| Post: | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Body: | the Netherlands |
| Native Name: | Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
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| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Insignia: | Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid Logo.png |
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| Insigniacaption: | Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Incumbent: | Eddy van Hijum |
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| Department: | Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Style: | His/Her Excellency |
| Member Of: | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| First: | Piet Aalberse as Minister of Labour |
| Deputy: | Jurgen Nobel as State Secretary for Participation and Integration |
| Salary: | €170.000 (excluding expenses) |
| Website: | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
The minister of social affairs and employment (Dutch; Flemish: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Eddy van Hijum of the New Social Contract (NSC) party who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Jurgen Nobel of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who has been in office since 2 July 2024 and has been responsible for labor participation and integration. In the past, there have also been ministers without portfolio assigned to the ministry.
| State Secretary for Social Affairs | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986) | • Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy | 1 April 1950 – 15 September 1951 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) | |||
| Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951 | Labour Party | ||||
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986) | • Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy | 15 September 1951 – 1 October 1953 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) | |||
| Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958 | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II • III) | |||
| Vacant | |||||||
| Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 15 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Jan de Quay (De Quay) | |||
| Dr. Louis Bartels (1915–2002) | • Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics | 3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) | |||
| Jo Cals (Cals) | |||||||
| Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) | |||||||
| Dr. José de Meijer (1915–2000) | • Occupational Safety • Public Organisations | 15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) | |||
| Jo Cals (Cals) | |||||||
| Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) | |||||||
| Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) | • Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics | 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Christian Historical Union | Piet de Jong (De Jong) | |||
| State Secretary for Social Affairs | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Koos Rietkerk (1927–1986) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety | 28 July 1971 – 23 April 1973 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) | |||
| Jan Mertens (1916–2000) | • Social Security • Occupational Safety | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 | Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) | |||
| Louw de Graaf (1930–2020) | • Social Security • Occupational Safety | 28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) | |||
| Christian Democratic Appeal | |||||||
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Ien Dales (1931–1994) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Elderly Care • Disability Policy | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 | Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) | |||
| Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937) | • Occupational Safety • Adult Education • Equality • Emancipation | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 | Labour Party | ||||
| Piet van Zeil (1927–2012) | • Occupational Safety • Elderly Care • Disability Policy | 12 June 1982 – 4 November 1982 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) | |||
| Louw de Graaf (1930–2020) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety | 5 November 1982 – 3 February 1987 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) | |||
| 6 May 1987 – 1 October 1989 | |||||||
| Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (1936–1990) | • Disability Policy • Family Policy • Equality • Emancipation | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) | |||
| Elske ter Veld (1944–2017) | • Social Services • Equality • Emancipation | 7 November 1989 – 4 June 1993 | Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) | |||
| Jacques Wallage (born 1946) | 9 June 1993 – 22 August 1994 | Labour Party | |||||
| Robin Linschoten (born 1956) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety | 22 August 1994 – 28 June 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) | |||
| Frank de Grave (born 1955) | 2 July 1996 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||||
| Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956) | • Social Security • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok II) | |||
| Annelies Verstand (born 1949) | • Unemployment • Equality • Emancipation | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Democrats 66 | ||||
| Mark Rutte (born 1967) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 22 July 2002 – 17 June 2004 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) | |||
| Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II) | |||||||
| Henk van Hoof (born 1947) | 17 June 2004 – 22 February 2007 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||||
| Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III) | |||||||
| Philomena Bijlhout (born 1957) | • Family Policy • Equality • Emancipation | 22 July 2002 – 24 July 2002 | Pim Fortuyn List | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) | |||
| Khee Liang Phoa (born 1955) | 9 September 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | |||||
| Ahmed Aboutaleb (born 1961) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 22 February 2007 – 18 December 2008 | Labour Party | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) | |||
| Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957) | 18 December 2008 – 23 February 2010 | Labour Party | |||||
| Paul de Krom (born 1963) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) | |||
| Jetta Klijnsma (born 1957) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Equality • Emancipation | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) | |||
| Tamara van Ark (born 1974) | • Social Security • Unemployment • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Youth Care • Equality • Emancipation | 26 October 2017 – 9 July 2020 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) | |||
| Bas van 't Wout (born 1979) | 9 July 2020 – 20 January 2021 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||||
| Dennis Wiersma (born 1986) | 10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||||
| Jurgen Nobel (born 1990) | • Participation • Integration | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [43] | |||