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Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

 
Wikipedia: Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Current Deputy Prime Ministers
Wouter Bos (left) and André Rouvoet (right)
Gerrit Zalm Deputy Prime Minister (2003-2006)
Els Borst the first female Deputy Prime Minister.
(1998-2002)
Hans Wiegel served as the youngest Deputy Prime Minister at age of 36.
(1977-1981)

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the official Deputy of the Head of Government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the Prime Minister the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Dutch cabinet. Conventionally all of the junior partners in the coalition, get one deputy, they are ranked according to the size of their respective parties.

List

Name Office Party Prime Minister Cabinet Position First/Second/Only
Willem Drees 1945-1946 PvdA Willem Schermerhorn Schermerhorn Minister of Social Affairs Only
Piet Lieftinck 1946-1948 PvdA Louis Beel Beel I Minister of Finance Only
Josef van Schaik 1948-1951 KVP Willem Drees Drees I Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Only
Louis Beel 1951-1956 PvdA Willem Drees Drees II
Drees III
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Only
Teun Struycken 1956-1959 KVP Willem Drees
Louis Beel
Drees IV
Beel II
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Only (Drees IV)
Only (Beel II)
Henk Korthals 1959-1963 VVD Jan de Quay de Quay Minister of Transport Only
Barend Biesheuvel 1963-1967 ARP Victor Marijnen
Jo Cals
Jelle Zijlstra
Marijnen
Cals
Zijlstra
Minister of Agriculture Only (Marijnen)
Second (Cals)
Second (Zijlstra)
Anne Vondeling 1965-1966 PvdA Jo Cals Cals Minister of Finance First
Jan de Quay 1966-1967 KVP Jelle Zijlstra Zijlstra Minister of Transport First
Johan Witteveen 1967-1971 VVD Piet de Jong de Jong Minister of Finance First
Joop Bakker 1967-1971 ARP Piet de Jong de Jong Minister of Transport Second
Roelof Nelissen 1971-1973 KVP Barend Biesheuvel Biesheuvel I
Biesheuvel II
Minister of Finance First
Molly Geertsema 1971-1973 VVD Barend Biesheuvel Biesheuvel I
Biesheuvel II
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Second
Dries van Agt 1973-1977 KVP Joop den Uyl den Uyl Minister of Justice Only
Wilhelm Fortman 1977 ARP Joop den Uyl den Uyl Minister of Justice Only
Hans Wiegel 1977-1981 VVD Dries van Agt van Agt I Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Only
Joop den Uyl 1981-1982 PvdA Dries van Agt van Agt II Minister of Social Affairs First
Jan Terlouw 1981-1982 D66 Dries van Agt van Agt II
van Agt III
Minister of Economic Affairs Second (van Agt II)
Only (van Agt III)
Gijs van Aardenne 1982-1986 VVD Ruud Lubbers Lubbers I Minister of Economic Affairs Only
Rudolf de Korte 1986-1989 VVD Ruud Lubbers Lubbers II Minister of Economic Affairs Only
Wim Kok 1989-1994 PvdA Ruud Lubbers Lubbers III Minister of Finance Only
Hans Dijkstal 1994-1998 VVD Wim Kok Kok I Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations First
Hans van Mierlo 1994-1998 D66 Wim Kok Kok I Minister of Foreign Affairs Second
Annemarie Jorritsma 1998-2002 VVD Wim Kok Kok II Minister of Economic Affairs First
Els Borst 1998-2002 D66 Wim Kok Kok II Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Second
Eduard Bomhoff 2002-2003 LPF Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende I Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport First
Johan Remkes 2002-2003 VVD Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende I Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Second
Gerrit Zalm 2003-2007 VVD Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende II
Balkenende III
Minister of Finance First (Balkenende II)
Only (Balkenende III)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 2003-2006 D66 Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende II Minister of Economic Affairs Second
Wouter Bos 2007- PvdA Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende IV Minister of Finance First
André Rouvoet 2007- CU Jan Peter Balkenende Balkenende IV Minister for Youth and Family Second

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