List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands

Minister of Security and Justice of the Netherlands Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie
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Incumbent Ard van der Steur since 20 March 2015
Ministry of Security and Justice
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation	March 12, 1798 (1798-03-12)
First holder	Reinier Willem Tadama (as Agent of Justice)
Deputy	State Secretary for Security and Justice Klaas Dijkhoff
Salary	€144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website	Ministry of Security and Justice

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The Minister of Security and Justice (Dutch: Minister van Veiligheid en Justitie) is the head of the Ministry of Security and Justice and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Ard van der Steur has been the Minister of Security and Justice since 20 March 2015.

Agents of Justice (1798–1801)

Portrait		Name	Term of office		Party	Government
		Reinier Willem Tadama	12 March 1798	26 October 1798	Unitarian	Uitvoerend Bewind
		Jan Reuvens	12 March 1798	26 October 1798	Moderate	Uitvoerend Bewind

Secretaries of State of Justice (1801–1802)

Portrait		Name	Term of office		Party	Government
		Jan Reuvens	18 December 1801	1 March 1802	Moderate	Staatsbewind

Directors-General of Justice and Police (1806)

Portrait		Name	Term of office		Party	Grand Pensionary
		Johan Frederik Rudolph van Hooff	4 July 1806	29 July 1806	Moderate Unitarian	Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

Ministers of Justice and Police (1806–1810)

Name	Term of office		Party	King
Johan Frederik Rudolph van Hooff	29 July 1806	22 May 1807	Moderate Unitarian	Louis I
Jacob Jan Cambier	20 November 1807	10 December 1807	Moderate
Alexander van Hugenpoth tot Aerdt	27 May 1809	31 December 1810	Moderate

Ministers of Justice (1815–2010)

Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party	King
	Cornelis Felix van Maanen	16 September 1815	3 September 1830	Independent	William I
	Cornelis Felix van Maanen	16 September 1815	3 September 1830	Independent	William II
	Floris Adriaan van Hall	1 April 1842	7 March 1844	Independent
	Marinus Willem de Jonge van Campensnieuwland	7 March 1844	19 March 1848	Independent
Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Dirk Donker Curtius	19 March 1848	4 June 1849	Independent	Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck (Schimmelpenninck)
	Dirk Donker Curtius	19 March 1848	4 June 1849	Independent	Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius)
	Hendrik Ludolf Wichers	4 June 1849	1 November 1849	Independent	Jacob de Kempenaer (De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius)
	Johan Theodoor Hendrik Nedermeyer, Knight van Rosenthal	1 November 1849	15 July 1852	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I)
	Martin Pascal Hubert Strens	15 July 1852	19 April 1853	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke I)
	Dirk Donker Curtius	19 April 1853	1 July 1856	Independent	Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (Van Hall-Donker Curtius)
	Justinus van der Brugghen	1 July 1856	18 March 1858	Independent	Justinus van der Brugghen (Van der Brugghen)
	Cornelis Hendrik Boudewijn Boot	18 March 1858	23 February 1860	Independent	Jan Jacob Rochussen (Rochussen)
	Michel Henry Godefroi	23 February 1860	1 February 1862	Independent	Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (Van Hall-Van Heemstra)
	Michel Henry Godefroi	23 February 1860	1 February 1862	Independent	Jacob, Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra)
	Nicolaas Olivier	1 February 1862	10 February 1866	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke II)
	Carolus Joannes Pické	10 February 1866	1 June 1866	Independent	Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (Fransen van de Putte)
	Eduard Joseph Hubert Borret	1 June 1866	10 November 1867	Independent	Julius, Count van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)
	Jan Heemskerk (ad interim)	10 November 1867	4 January 1868	Independent
	Willem Wintgens	4 January 1868	4 June 1868	Independent
	Franciscus Gerardus Reinierdus Hubertus van Lilaar	4 June 1868	4 January 1871	Independent	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse-Fock)
	Jolle Albertus Jolles	4 January 1871	5 July 1872	Independent	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III)
	Gerrit de Vries	6 July 1872	27 August 1874	Independent	Gerrit de Vries (De Vries-Fransen van de Putte)
	Theo, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg	27 August 1874	3 November 1877	Independent	Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk-Van Lynden van Sandenburg)
	Hendrik Jan Smidt	3 November 1877	30 August 1879	Independent	Theo, Count van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg)
	Anthony Modderman	20 August 1879	23 April 1883	Independent	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello)
	Marc Willem, Baron du Tour van Bellinchave	23 April 1883	21 April 1888	Independent	Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk)
	Gustave Louis Marie Hubert Ruijs van Beerenbrouck	21 April 1888	21 August 1892	Independent	Æneas, Baron Mackay (Mackay)
	Hendrik Jan Smidt	21 August 1892	9 May 1894	Independent	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven)
	Willem van der Kaay	9 May 1894	27 July 1897	Independent	Joan Röell (Röell)
	Pieter Cort van der Linden	27 July 1897	1 August 1901	Independent	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson)
	Jan Loeff	1 August 1901	17 August 1905	Independent	Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper)
	Eduard Ellis van Raalte	17 August 1905	12 February 1908	Freethinking Democrat	Theo de Meester (De Meester)
	Antonius Petrus Laurentius Nelissen	12 February 1908	11 May 1910	Independent	Theo Heemskerk (Heemskerk)
	Theo Heemskerk (ad interim)	11 May 1910	7 June 1910	Anti-Revolutionary
	Robert Regout	7 June 1910	18 January 1913	Independent
	Theo Heemskerk (ad interim)	18 January 1913	29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary
	Bastiaan Ort	29 August 1913	9 September 1918	Independent	Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden)
	Theo Heemskerk	9 September 1918	4 September 1925	Anti-Revolutionary	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II)
	Jan Schokking	4 September 1925	8 March 1926	Christian Historical	Hendrik Colijn (Colijn I)
	Jan Donner	8 March 1926	26 May 1933	Anti-Revolutionary	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I)
	Jan Donner	8 March 1926	26 May 1933	Anti-Revolutionary	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
	Josef van Schaik	26 May 1933	24 June 1937	Roman Catholic	Hendrik Colijn (Colijn II • III)
	Carel Goseling	24 June 1937	25 July 1939	Roman Catholic	Hendrik Colijn (Colijn IV)
	Johannes Anthonie de Visser	25 July 1939	10 August 1939	Christian Historical	Hendrik Colijn (Colijn V)

	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Prime Minister) (1940–1942)	10 August 1939 – 21 February 1942	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II)
Johannes van Angeren (1894–1959	21 February 1942 – 11 July 1944 ^[Res]	Roman-Catholic State Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (1901–1956)	11 July 1944 – 23 February 1945	Independent	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Prime Minister) (1885–1961)	23 February 1945 – 24 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)
Hans Kolfschoten (1903–1984)	24 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Catholic People's Party	Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees)
Johannes Henricus van Maarseveen (1894–1951)	3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)
René Wijers (1891–1973)	6 August 1948 – 15 May 1950 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik)
Johannes Henricus van Maarseveen (Ad interim Minister of Colonial Affairs) (1894–1951)	15 May 1950 – 10 July 1950	Catholic People's Party
Teun Struycken (1906–1977)	10 July 1950 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party
Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970)	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Christian Historical Union	Willem Drees (Drees I)
Leendert Antonie Donker (1899–1956)	2 September 1952 – 4 February 1956 ^[Died]	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees II)
Louis Beel (Ad interim Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior) (1902–1977)	4 February 1956 – 15 February 1956	Catholic People's Party
Julius Christiaan van Oven (1881–1963)	15 February 1956 – 13 October 1956	Labour Party
Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995)	13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees III)
Teun Struycken (Ad interim Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior) (1906–1977)	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel II)
Albert Beerman (1901–1967)	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	Christian Historical Union	Jan de Quay (De Quay)
Ynso Scholten (1918–1984)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)
Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995)	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals)
Teun Struycken (1906–1977)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
Carel Polak (1909–1981)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
Dries van Agt (Deputy Prime Minister) (Den Uyl) (born 1931)	6 July 1971 – 8 September 1977 ^[Res]	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior) (1911–1997)	8 September 1977 – 19 December 1977	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
Job de Ruiter (1930–2015)	19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982	Anti-Revolutionary Party Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I • II • III)
Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II)
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 ^[Res]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
Aad Kosto (born 1938)	27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
Winnie Sorgdrager (born 1948)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Democrats 66	Wim Kok (Kok I)
Benk Korthals (born 1944)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II)
Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	22 July 2002 – 21 September 2006 ^[Res]	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III)
Rita Verdonk (Ad interim Minister for Integration and Immigration) (born 1955)	21 September 2006 – 22 September 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III)
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950)	22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III • IV)

Ministers of Security and Justice (2010–present)

Name	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
Ivo Opstelten (born 1944)	14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I • II)
Stef Blok (Ad interim Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector) (born 1964)	10 March 2015 – 20 March 2015	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)
Ard van der Steur (born 1969)	20 March 2015 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

^Res. Resigned.

^Died Died in office.

Living former Ministers

Minister of (Security and) Justice	Term	Age
Dries van Agt	1971–1977	(1931-02-02) 2 February 1931
Frits Korthals Altes	1982–1989	(1931-05-15) 15 May 1931
Ernst Hirsch Ballin	1989–1994 2006–2010	(1950-12-15) 15 December 1950
Aad Kosto	1994	(1938-01-09) 9 January 1938
Winnie Sorgdrager	1994–1998	(1948-04-06) 6 April 1948
Benk Korthals	1998–2002	(1944-10-05) 5 October 1944
Piet Hein Donner	2002–2006	(1948-10-20) 20 October 1948
Rita Verdonk	2006	(1955-10-18) 18 October 1955
Ivo Opstelten	2010–2015	(1944-01-31) 31 January 1944
Stef Blok	2015	(1964-12-10) 10 December 1964
Ard van der Steur	2015–Incumbent	(1969-10-07) 7 October 1969

Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands

Ministry of Security and Justice

Tadama Reuvens Van Hooff Van der Goes van Dirxland Cambier Appelius Van Hugenpoth tot Aerdt Van Maanen Van Pallandt van Keppel Van Maanen Van Hall De Jonge van Campensnieuwland Donker Curtius Wichers Lightenvelt Nedermeyer van Rosenthal Strens Donker Curtius Van der Brugghen Boot Godefroi Olivier Pické Borret J. Heemskerk Wintgens Van Lilaar Jolles De Vries Van Lynden van Sandenburg Smidt Modderman Du Tour van Bellinchave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Smidt Van der Kaay Cort van der Linden Loeff Van Raalte Nelissen T. Heemskerk Regout T. Heemskerk Ort T. Heemskerk Schokking J. Donner Van Schaik Goseling De Visser Gerbrandy Van Angeren Van Heuven Goedhart Gerbrandy Kolfschoten Van Maarseveen Wijers Van Maarseveen Struycken Mulderije Donker Beel Van Oven Samkalden Struycken Beerman Scholten Samkalden Struycken Polak Van Agt De Gaay Fortman De Ruiter Korthals Altes Hirsch Ballin Kosto Sorgdrager Korthals P. H. Donner Verdonk Hirsch Ballin Opstelten Blok Van der Steur