The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands ( or ) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties in the House of Representatives.
List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands + Source: Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & PolitiekDeputy Prime MinisterPositionTerm of officePartyPrime Minister (Cabinet) Willem Drees (1886–1988) Minister of Social Affairs 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 Social Democratic Workers' Party Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees) 3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948 Labour Party Louis Beel (Beel I) Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) Minister without Portfolio for the Interior 7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) Frans Teulings (1891–1966) Minister without Portfolio for the Interior 15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees (Drees I) Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) (Resigned) Minister of the Interior 2 September 1952 – 7 July 1956 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees (Drees II) Teun Struycken (1906–1977)Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations 29 October 1956 – 22 December 1958 Catholic People's Party Willem Drees (Drees III) 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 Louis Beel (Beel II) Minister of Justice Henk Korthals (1911–1976) Minister of Transport and Water Management 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Jan de Quay (De Quay) Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 Anti-Revolutionary Party Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 Labour Party Jo Cals (Cals) Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)Second Deputy PM Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)First Deputy PM Minister of Transport and Water Management 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)Second Deputy PM Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Piet de Jong (De Jong) Joop Bakker (1921–2003)Second Deputy PM Minister of Transport and Water Management Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles AffairsRoelof Nelissen (1931–2019)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973Catholic People's PartyBarend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs 6 July 1971 – 28 January 1972 Molly Geertsema (1918–1991)Second Deputy PM Minister of the Interior 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs 1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973 Dries van Agt (1931–2024) (Resigned)Minister of Justice 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 Catholic People's PartyJoop den Uyl (Den Uyl) Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997)8 September 1977 – 19 December 1977Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister of the Interior Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Hans Wiegel (1941–2025) Minister of the Interior 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) (Resigned)First Deputy PM Minister of Social Affairs and Employment11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982Labour PartyDries van Agt (Van Agt II) Minister for Netherlands Antilles AffairsDr. Jan Terlouw (1931–2025)Second Deputy PM(until 29/5/82)Minister of Economic AffairsDemocrats 66 29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982 Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995) Minister of Economic Affairs 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020) Minister of Economic Affairs 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) Wim Kok (1938–2018) Minister of Finance 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 Labour Party Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) Hans Dijkstal (1943–2010)First Deputy PM Minister of the Interior22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyWim Kok (Kok I) Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010)Second Deputy PM Minister of Foreign Affairs Democrats 66 Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950)First Deputy PM Minister of Economic Affairs3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyWim Kok (Kok II) Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014)Second Deputy PM Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Democrats 66 Dr. Eduard Bomhoff (born 1944) (Resigned)First Deputy PM Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport 22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002 Pim Fortuyn ListJan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) Johan Remkes (born 1951) Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002Second Deputy PM People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003First Deputy PM Roelf de Boer (born 1949)Second Deputy PM Minister of Transport and Water Management 18 October 2002 – 27 May 2003 Pim Fortuyn List Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 27 May 2003 – 7 July 2006 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) Minister of Economic Affairs Interim 3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006 Thom de Graaf (born 1957) (Resigned)Second Deputy PM Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations 27 May 2003 – 23 March 2005 Democrats 66 Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) (Resigned)Second Deputy PM Minister of Economic Affairs 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 Democrats 66 Gerrit Zalm (born 1952) Minister of Finance 7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) Wouter Bos (born 1963) (Resigned)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 Labour Party Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) André Rouvoet (born 1962) Minister of Youth and Family PolicySecond Deputy PM Christian Union Minister of Education, Culture and Science 23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010 Minister of Youth and Family Policy Maxime Verhagen (born 1956) Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 Christian Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte (Rutte I) Dr. Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974) Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 Labour Party Mark Rutte (Rutte II) Hugo de Jonge (born 1977)First Deputy PM Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 Christian Democratic Appeal Mark Rutte (Rutte III) Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) LeaveSecond Deputy PM Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 Democrats 66 14 May 2020 – 10 January 2022 Carola Schouten (born 1977)Third Deputy PM Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 Christian Union Wouter Koolmees (born 1977) ActingSecond Deputy PM Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 1 November 2019 – 14 May 2020 Democrats 66 Sigrid Kaag (born 1961)First Deputy PM Minister of Finance 10 January 2022 – 8 January 2024 Democrats 66 Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) Wopke Hoekstra (born 1975)Second Deputy PM Minister of Foreign Affairs 10 January 2022 – 1 September 2023 Christian Democratic Appeal Carola Schouten (born 1977)Third Deputy PM Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 Christian Union Karien van Gennip (born 1968)Second Deputy PM Minister for Social Affairs and Employment 5 September 2023 – 2 July 2024 Christian Democratic Appeal Rob Jetten (born 1987)First Deputy PM Minister for Climate and Energy Policy 8 January 2024 – 2 July 2024 Democrats 66 Fleur Agema (born 1976)First Deputy PM Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport 2 July 2024 – 3 June 2025 Party for Freedom Dick Schoof (Schoof) Sophie Hermans (born 1981)First Deputy PM Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth 2 July 2024 – 23 February 2026 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Eddy van Hijum (born 1972)Second Deputy PM Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 2 July 2024 – 22 August 2025 New Social Contract Mona Keijzer (born 1968)Second Deputy PM Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning 2 July 2024 – 23 February 2026 Farmer–Citizen Movement
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