Minister of Defence |
Term of office |
Party |
Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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Major Johan Lambooij (1874–1942) |
1 September 1928 – 10 August 1929 |
Roman-Catholic State Party |
Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) |
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Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978) |
10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935 |
Roman-Catholic State Party |
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (De Beerenbrouck III) Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III) |
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Major Hendrikus Colijn (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1869–1944) |
2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III) |
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Captain Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) |
24 June 1937 – 10 August 1939 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV • V) |
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Lieutenant general Adriaan Dijxhoorn (1889–1953) |
10 August 1939 – 12 June 1941 |
Independent |
Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) |
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Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947) |
12 June 1941 – 27 July 1941 |
Christian Historical Union |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) |
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Minister of War |
Minister of the Navy |
Term of office |
Party |
Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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Van Boeijen Furstner v.L.d. Jeude De Quay |
Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947) |
Lieutenant admiral Johan Furstner (1887–1970) |
27 July 1941 – 15 September 1942 |
Christian Historical Union (v.Boeijen) Independent (Furstner) |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) |
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Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) |
15 September 1942 – 23 February 1945 |
Liberal State Party (v.L.d.Jeude) Independent (Furstner) |
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Lieutenant commander Jim de Booy (1885–1969) |
23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 |
Independent |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) |
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Major Jan de Quay (1901–1985) |
Lieutenant commander Jim de Booy (1885–1969) |
4 April 1945 – 24 June 1945 |
Catholic People's Party (De Quay) Independent (De Booy) |
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Major Jo Meynen (1901–1980) |
24 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party (Meynen) Independent (De Booy) |
Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees) |
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Fiévez |
Colonel Alexander Fiévez (1902–1949) |
Colonel Alexander Fiévez (Ad interim) (1902–1949) |
3 July 1946 – 7 August 1946 |
Catholic People's Party (Fiévez) Independent (S.v.Leeuwen) |
Louis Beel (Beel I) |
Rear admiral Jules Schagen van Leeuwen (1896–1976) |
7 August 1946 – 24 November 1947 [Res] |
Colonel Alexander Fiévez (Ad interim) (1902–1949) |
25 November 1947 – 7 August 1948 |
Minister of War and the Navy |
Term of office |
Party |
Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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Captain Wim Schokking (1900–1960) |
7 August 1948 – 15 October 1950 [Res] |
Christian Historical Union |
Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik) |
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Captain Hans s'Jacob (1906–1967) |
16 October 1950 – 15 March 1951 |
Christian Historical Union |
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Kees Staf (1905–1973) |
15 March 1951 – 13 October 1956 |
Christian Historical Union |
Willem Drees (Drees I • II) |
Minister of Defence |
Term of office |
Party |
Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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Kees Staf (1905–1973) |
13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 |
Christian Historical Union |
Willem Drees (III) Louis Beel (Beel II) |
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Major general Sidney J. van den Bergh (1898–1977) |
19 May 1959 – 1 August 1959 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan de Quay (De Quay) |
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Major Jan de Quay (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1901–1985) |
1 August 1959 – 4 September 1959 |
Catholic People's Party |
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Sergeant Sim Visser (1908–1983) |
4 September 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
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|
Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) |
24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party |
Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) |
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Lieutenant general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) |
5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) |
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Hans de Koster (1914–1992) |
6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) |
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Henk Vredeling (1924–2007) |
11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977 [Appt] |
Labour Party |
Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) |
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Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) |
1 January 1977 – 19 December 1977 |
Labour Party |
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Private first class Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) |
19 December 1977 – 4 March 1978 [Res] |
Christian Historical Union |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) |
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Lieutenant Jan de Koning (Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation) (1926–1994) |
4 March 1978 – 8 March 1978 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
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Willem Scholten (1927–2005) |
8 March 1978 – 25 August 1980 [Appt] |
Christian Historical Union |
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Captain Pieter de Geus (1929–2004) |
25 August 1980 – 11 September 1981 |
Christian Historical Union Christian Democratic Appeal |
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Officer cadet Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010) |
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 |
Democrats 66 |
Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) |
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Job de Ruiter (1930–2015) |
4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) |
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Lieutenant Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) |
14 July 1986 – 6 September 1988 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) |
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Lieutenant Piet Bukman (Ad interim Minister for Development Cooperation) (born 1934) |
6 September 1988 – 23 September 1988 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
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Frits Bolkestein (born 1933) |
24 September 1988 – 7 November 1989 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
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Relus ter Beek (1944–2008) |
7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 |
Labour Party |
Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) |
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Joris Voorhoeve (born 1945) |
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok I) |
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Private first class Frank de Grave (born 1955) |
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok (Kok II) |
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Benk Korthals (born 1944) |
22 July 2002 – 12 December 2002 [Res] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) |
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Henk Kamp (born 1952) |
12 December 2002 – 22 February 2007 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) |
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Eimert van Middelkoop (born 1949) |
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 |
ChristianUnion |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) |
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Hans Hillen (born 1947) |
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Mark Rutte (Rutte I) |
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (born 1973) |
5 November 2012 – Incumbent |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Mark Rutte (Rutte II) |