Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport | |
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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
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Formed | September 15, 1951 |
Jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Headquarters | Parnassusplein 5, The Hague, Netherlands |
Annual budget | €76,7 billion (2013)[1] |
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Deputy Minister responsible |
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The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for Health, Welfare and Sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 as the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and had several name changes before it became the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, currently Edith Schippers.
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Responsibilities
The ministry is responsible for three policy areas:
- Public health and health care
- Welfare and social-cultural work
- Sports
Organisation
The ministry is currently headed by a minister and one State Secretary. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of The Hague. The civil service is headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who head a system of three directorates general:
- Public Health, responsible for safety, prevention and sports
- Health Care, responsible for care, medicine and health insurance
- Youth and Welfare
The ministry is also responsible for several autonomous agencies, most prominently:
- Social and Cultural Planning Office
- Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
History
There had been a ministry of Social Work since 1952. In 1965 it was also given responsibility for Culture and Recreation and it was named Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work. Between 1951 and 1973 there had been a Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Care. In 1973 a separate Ministry of Health and the Environment was formed. In 1982 these two ministries merged to form the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Sports. Responsibilities concerning the environment and nature management were given to the newly reorganized Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries. The ministry built a new headquarters in 2003 designed by architect Michael Graves. In 1996 the responsibility for culture was transferred to the newly reorganized Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
List of Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport
For full list, see Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands. (Dutch)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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Dolf Joekes | March 15, 1951 – September 2, 1952 |
VDB | Willem Drees (Drees I) | ||
Ko Suurhoff | September 2, 1952 – December 22, 1958 |
PvdA | Willem Drees (Drees II • III) | ||
Louis Beel (ad interim, as Prime Minister) |
December 22, 1958 – May 19, 1959 |
KVP | Louis Beel (Beel II) | ||
Charles van Rooy | May 19, 1959 – July 3, 1961[Res] |
KVP | Jan de Quay (De Quay) | ||
Victor Marijnen (ad interim, as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) |
July 3, 1961 – July 17, 1961 |
KVP | |||
Gerard Veldkamp | July 17, 1961 – April 5, 1967 |
KVP | Jan de Quay (De Quay) Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) | ||
Bauke Roolvink | April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971 |
ARP | Piet de Jong (De Jong) | ||
Minister of Health, the Environment and Hygiene |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Louis Stuyt | July 6, 1971 – May 11, 1973 |
KVP | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) | ||
Irene Vorrink | May 11, 1973 - December 19, 1977 |
PvdA | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) | ||
Leendert Ginjaar | December 19, 1977 – September 11, 1981 |
VVD | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) | ||
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen | September 11, 1981 – November 4, 1982 |
CDA | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) | ||
Minister of Health, Welfare and Culture |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Elco Brinkman | November 4, 1982 – November 7, 1989 |
CDA | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) | ||
Hedy d'Ancona | November 7, 1989 – August 22, 1994 |
PvdA | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) | ||
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport |
Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
Els Borst (also Deputy Prime Minister 1998–2002) |
August 22, 1994 – July 22, 2002 |
D66 | Wim Kok (Kok I • II) | ||
Eduard Bomhoff (also Deputy Prime Minister) |
July 22, 2002 – October 16, 2002[Res] |
LPF | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) | ||
Aart Jan de Geus (also Minister of Social Affairs and Employment) |
October 16, 2002 – May 27, 2003 |
CDA | |||
Hans Hoogervorst | May 27, 2003 – February 22, 2007 |
VVD | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) | ||
Ab Klink | February 22, 2007 – October 14, 2010 |
CDA | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) | ||
Edith Schippers | October 14, 2010 – | VVD | Mark Rutte (Rutte I • II) |
- Res. Resigned.
Living former Ministers of Health, Welfare and Sport
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | Term | Age |
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Til Gardeniers-Berendsen | 1981-1982 | February 18, 1925 |
Elco Brinkman | 1982-1989 | February 5, 1948 |
Hedy d'Ancona | 1989-1994 | October 1, 1937 |
Eduard Bomhoff | 2002 | September 30, 1944 |
Aart Jan de Geus | 2002-2003 | July 28, 1955 |
Hans Hoogervorst | 2003-2007 | April 19, 1956 |
Ab Klink | 2007-2010 | November 2, 1958 |
Edith Schippers | 2010- | August 25, 1964 |
References
- ↑ (Dutch) XVI Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport, Rijksoverheid, September 18, 2012
External links
- (Dutch) Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (Rijksoverheid)