| Post: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| Body: | the Netherlands |
| Native Name: | Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
| Flagsize: | 250x250px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Insignia: | Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit Logo.png |
| Insigniasize: | 250x250px |
| Insigniacaption: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| Incumbentsince: | |
| Department: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| Style: | His/Her Excellency |
| Member Of: | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| First: | Alexander Gogel as Minister of the Interior Jacob Veegens as Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry |
| Deputy: | Jean Rummenie as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
| Salary: | €157,287 (including €4,193 of expenses) |
| Website: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature |
The minister of agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature (Dutch; Flemish: Minister van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Femke Wiersma of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. The current state secretary of Fisheries, Food Security and Nature is the minister's fellow party member Jean Rummenie.
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | 10 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 | Christian Historical Union | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) | |||
| Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I) [14] | ||||||
| Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | 1 May 1941 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | ||||
| Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) | ||||||
| Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955) | 17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | ||||
| Piet Kerstens (1896–1958) | 8 January 1942 – 31 May 1944 | Roman Catholic State Party | ||||
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946) | 31 May 1944 – 23 February 1945 | Independent Classical Liberal | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy II) | |||
| Hans Gispen (1905–1968) | 23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III) [15] | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) | 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) [16] | |||
| Labour Party | Louis Beel (Beel I) [17] | |||||
| Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • I • II) [18] [19] [20] | ||||||
| Willem Drees (Drees III) [21] | ||||||
| Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 1 January 1958 – 13 January 1958 | Christian Historical Union | ||||
| Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979) | 13 January 1958 – 22 December 1958 | Labour Party | ||||
| Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 | Christian Historical Union | Louis Beel (Beel II) [22] | |||
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Victor Marijnen (1917–1975) | 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Catholic People's Party | Jan de Quay (De Quay) [23] | |||
| Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [24] | |||
| Jo Cals (Cals) [25] | ||||||
| Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [26] | ||||||
| Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | 5 April 1967 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Piet de Jong (De Jong) [27] | |||
| Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I) [28] | ||||||
| Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel II) | ||||||
| Jaap Boersma (1929–2012) | 1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||||
| Tiemen Brouwer (1916–1977) | 11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [29] | |||
| Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) | 1 November 1973 – 5 March 1980 | Catholic People's Party | ||||
| Catholic People's Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [30] | |||||
| Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 5 March 1980 – 11 September 1981 | Catholic People's Party | ||||
| Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||||
| Jan de Koning (1926–1994) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [31] [32] | |||
| Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II) [33] [34] | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) | 7 November 1989 – 18 September 1990 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [35] | |||
| Dr. Bert de Vries (born 1938) | 18 September 1990 – 28 September 1990 | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
| Piet Bukman (1934–2022) | 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||
| Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) [36] | |||
| Haijo Apotheker (born 1950) | 3 August 1998 – 7 June 1999 | Democrats 66 | Wim Kok (Kok II) [37] | |||
| Klaas de Vries (born 1943) | 7 June 1999 – 9 June 1999 | Labour Party | ||||
| Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) | 9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 | Democrats 66 | ||||
| Dr. Cees Veerman (born 1949) | 22 July 2002 – 1 July 2003 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II) [38] [39] | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Dr. Cees Veerman (born 1949) | 1 July 2003 – 22 February 2007 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [40] | |||
| Gerda Verburg (born 1957) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [41] | |||
| Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Maxime Verhagen (born 1956) | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [42] | |||
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Henk Kamp (born 1952) | 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [43] | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Carola Schouten (born 1977) | 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [44] | |||
| Henk Staghouwer (born 1962) | 10 January 2022 – 5 September 2022 | Christian Union | Mark Rutte (Rutte IV) [45] | |||
| Carola Schouten (born 1977) | 5 September 2022 – 2 July 2024 | Christian Union | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Femke Wiersma (born 1984) | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [46] | |||
| State Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Ploeg (1927–1994) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) | |||
| State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Dzsingisz Gabor (born 1940) | • Food Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Recreation | 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) | |||
| Geke Faber (born 1952) | • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Wim Kok (Kok II) | |||
| Jan Odink (1944–2018) | • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) | |||
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Dr. Henk Bleker (born 1953) | • Trade and Export • Agriculture • Food Policy • Fisheries • Forestry • Postal Service • Tourism • Animal Welfare | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) | |||
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Dr. Co Verdaas (born 1966) | • Agriculture • Food Policy • Nature • Fisheries • Forestry • Animal Welfare • Tourism | 5 November 2012 – 6 December 2012 | Labour Party | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) | |||
| Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | 18 December 2012 – 3 November 2015 | Labour Party | |||||
| Martijn van Dam (born 1978) | 3 November 2015 – 1 September 2017 | Labour Party | |||||
| State Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | |||
| Jean Rummenie (born 1953) | • Fisheries • Food Security • Nature | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Farmer–Citizen Movement | Dick Schoof (Schoof) [47] | |||