen) Indep. (Furstner) |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
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O. C. A. van Lidth de Jeude |
September 15, 1942 – February 23, 1945 |
LSP (v.L.d.Jeude) Indep. (Furstner) |
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Jim de Booy |
February 23, 1945 – April 4, 1945 |
Indep. | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
Minister of War & Minister of the Navy |
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Jan de Quay |
Jim de Booy |
April 4, 1945 – June 24, 1945 |
KVP (de Quay) Indep. (de Booy) |
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Jo Meynen |
June 24, 1945 – July 3, 1946 |
ARP (Meynen) Indep. (de Booy) |
Wim Schermerhorn |
Minister of War (Meynen) Minister of the Navy (de Booy) |
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Alexander Fiévez |
Alexander Fiévez | July 3, 1946 – August 7, 1946 |
KVP (Fiévez) Indep. (S.v.Leeuwen) |
Louis Beel |
Minister of War (Fiévez) Minister of the Navy (S.v.Leeuwen) |
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| Jules Schagen van Leeuwen | August 7, 1946 – November 24, 1947 |
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| Alexander Fiévez | November 25, 1947 – August 7, 1948 |
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Wim Schokking |
August 7, 1948 – October 15, 1950 |
CHU | Willem Drees |
Minister of War & Minister of the Navy |
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Hans s'Jacob |
October 16, 1950 – March 15, 1951 |
CHU | Minister of War & Minister of the Navy |
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Kees Staf |
March 15, 1951 – May 19, 1959 |
CHU | Willem Drees Louis Beel |
Minister of War & Minister of the Navy |
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| Minister of Defence | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister |
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Sidney J. van den Bergh |
May 19, 1959 – August 1, 1959 |
VVD | Jan de Quay |
Resigned | |||
Jan de Quay |
August 1, 1959 – September 4, 1959 |
KVP | Ad interim Prime Minister |
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Sim Visser |
September 4, 1959 – July 24, 1963 |
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Piet de Jong |
July 24, 1963 – April 5, 1967 |
KVP | Victor Marijnen Jo Cals Jelle Zijlstra |
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Willem den Toom |
April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971 |
VVD | Piet de Jong |
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Hans de Koster |
July 6, 1971 – May 11, 1973 |
VVD | Barend Biesheuvel |
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Henk Vredeling |
May 11, 1973 – January 1, 1977 |
PvdA | Joop den Uyl |
Resigned | |||
Bram Stemerdink |
January 1, 1977 – December 19, 1977 |
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Roelof Kruisinga |
December 19, 1977 – March 4, 1978 |
CHU | Dries van Agt |
Resigned | |||
Jan de Koning |
March 4, 1978 – March 8, 1978 |
ARP | Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation |
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Willem Scholten |
March 8, 1978 – August 25, 1980 |
CHU | Resigned | ||||
Pieter de Geus |
August 25, 1980 – September 11, 1981 |
CHU CDA |
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Hans van Mierlo |
September 11, 1981 – November 4, 1982 |
D66 | Dries van Agt |
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Job de Ruiter |
November 4, 1982 – July 14, 1986 |
CDA | Ruud Lubbers |
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Wim van Eekelen |
July 14, 1986 – September 6, 1988 |
VVD | Ruud Lubbers |
Resigned | |||
Piet Bukman |
September 6, 1988 – September 23, 1988 |
CDA | Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation |
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Frits Bolkestein |
September 24, 1988 – November 7, 1989 |
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Relus ter Beek |
November 7, 1989 – August 22, 1994 |
PvdA | Ruud Lubbers |
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Joris Voorhoeve |
August 22, 1994 – August 3, 1998 |
VVD | Wim Kok |
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Frank de Grave |
August 3, 1998 – July 22, 2002 |
VVD | Wim Kok |
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Benk Korthals |
July 22, 2002 – December 12, 2002 |
VVD | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Resigned | |||
Henk Kamp |
December 12, 2002 – February 22, 2007 |
VVD | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Dual position Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
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Eimert van Middelkoop |
February 22, 2007 – October 14, 2010 |
CU | Jan Peter Balkenende |
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Hans Hillen |
October 14, 2010 – November 5, 2012 |
CDA | Mark Rutte |
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert |
November 5, 2012 – | VVD | Mark Rutte |
First female Minister of Defence | |||
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