| Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management | |
| Native Name: | Dutch; Flemish: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat |
| Type: | Department |
| Logo Alt: | Logo of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management |
| Jurisdiction: | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Headquarters: | Rijnstraat 8, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Budget: | €15,7 billion (2018)[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Barry Madlener |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Chris Jansen |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | State Secretary for Public Transport and the Environment |
| Chief1 Name: | Jan Hendrik Dronkers |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary-General |
| Website: | Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management |
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Dutch; Flemish: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat; I&W) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for transport, aviation, public works, land management and water resource management. The Ministry was created in 2010 as the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment following the merger of the Ministry of Transport and Water Management and the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment. In 2017, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the responsibilities for environmental policy and climate change policy were transferred to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management (Dutch; Flemish: Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the head of the Ministry and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister is Barry Madlener, serving since July 2024.
The Ministry has currently two Government Agencies and three Directorates:
| Government Agencies | Responsibilities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rijkswaterstaat | RWS | Public infrastructure • Water Management | ||
| Meteorological Institute (Dutch; Flemish: Meteorologisch Instituut) | KNMI | Weather forecasting | ||