Minister of War (Netherlands)

The minister of war of the Netherlands (), was the minister responsible for the Ministry of War and the Royal Netherlands Army. The position was abolished with the creation of the position for Minister of Defence.

The first minister of war was Charles Nepveu, while the last one was Alexander Fiévez, a member of the Catholic People's Party.

List of officeholders Portrait Name Term of office Political Party Cabinet Took office Left office Time in office 1 25 March 1848 21 November 1848 Independent Schimmelpenninck 2 21 November 1848 1 November 1849 Independent De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius 3 1 November 1849 15 July 1852 Independent Thorbecke I 4 Lieutenant general 15 July 1852 31 December 1857 IndependentConservative Thorbecke IVan Hall-Donker CurtiusVan der Brugghen 5 31 December 1857 1 September 1859 Independent Van der BrugghenRochussen 6 Lieutenant general 1 September 1859 1 February 1862 IndependentConservative RochussenVan Hall-Van HeemstraVan Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra 7 Lieutenant general 1 February 1862 1 June 1866 Independent Liberal Thorbecke IIFransen van de Putte 8 Major generalJohan van den Bosch 1 June 1866 4 June 1868 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Van Zuylen van Nijevelt 9 Lieutenant generalJoannes Josephus van Mulken 4 June 1868 4 January 1871 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Van Bosse–Fock 10 ColonelGerardus Petrus Booms 4 January 1871 28 January 1871 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Thorbecke III 11 Major generalAdriaan Engelvaart (1812–1893) 28 January 1871 23 December 1871 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) – Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)Acting 23 December 1871 5 February 1872 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 12 Major general (1812–1888) 5 February 1872 6 July 1872 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 13 Major generalCount (1807–1891) 6 July 1872 15 September 1873 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) De Vries–Fransen van de Putte – Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)Acting 15 September 1873 6 October 1873 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 14 Major generalAugust Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) 6 October 1873 29 April 1875 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg 15 Colonel (1821–1898) 29 April 1875 1 January 1876 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) – (1824–1905)Acting 1 January 1876 1 February 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) 16 Jonkheer (1825–1884) 1 February 1876 11 September 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) – (1824–1905)Acting 11 September 1876 30 September 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) 17 Colonel (1817–1892) 30 September 1876 3 November 1877 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) 18 Major (1832–1878) 3 November 1877 29 December 1878 † Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Kappeyne van de Coppello – Captain Jonkheer (1831–1889)Acting 29 December 1878 15 February 1879 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 19 Major general (1832–1913) 15 February 1879 20 August 1879 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 20 Major general (1819–1889) 20 August 1879 23 April 1883 Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic) Van Lynden van Sandenburg (14) Major generalAugust Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) 23 April 1883 21 April 1888 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) J. Heemskerk 21 Major general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913) 21 April 1888 21 August 1891 Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) Mackay 22 ColonelLodewijk Seyffardt (1840–1909) 21 August 1891 9 May 1894 Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) Van Tienhoven 23 Lieutenant generalClemens Schneider (1832–1925) 9 May 1894 27 July 1897 Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) Röell – Joannes Coenraad Jansen(1840–1925)Acting 27 July 1897 31 July 1897 Liberal Union Pierson 24 Lieutenant generalKornelis Eland (1838–1927) 31 July 1897 1 April 1901 Liberal Union 25 Lieutenant generalArthur Kool (1841–1914) 1 April 1901 1 August 1901 Liberal Union (21) Lieutenant generalJohannes Bergansius (1836–1913) 1 August 1901 17 August 1905 Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) Kuyper General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 26 Major generalHenri Staal (1845–1920) 17 August 1905 7 April 1907 Liberal Union De Meester 27 Major generalRidder Willem van Rappard (1846–1913) 7 April 1907 12 February 1908 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 28 Lieutenant generalFrederik Sabron (1849–1916) 12 February 1908 27 July 1909 Independent T. Heemskerk 29 Major generalWouter Cool (1848–1928) 27 July 1909 4 January 1911 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) 30 MajorHendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) 4 January 1911 29 August 1913 Anti-Revolutionary Party 31 Major generalNicolaas Bosboom (1855–1937) 29 August 1913 15 May 1917 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Cort van der Linden – Rear admiralJean Jacques Rambonnet(1864–1943)Acting 15 May 1917 15 June 1917 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) 32 Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958) 15 June 1917 9 September 1918 Christian Historical Union 33 Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (1864–1937) 9 September 1918 5 January 1920 Roman Catholic State Party Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I – Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck(1873–1936)Acting 5 January 1920 31 March 1920 Roman Catholic State Party 34 Lieutenant generalWillem Frederik Pop (1858–1931) 31 March 1920 28 July 1921 Independent 35 CaptainJannes van Dijk (1871–1954) 28 July 1921 4 August 1925 Anti-Revolutionary Party Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II 36 MajorJohan Lambooij(1874–1942) 4 August 1925 8 March 1926 Roman Catholic State Party Colijn I 37 CaptainLouis van Royen(1865–1946) 8 March 1926 24 April 1926 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) De Geer I (36) MajorJohan Lambooij(1874–1942) 24 April 1926 1 September 1928 Roman Catholic State Party No minister of War, Minister of Defence(1928–1941) 38 Hendrik van Boeijen(1889–1947) 27 July 1941 15 September 1942 Christian Historical Union Gerbrandy II 39 Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) 15 September 1942 23 February 1945 Liberal State Party – Lieutenant commanderJim de Booy(1885–1969)Acting 23 February 1945 4 April 1945 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Gerbrandy III 40 MajorDr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985) 4 April 1945 25 June 1945 Roman Catholic State Party 41 Jo Meynen (1901–1980) 25 June 1945 3 July 1946 Anti-Revolutionary Party Schermerhorn–Drees 42 Lieutenant colonelAlexander Fiévez (1902–1949) 3 July 1946 7 August 1948 Catholic People's Party Beel I

See also List of ministers of defence of the Netherlands Minister of the Navy

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