List of ministers of finance of the Netherlands explained

Post:	Minister of Finance
Body:	the Netherlands
Native Name:	Minister van Financiën
Flag:	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
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Insignia:	Logo-ministerie-van-financien.png
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Insigniacaption:	Ministry of Finance
Incumbent:	Eelco Heinen
Incumbentsince:	2 July 2024
Department:	Ministry of Finance
Style:	His/Her Excellency
Member Of:	Council of Ministers
Appointer:	The Monarch
Appointer Qualified:	on advice of the Prime Minister
First:	Alexander Gogel (as Secretary of Finance)
Deputy:	Folkert Idsinga as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Nora Achahbar as State Secretary for Benefits and Customs
Salary:	€170.910 (including €4,193 of expenses)
Website:	Minister of Finance

The minister of finance (Dutch; Flemish: Minister van Financiën) is the head of the Ministry of Finance and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current minister of finance is Eelco Heinen of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, who has been in office since 2 July 2024.

List of ministers of finance (since 1866)

Portrait	Name	Term of office	Party		Cabinet
	Count Rutger Schimmelpenninck van Nijenhuis (1821–1893)	1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868		Independent (Conservative)	Van Zuylen van Nijevelt ^[1]
	Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	4 June 1868 – 4 January 1871		Independent (Liberal)	Van Bosse–Fock ^[2]
	Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas (1812–1887)	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872		Independent (Liberal)	Thorbecke III ^[3]
	Albert van Delden (1828–1898)	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874		Independent (Liberal)	De Vries– Fransen van de Putte ^[4]
	Jonkheer Hendrik van der Heim (1824–1890)	27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877		Independent (Conservative)	Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg ^[5]
	Johan Gleichman (1834–1906)	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879		Independent (Liberal)	Kappeyne van de Coppello ^[6]
	Dr. Simon Vissering (1818–1888)	20 August 1879 – 13 June 1881		Independent (Liberal)	Van Lynden van Sandenburg ^[7]
	Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1826–1885)	13 June 1881 – 23 April 1883		Independent (Protestant Conservative)
	Willem Grobbée (1822–1907)	23 April 1883 – 4 May 1885		Independent (Conservative)	J. Heemskerk ^[8]
	Jacobus Bloem (1822–1902)	4 May 1885 – 21 April 1888		Independent (Conservative)
	Jonkheer Karel Antonie Godin de Beaufort (1850–1921)	21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891		Anti-Revolutionary Party	Mackay ^[9]
	Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909)	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894		Liberal Union	Van Tienhoven ^[10]
	Jacobus Sprenger van Eyk (1842–1907)	9 May 1894 – 26 July 1897		Independent (Conservative Liberal)	Röell ^[11]
	Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909)	26 July 1897 – 1 August 1901		Liberal Union	Pierson ^[12]
	Jan Harte van Tecklenburg (1853–1937)	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905		Independent (Catholic)	Kuyper ^[13]
	Theo de Meester (1851–1919)	17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908		Liberal Union	De Meester ^[14]
	Maximilien Kolkman (1853–1924)	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913		Independent (Catholic)	T. Heemskerk ^[15]
	Anthonij Bertling (1860–1945)	29 August 1913 – 24 October 1914		Independent (Liberal)	Cort van der Linden ^[16]
	Willem Treub (1858–1931)	24 October 1914 – 8 February 1916		Free-thinking Democratic League
				Independent (Liberal)
	Dr. Anton van Gijn (1866–1933)	8 February 1916 – 22 February 1917		Liberal Union
	Willem Treub (1858–1931)	22 February 1917 – 9 September 1918		Independent (Liberal)
				Economic League
	Simon de Vries (1869–1961)	9 September 1918 – 28 July 1921		Anti-Revolutionary Party	Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I ^[17]
	Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1969)	28 July 1921 – 11 August 1923		Christian Historical Union
			Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II ^[18]
	Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	11 August 1923 – 8 March 1926			Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Colijn I ^[19]
	Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1969)	8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933		Christian Historical Union	De Geer I ^[20]
			Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III ^[21]
	Pieter Oud (1886–1968)	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937		Free-thinking Democratic League	Colijn II • III ^[22] ^[23]
	Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	24 June 1937 – 19 May 1939		Anti-Revolutionary Party	Colijn IV ^[24]
	Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939		Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Christiaan Bodenhausen (1869–1966)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939		Independent (Liberal)	Colijn V ^[25]
	Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1969)	10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940		Christian Historical Union	De Geer II ^[26]
	Charles Welter (1880–1972)	3 September 1940 – 27 July 1941		Roman Catholic State Party	Gerbrandy I ^[27]
	Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	27 July 1941 – 17 November 1941		Roman Catholic State Party	Gerbrandy II
	Willem Albarda (1877–1957)	17 November 1941 – 9 December 1942		Social Democratic Workers' Party
	Johannes van den Broek (1882–1946)	9 December 1942 – 23 February 1945		Independent (Liberal)
	Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1904–1948)	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945		Roman Catholic State Party	Gerbrandy III ^[28]
	Dr. Piet Lieftinck (1902–1989)	25 June 1945 – 1 July 1952		Christian Historical Union	Schermerhorn–Drees ^[29]
				Labour Party	Beel I^[30]
			Drees–Van Schaik^[31]
			Drees I^[32]
	Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988)	1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952			Labour Party
	Jo van de Kieft (1884–1970)	2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956		Labour Party	Drees II ^[33]
	Henk Hofstra (1904–1999)	13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958		Labour Party	Drees III ^[34]
	Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001)	22 December 1958 – 24 July 1963		Anti-Revolutionary Party	Beel II ^[35]
			De Quay ^[36]
	Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Marijnen ^[37]
	Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966		Labour Party	Cals ^[38]
	Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001)	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967		Anti-Revolutionary Party	Zijlstra ^[39]
	Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	De Jong ^[40]
	Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973		Catholic People's Party	Biesheuvel I • II ^[41]
	Dr. Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977		Labour Party	Den Uyl ^[42]
	Frans Andriessen (1929–2019)	19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980		Catholic People's Party	Van Agt I ^[43]
	Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	22 February 1980 – 5 March 1980		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	5 March 1980 – 4 November 1982		Catholic People's Party
				Christian Democratic Appeal	Van Agt II • III ^[44] ^[45]
	Dr. Onno Ruding (born 1939)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989		Christian Democratic Appeal	Lubbers I • II ^[46] ^[47]
	Wim Kok (1938–2018)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994		Labour Party	Lubbers III ^[48]
	Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	22 August 1994 – 4 June 1996		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Kok I ^[49]
	Dr. Hans Wijers (born 1951)	4 June 1996 – 26 June 1996		Democrats 66
	Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	26 June 1996 – 22 July 2002		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
			Kok II ^[50]
	Hans Hoogervorst (born 1956)	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Balkenende I ^[51]
	Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Balkenende II • III ^[52] ^[53]
	Wouter Bos (born 1963)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010		Labour Party	Balkenende IV ^[54]
	Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	23 February 2010 – 5 November 2012		Christian Democratic Appeal
			Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I) ^[55]
	Jeroen Dijsselbloem (born 1966)	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017		Labour Party	Rutte II ^[56]
	Wopke Hoekstra (born 1975)	26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022		Christian Democratic Appeal	Rutte III ^[57]
	Sigrid Kaag (born 1961)	10 January 2022 – 8 January 2024		Democrats 66	Rutte IV
	Rob Jetten (born 1987)	8 January 2024 – 12 January 2024		Democrats 66
	Steven van Weyenberg (born 1973)	12 January 2024 – 2 July 2024		Democrats 66
	Eelco Heinen (born 1981)	2 July 2024 – Incumbent		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Schoof

List of state secretaries for finance

Portrait	Name	Portfolio	Term of office	Party		Cabinet
	Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	2 February 1953 – 13 October 1956		Independent Social Democrat	Drees II
Vacant
	Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	27 May 1959 – 14 April 1965		Independent Social Democrat	De Quay
				Marijnen
	Dr. Wiel Hoefnagels (1929–1978)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	31 May 1965 – 22 November 1966		Catholic People's Party	Cals
Vacant
	Dr. Ferd Grapperhaus I (1927–2010)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	10 May 1967 – 6 July 1971		Catholic People's Party	De Jong
	Willem Scholten (1927–2005)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs	14 July 1971 – 19 March 1973		Christian Historical Union	Biesheuvel I • II
	Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	• Governmental Budget	14 July 1971 – 12 March 1973		Catholic People's Party
	Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs	11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973		Catholic People's Party	Den Uyl
	Martin van Rooijen (born 1942)		21 December 1973 – 14 October 1977		Catholic People's Party
	Aar de Goede (1928–2016)	• Governmental Budget	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977		Democrats 66
	Ad Nooteboom (1928–2023)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	28 December 1977 – 22 February 1980		Christian Historical Union	Van Agt I
	Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006)		16 April 1980 – 11 September 1981		Catholic People's Party
					Christian Democratic Appeal
	Hans Kombrink (born 1946)	• Fiscal Policy • Governmental Budget	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982		Labour Party	Van Agt II
Vacant
	Henk Koning (1933–2016)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Lubbers I • II
	Marius van Amelsvoort (1930–2006)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994		Christian Democratic Appeal	Lubbers III
	Dr. Willem Vermeend (born 1948)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	22 August 1994 – 24 March 2000		Labour Party	Kok I
				Kok II
	Wouter Bos (born 1963)		24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002			Labour Party
	Steven van Eijck (born 1959)	• Fiscal Policy • Governmental Budget	22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003		Pim Fortuyn List	Balkenende I
	Joop Wijn (born 1969)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	27 May 2003 – 7 July 2006		Christian Democratic Appeal	Balkenende II
Vacant
	Jan Kees de Jager (born 1969)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010		Christian Democratic Appeal	Balkenende IV
	Frans Weekers (born 1967)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	14 October 2010 – 30 January 2014		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Rutte I
				Rutte II
	Eric Wiebes (born 1963)		4 February 2014 – 26 October 2017			People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Menno Snel (born 1970)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget	26 October 2017 – 18 December 2019		Democrats 66	Rutte III
	Dr. Hans Vijlbrief (born 1963)	• Fiscal Policy • Taxes • Governmental Budget ^[58]	29 January 2020 – 10 January 2022		Democrats 66
	Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968)	• Customs • Benefits	29 January 2020 – 10 January 2022		Democrats 66
	Marnix van Rij (born 1960)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax • Governmental Budget	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024		Christian Democratic Appeal	Rutte IV
	Aukje de Vries (born 1964)	• Customs • Benefits	10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Folkert Idsinga (born 1971)	• Fiscal Policy • Tax Administration	2 July 2024 – Incumbent		New Social Contract	Schoof ^[59]
	Nora Achahbar (born 1983)	• Customs • Benefits	2 July 2024 – Incumbent		New Social Contract

Appointment: Fons van der Stee appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries; Willem Vermeend appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment; Joop Wijn appointed Minister of Economic Affairs; Jan Kees de Jager appointed Minister of Finance.

See also

• Ministry of Finance

Notes and References

1. News: Kabinet-Van Zuylen van Nijevelt. Parlement & Politiek. VanZuylenvanNijevelt.
2. News: Kabinet-Van Bosse/Fock. Parlement & Politiek. VanBosseFock.
3. News: Kabinet-Thorbecke III. Parlement & Politiek. ThorbeckeIII.
4. News: Kabinet-De Vries/Fransen van de Putte. Parlement & Politiek. DeVriesFransenvandePutte.
5. News: Kabinet-Heemskerk/Van Lynden van Sandenburg. Parlement & Politiek. HeemskerkVanLyndenvanSandenburg.
6. News: Kabinet-Kappeyne van de Coppello. Parlement & Politiek. KappeynevandeCoppello.
7. News: Kabinet-Van Lynden van Sandenburg. Parlement & Politiek. VanLyndenvanSandenburg.
8. News: Kabinet-Heemskerk Azn.. Parlement & Politiek. J.Heemskerk.
9. News: Kabinet-Mackay. Parlement & Politiek. Mackay.
10. News: Kabinet-Van Tienhoven. Parlement & Politiek. VanTienhoven.
11. News: Kabinet-Röell. Parlement & Politiek. Röell.
12. News: Kabinet-Pierson. Parlement & Politiek. Pierson.
13. News: Kabinet-Kuyper. Parlement & Politiek. Kuyper.
14. News: Kabinet-De Meester. Parlement & Politiek. DeMeester.
15. News: Kabinet-Heemskerk. Parlement & Politiek. T.Heemskerk.
16. News: Kabinet-Cort van der Linden. Parlement & Politiek. CortvanderLinden.
17. News: Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I. Parlement & Politiek. RuijsDeBeerenbrouckI.
18. News: Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II. Parlement & Politiek. RuijsDeBeerenbrouckII.
19. News: Kabinet-Colijn I. Parlement & Politiek. ColijnI.
20. News: Kabinet-De Geer I. Parlement & Politiek. DeGeerI.
21. News: Kabinet-Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III. Parlement & Politiek. RuijsDeBeerenbrouckIII.
22. News: Kabinet-Colijn II. Parlement & Politiek. ColijnII.
23. News: Kabinet-Colijn III. Parlement & Politiek. ColijnIII.
24. News: Kabinet-Colijn IV. Parlement & Politiek. ColijnIV.
25. News: Kabinet-Colijn V. Parlement & Politiek. ColijnV.
26. News: Kabinet-De Geer II. Parlement & Politiek. DeGeerII.
27. News: Kabinet-Gerbrandy I / II. Parlement & Politiek. GerbrandyI/II.
28. News: Kabinet-Gerbrandy III. Parlement & Politiek. GerbrandyIII.
29. News: Kabinet-Schermerhorn-Drees. Rijksoverheid. SchermerhornDrees.
30. News: Kabinet-Beel I. Rijksoverheid. BeelI.
31. News: Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik. Rijksoverheid. DreesVanSchaik.
32. News: Kabinet-Drees I. Rijksoverheid. DreesI.
33. News: Kabinet-Drees II. Rijksoverheid. DreesII.
34. News: Kabinet-Drees III. Rijksoverheid. DreesIII.
35. News: Kabinet-Beel II. Rijksoverheid. BeelII.
36. News: Kabinet-De Quay. Rijksoverheid. DeQuay.
37. News: Kabinet-Marijnen. Rijksoverheid. Marijnen.
38. News: Kabinet-Cals. Rijksoverheid. Cals.
39. News: Kabinet-Zijlstra. Rijksoverheid. Zijlstra.
40. News: Kabinet-De Jong. Rijksoverheid. De Jong.
41. News: Kabinet-Biesheuvel. Rijksoverheid. Biesheuvel.
42. News: Kabinet-Den Uyl. Rijksoverheid. DenUyl.
43. News: Kabinet-Van Agt I. Rijksoverheid. VanAgtI.
44. News: Kabinet-Van Agt II. Rijksoverheid. VanAgtII.
45. News: Kabinet-Van Agt III. Rijksoverheid. VanAgtIII.
46. News: Kabinet-Lubbers I. Rijksoverheid. LubbersI.
47. News: Kabinet-Lubbers II. Rijksoverheid. LubbersII.
48. News: Kabinet-Lubbers III. Rijksoverheid. LubbersIII.
49. News: Kabinet-Kok I. Rijksoverheid. KokI.
50. News: Kabinet-Kok II. Rijksoverheid. KokII.
51. News: Kabinet-Balkenende I. Rijksoverheid. BalkenendeI.
52. News: Kabinet-Balkenende II. Rijksoverheid. BalkenendeII.
53. News: Kabinet-Balkenende III. Rijksoverheid. BalkenendeIII.
54. News: Kabinet-Balkenende IV. Rijksoverheid. BalkenendeIV.
55. News: Kabinet-Rutte-Verhagen. Rijksoverheid. RutteI.
56. News: Kabinet-Rutte-Asscher. Rijksoverheid. RutteII.
57. News: Kabinet-Rutte III. Rijksoverheid. RutteIII.
58. Web site: D66'ers Vijlbrief en Van Huffelen nieuwe staatssecretarissen Financiën. NOS. 26 January 2020. 26 January 2020. nl.
59. News: Kabinet-Schoof. Rijksoverheid. Schoof.