List of ministers of housing of the Netherlands

The Netherlands has had a dedicated minister responsible for housing policy since 1945. From 2024, the officeholder has held the official title minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (). The current minister, Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan, has served since 23 February 2026.

List of ministers of housing CabinetMinisterTerm of officeTitleImageNamePartyStartEndSchermerhornJohan RingersIndep.25 June 194515 November 1946Minister of Public Works and ReconstructionBeel IHein Vos(ad interim) 15 November 19463 March 1947Lambertus Neher 3 March 19471 March 1948Minister of Reconstruction and HousingJoris in 't VeldPvdA1 March 19482 September 1952Drees IDrees IIDrees IIIHerman Witte 2 September 195213 October 1956Drees IV13 October 195619 May 1959Minister of Housing and the Construction IndustryBeel IIDe QuayJan van Aartsen 19 May 195924 July 1963MarijnenPieter Bogaers 24 July 196314 April 1965Cals14 April 196522 November 1966Minister of Housing and Spatial PlanningZijlstraHerman Witte 22 November 19665 April 1967De JongWim Schut 5 April 19676 July 1971Biesheuvel IBé Udink 6 July 197111 May 1973Biesheuvel IIDen UylHans Gruijters 11 May 197319 December 1977Van Agt IPieter Beelaerts van Blokland CHU19 December 19771 September 1981 CDADany Tuijnman(ad interim) VVD1 September 1981 11 September 1981 Van Agt IIMarcel van Dam 11 September 1981 29 May 1982Van Agt IIIErwin Nypels 29 May 19824 November 1982Lubbers I Pieter Winsemius VVD4 November 198214 July 1986 Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the EnvironmentLubbers II Ed Nijpels VVD14 July 19867 November 1989Lubbers III Hans Alders 7 November 198922 August 1994Kok I Margreeth de Boer 22 August 19943 August 1998Kok II Jan Pronk 3 August 199822 July 2002Balkenende I Henk Kamp VVD22 July 200227 May 2003Balkenende II Sybilla DekkerVVD27 May 200321 September 2006Balkenende III Karla Peijs(ad interim) CDA21 September 200626 September 2006 Pieter Winsemius VVD26 September 200622 February 2007Balkenende IV Jacqueline Cramer 22 February 200723 February 2010 Tineke Huizinga 23 February 201014 October 2010 Ella Vogelaar 22 February 200714 November 2008 Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration Eberhard van der Laan 14 November 2008 23 February 2010 Eimert van Middelkoop 23 February 201014 October 2010Rutte II Stef Blok VVD5 November 201227 January 2017 Minister for Housing and the Central Government SectorRutte III Stientje van Veldhoven(acting) 1 November 201914 April 2020 Minister for the Environment and HousingRutte IV Hugo de Jonge CDA10 January 20225 September 2023 Minister for Housing and Spatial PlanningSchoof Mona Keijzer 2 July 202423 February 2026 Minister of Housing and Spatial PlanningJetten Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan D6623 February 2026Incumbent Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning

List of state secretaries for housing The position of state secretary for housing was created by the first Biesheuvel cabinet. The portfolios of state secretaries for housing have included public housing, spatial planning, urban planning and environmental policy. CabinetMinisterTerm of officeTitleMinistryImageNamePartyStartEndBiesheuvel IWerner Buck 17 August 197111 May 1973State Secretary for Housing and Spatial PlanningHousing and Spatial PlanningBiesheuvel IIDen UylJan Schaefer 11 May 19738 September 1977Marcel van Dam 11 May 19738 September 1977Van Agt IGerrit Brokx KVP28 December 197711 September 1981 CDAVan Agt IISiepie de Jong 11 September 1981 29 May 1982Lubbers I Gerrit BrokxCDA5 November 198223 October 1986 State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the EnvironmentHousing, Spatial Planning and the EnvironmentLubbers IIEnneüs HeermaCDA27 October 198622 August 1994Lubbers IIIKok I Dick Tommel 22 August 19943 August 1998Kok II Johan Remkes VVD3 August 199822 July 2002Balkenende IPieter van GeelCDA22 July 200222 February 2007Balkenende IIBalkenende III

See also List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning

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