The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. The incumbent deputy prime ministers are Rob Jetten of the Democrats 66 serving as Minister for Climate and Energy, Karien van Gennip of the Christian Democratic Appeal serving as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Carola Schouten of the Christian Union serving as Minister for Welfare and Civic Engagement.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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Viceminister-president van Nederland | |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 25 June 1945 |
First holder | Willem Drees |
Salary | €144,000 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands
edit- First Deputy Prime Minister
- Second Deputy Prime Minister
- Third Deputy Prime Minister
- Resigned
- Acting
- Ad interim
- Extended medical leave of absence from 1 November 2019 until 14 May 2020
Living deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands
editDeputy Prime Minister | Term | Age |
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Hans Wiegel | 1977–1981 | 16 July 1941 |
Jan Terlouw | 1981–1982 | 15 November 1931 |
Annemarie Jorritsma | 1998–2002 | 1 June 1950 |
Eduard Bomhoff | 2002 | 30 September 1944 |
Johan Remkes | 2002–2003 | 15 June 1951 |
Roelf de Boer | 2002–2003 | 9 October 1949 |
Gerrit Zalm | 2003–2007 | 6 May 1952 |
Thom de Graaf | 2003–2005 | 11 June 1957 |
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | 2005–2006 | 18 March 1937 |
Wouter Bos | 2007–2010 | 14 July 1963 |
André Rouvoet | 2007–2010 | 4 January 1962 |
Maxime Verhagen | 2010–2012 | 14 September 1956 |
Lodewijk Asscher | 2012–2017 | 27 September 1974 |
Wouter Koolmees | 2019–2020 | 20 March 1977 |
Hugo de Jonge | 2017–2022 | 26 September 1977 |
Kajsa Ollongren | 2017–2019 2020–2022 |
28 May 1967 |
Wopke Hoekstra | 2022–2023 | 30 September 1975 |
Deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands by term length
editRanking | Deputy Prime Minister | Political party | Term | Duration | |
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1 | Carola Schouten | CU | 2017–present | 6 years, 250 days | |
2 | Lodewijk Asscher | PvdA | 2012–2017 | 4 years, 355 days | |
3 | Wim Kok | PvdA | 1989–1994 | 4 years, 288 days | |
4 | Dries van Agt | KVP | 1973–1977 | 4 years, 120 days | |
5 | Johan Witteveen | VVD | 1967–1971 | 4 years, 92 days | |
Joop Bakker | ARP | ||||
7 | Hugo de Jonge | CDA | 2017–2022 | 4 years, 76 days | |
8 | Henk Korthals | VVD | 1959–1963 | 4 years, 66 days | |
9 | Louis Beel | KVP | 1952–1956 | 4 years, 41 days | |
10 | Annemarie Jorritsma | VVD | 1998–2002 | 3 years, 353 days | |
Els Borst | D66 | ||||
12 | Hans Dijkstal | VVD | 1994–1998 | 3 years, 346 days | |
Hans van Mierlo | D66 | ||||
14 | Gerrit Zalm | VVD | 2003–2007 | 3 years, 271 days | |
15 | Hans Wiegel | VVD | 1977–1981 | 3 years, 266 days | |
16 | Barend Biesheuvel | ARP | 1963–1967 | 3 years, 255 days | |
17 | Gijs van Aardenne | VVD | 1982–1986 | 3 years, 252 days | |
18 | Kajsa Ollongren | D66 | 2017–2019 | 3 years, 247 days | |
2020–2022 | |||||
19 | André Rouvoet | CU | 2007–2010 | 3 years, 234 days | |
20 | Rudolf de Korte | VVD | 1986–1989 | 3 years, 116 days | |
21 | Willem Drees | SDAP (1945–1946) PvdA (1946–1948) |
1945–1948 | 3 years, 44 days | |
22 | Wouter Bos | PvdA | 2007–2010 | 3 years, 1 day | |
23 | Josef van Schaik | KVP | 1948–1951 | 2 years, 220 days | |
24 | Teun Struycken | KVP | 1956–1959 | 2 years, 218 days | |
25 | Maxime Verhagen | CDA | 2010–2012 | 2 years, 22 days | |
26 | Sigrid Kaag | D66 | 2022–2024 | 1 year, 363 days | |
27 | Roelof Nelissen | KVP | 1971–1973 | 1 year, 309 days | |
Molly Geertsema | VVD | ||||
29 | Thom de Graaf | D66 | 2003–2005 | 1 year, 302 days | |
30 | Wopke Hoekstra | CDA | 2022–2023 | 1 year, 234 days | |
31 | Anne Vondeling | PvdA | 1965–1966 | 1 year, 222 days | |
32 | Frans Teulings | KVP | 1951–1952 | 1 year, 171 days | |
33 | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | D66 | 2005–2006 | 1 year, 94 days | |
34 | Jan Terlouw | D66 | 1981–1982 | 1 year, 54 days | |
35 | Johan Remkes | VVD | 2002–2003 | 309 days | |
36 | Joop den Uyl | PvdA | 1981–1982 | 260 days | |
37 | Karien van Gennip | CDA | 2023–present | 301 days | |
38 | Roelf de Boer | LPF | 2002–2003 | 221 days | |
39 | Wouter Koolmees | D66 | 2019–2020 | 195 days | |
40 | Jan de Quay | KVP | 1966–1967 | 134 days | |
41 | Rob Jetten | D66 | 2024–present | 176 days | |
42 | Gaius de Gaay Fortman | ARP | 1977 | 102 days | |
43 | Eduard Bomhoff | LPF | 2002 | 86 days |
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