Minister of War | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
---|
| Major general Johan van den Bosch (1813–1870) | 1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868 | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) | Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt) [2] |
| Lieutenant general Joannes Josephus van Mulken (1796–1879) | 4 June 1868 – 8 June 1868 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse–Fock) [3] |
| Colonel Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897) | | 28 January 1871
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) [4] |
| Major general Adriaan Engelvaart (1812–1893) | | 23 December 1871
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (Minister of the Navy) (1819–1880) | | 5 February 1872
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Major general Félix Delprat (1812–1888) | 5 February 1872 – 6 July 1872 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Count Major general Menno David van Limburg Stirum (1807–1891) | | 15 September 1873
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Gerrit de Vries (De Vries–Fransen van de Putte) [5] |
| Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (Minister of the Navy) (1819–1880) | | 6 October 1873
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| | Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) | 6 October 1873 – 29 April 1875 {{ref_label|resigned|Res}} | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [6] |
| Colonel Hendrik Enderlein (1821–1898) | | 1 January 1876
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (Minister of the Navy) (1824–1905) | | 1 February 1876
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884) | | 11 September 1876
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (Minister of the Navy) (1824–1905) | | 30 September 1876
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Colonel Hendrik Beijen (1817–1892) | 30 September 1876 – 3 November 1877 | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
| Major Jan Karel de Roo van Alderwerelt (1832–1878) | | 29 December 1878
{{ref_label>died|Died}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) [7] |
| Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (Minister of the Navy) (1831–1889) | | 15 February 1879
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Major general Jacobus den Beer Poortugael (1832–1913) | 15 February 1879 – 20 August 1879 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Major general Anthonie Reuther (1819–1889) | 20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883 | Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic) | Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [8] |
| Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896) | 23 April 1883 – 21 April 1888 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) [9] |
| Major general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913) | 21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) [10] |
| Colonel Lodewijk Seyffardt (1840–1909) | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) | Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) [11] |
| Lieutenant general Clemens Schneider (1832–1925) | 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Joan Röell (Röell) [12] |
| Joannes Coenraad Jansen (Minister of the Navy) (1840–1925) | | 31 July 1897
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Liberal Union | Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) [13] |
| Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | | 1 April 1901
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Liberal Union |
| Lieutenant general Arthur Kool (1841–1914) | 1 April 1901 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union |
| | Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913) | 1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) [14] |
| General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses |
| Major general Henri Staal (1845–1920) | | 7 April 1907
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Liberal Union | Theo de Meester (De Meester) [15] |
| Ridder Major general Willem van Rappard (1846–1913) | 7 April 1907 – 12 February 1908 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Lieutenant general Frederik Sabron (1849–1916) | | 27 July 1909
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent | Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) [16] |
| Major general Wouter Cool (1848–1928) | | 4 January 1911
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Major Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) | 4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Major general Nicolaas Bosboom (1855–1937) | | 15 May 1917
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) [17] |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (Minister of the Navy) (1864–1943) | | 15 June 1917
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958) | 15 June 1917 – 9 September 1918 | Christian Historical Union |
| Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (1864–1937) | | 5 January 1920
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I) [18] |
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936) | | 31 March 1920
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Roman Catholic State Party |
| Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop (1858–1931) | | 28 July 1921
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent |
| | Captain Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) | 28 July 1921 – 4 August 1925 | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [19] |
| Major Johan Lambooij (also Minister of the Navy) (1874–1942) | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) [20] |
| Captain Louis van Royen (also Minister of the Navy) (1865–1946) | | 24 April 1926
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [21] |
| Major Johan Lambooij (also Minister of the Navy) (1874–1942) | 24 April 1926 – 1 September 1928 | Roman Catholic State Party |
|
Minister of the Navy | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
---|
| Vice admiral Pels Rijcken (1810–1889) | 1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868 | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) | Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt) [22] |
| | Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880) | 4 June 1868 – 18 December 1873 {{ref_label|resigned|Res}} | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse–Fock) [23] |
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III) [24] |
Gerrit de Vries (De Vries–Fransen van de Putte) [25] |
| Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (Minister of Colonial Affairs) (1822–1902) | | 16 May 1874
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) | 16 May 1874 – 3 November 1877 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889) | 3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (Kappeyne van de Coppello) [26] |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) | 20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (Van Lynden van Sandenburg) [27] |
| Vice admiral Frederik Geerling (1815–1894) | | 19 April 1884
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) | Jan Heemskerk (J. Heemskerk) [9] |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) | | 5 August 1885
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Rear admiral Willem Gericke (1836–1914) | | 26 January 1887
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
| Frederik Cornelis Tromp (1828–1900) | 26 January 1887 – 21 April 1888 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Rear admiral Hendrik Dyserinck (1838–1906) | | 31 March 1891
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) | Aeneas Mackay (Mackay) [10] |
| Rear admiral Gerhardus Kruys (1846–1916) | 31 March 1891 – 21 August 1891 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) |
| Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven) [11] |
| Jonkheer Herman van der Wijck (1843–1932) | 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Joan Röell (Röell) [12] |
| Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | | 22 December 1897
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Liberal Union | Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson) [13] |
| Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (Minister of War) (1838–1927) | | 12 January 1898
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Liberal Union |
| Vice admiral Jonkheer Jacob Röell (1846–1935) | 12 January 1898 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Vice admiral Gerhardus Kruys (1846–1916) | | 12 December 1902
{{ref_label>died|Died}} Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | Abraham Kuyper (Kuyper) [14] |
| Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (Minister of War) (1836–1913) | | 16 March 1903
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) |
| Vice admiral Abraham George Ellis (1846–1916) | 16 March 1903 – 17 August 1905 | Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) |
| Captain William Cohen Stuart (1857–1935) | | 5 August 1907
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Theo de Meester (De Meester) [15] |
| | Vice admiral Jan Wentholt (1851–1931) | 5 August 1907 – 14 May 1912 {{ref_label|resigned|Res}} | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
Theo Heemskerk (T. Heemskerk) [16] |
| Major Hendrikus Colijn (also Minister of War) (1869–1944) | 14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1943) | | 28 June 1918
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Pieter Cort van der Linden (Cort van der Linden) [17] |
| Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (Minister of War) (1875–1958) | | 9 September 1918
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Christian Historical Union |
| Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (Minister of War) (1864–1937) | | 16 September 1918
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Roman Catholic State Party | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I) [18] |
| Vice admiral Willem Naudin ten Cate (1860–1942) | | 19 February 1919
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) |
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936) | | 19 April 1919
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Roman Catholic State Party |
| Hendrik Bijleveld (1885–1954) | | 5 January 1920
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry) (1874–1942) | | 31 March 1920
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) |
| Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop (also Minister of War) (1858–1931) | | 28 July 1921
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent |
| Captain Jannes van Dijk (also Minister of War) (1871–1954) | 28 July 1921 – 18 September 1922 | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Lieutenant commander Evert Pieter Westerveld (1873–1964) | 18 September 1922 – 4 August 1925 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II) [19] |
| Major Johan Lambooij (also Minister of War) (1874–1942) | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Roman Catholic State Party | Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I) [20] |
| Captain Louis van Royen (also Minister of War) (1865–1946) | | 24 April 1926
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I) [21] |
| Major Johan Lambooij (also Minister of War) (1874–1942) | 24 April 1926 – 1 September 1928 | Roman Catholic State Party |
|
Minister of War and the Navy | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
---|
| Captain Wim Schokking (1900–1960) | | 16 October 1950
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [38] |
| Captain Hans s'Jacob (1906–1967) | 16 October 1950 – 15 March 1951 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) |
| Sergeant Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 15 March 1951 – 13 October 1956 | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [39][40] |
Minister of Defence | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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| | Sergeant Kees Staf (also Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies 1958–1959) (1905–1973) | 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 | Christian Historical Union | Willem Drees (Drees III) [41] |
Louis Beel (Beel II) [42] |
| Major general Sidney J. van den Bergh (1898–1977) | | 1 August 1959
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Jan de Quay (De Quay) [43] |
| Major Dr. Jan de Quay (Prime Minister) (1901–1985) | | 4 September 1959
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Catholic People's Party |
| Sergeant Sim Visser (1908–1983) | 4 September 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| | Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [44] |
Jo Cals (Cals) [45] |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [46] |
| Lieutenant general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) | 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Piet de Jong (De Jong) [47] |
| Hans de Koster (1914–1992) | 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [48] |
| Henk Vredeling (1924–2007) | | 1 January 1977
{{ref_label>appointment|Appt}} Labour Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [49] |
| Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | 1 January 1977 – 19 December 1977 | Labour Party |
| Dr. Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) | | 4 March 1978
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Christian Historical Union | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [50] |
| Corporal Jan de Koning (Minister for Development Cooperation) (1926–1994) | | 8 March 1978
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Willem Scholten (1927–2005) | | 25 August 1980
{{ref_label>appointment|Appt}} Christian Historical Union |
| | Captain Pieter de Geus (1929–2004) | 25 August 1980 – 11 September 1981 | Christian Historical Union |
| Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Sergeant Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Democrats 66 | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III) [51][52] |
| Dr. Job de Ruiter (1930–2015) | 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [53] |
| Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) | | 6 September 1988
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [54] |
| Piet Bukman (Minister for Development Cooperation) (born 1934) | | 24 September 1988
{{ref_label>ad interim|Ad interim}} Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Frits Bolkestein (born 1933) | 24 September 1988 – 7 November 1989 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Relus ter Beek (1944–2008) | 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 | Labour Party | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [55] |
| Dr. Joris Voorhoeve (also Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (born 1945) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) [56] |
| Corporal Frank de Grave (born 1955) | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok II) [57] |
| Ensign Benk Korthals (born 1944) | | 12 December 2002
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I) [58] |
| | Henk Kamp (also Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 2002–2003) (born 1952) | 12 December 2002 – 22 February 2007 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III) [59][60] |
| Eimert van Middelkoop (also Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration 2010) (born 1949) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Union | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [61] |
| Hans Hillen (born 1947) | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte I) [62] |
| Commander Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert (born 1973) | | 4 October 2017
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte II) [63] |
| Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981) | 4 October 2017 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Ank Bijleveld (born 1962) | 26 October 2017 – Incumbent | Christian Democratic Appeal | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [64] |
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State Secretary for Defence | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Prime Minister (Cabinet) |
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| | Vice admiral Harry Moorman (1899–1971) | • Navy | 1 May 1949 – 27 November 1950 | Catholic People's Party | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik • Drees I) [38][39] |
• Army • Navy • Air Force | 27 November 1950 – 1 June 1951 |
• Navy | 1 June 1951 – 19 May 1959 | Willem Drees (Drees II • III) [40][41] |
Louis Beel (Beel II) [42] |
| Wim Fockema Andreae (1909–1996) | • Army • Air Force | | 27 November 1950
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik) [38] |
| | Ferdinand Kranenburg (1911–1994) | • Army • Air Force | 1 June 1951 – 1 June 1958 {{ref_label|resigned|Res}} | Labour Party | Willem Drees (Drees I • II) [39][40] |
Willem Drees (Drees III) [41] |
| Meine van Veen (1893–1970) | 25 October 1958 – 22 December 1958 | Labour Party |
| Lieutenant general Michael Calmeyer (1895–1990) | • Army • Air Force | 19 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Christian Historical Union | Jan de Quay (De Quay) [43] |
| Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) | • Navy | 25 June 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Catholic People's Party |
| | Vice admiral Adri van Es (1913–1994) | • Navy | 14 August 1963 – 6 July 1971 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [44] |
Jo Cals (Cals) [45] |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [46] |
Piet de Jong (De Jong) [47] |
• Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Veteran Affairs | | 16 September 1972
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) [48] |
| Major general Joop Haex (1911–2002) | • Army | 14 August 1963 – 14 April 1965 | Christian Historical Union | Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) [44] |
| Major general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) | • Air Force | 25 November 1963 – 14 April 1965 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| | Lieutenant Gerard Peijnenburg (1919–2000) | • Army | 13 May 1965 – 5 April 1967 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | Jo Cals (Cals) [45] |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [46] |
| Colonel Jan Borghouts (1910–1966) | • Air Force | | 5 February 1966
{{ref_label>died|Died}} Catholic People's Party | Jo Cals (Cals) [45] |
| | Lieutenant general Heije Schaper (1906–1996) | 22 June 1966 – 5 April 1967 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra) [46] |
| Major general Joop Haex (1911–2002) | • Army | 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Christian Historical Union | Piet de Jong (De Jong) [47] |
| Sergeant Bob Duynstee (1920–2014) | • Air Force | 28 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Catholic People's Party |
| Joep Mommersteeg (1917–1991) | • Personnel Affairs | | 1 March 1974
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Catholic People's Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [49] |
| | Brigadier general Cees van Lent (1922–2000) | 11 March 1974 – 11 September 1981 | Catholic People's Party |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [50] |
| Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | • Equipment Policy • Military Justice | | 1 January 1977
{{ref_label>appointment|Appt}} Labour Party | Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl) [49] |
| Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931) | • Equipment Policy • Military Justice | 20 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Dries van Agt (Van Agt I) [50] |
| Captain Bram Stemerdink (born 1936) | • Equipment Policy • Military Justice | | 29 May 1982
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Labour Party | Dries van Agt (Van Agt II) [51] |
| | Second lieutenant Jan van Houwelingen (1939–2013) | • Personnel Affairs • Veteran Affairs | 14 September 1981 – 7 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal |
• Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Veteran Affairs | Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) [52] |
• Equipment Policy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [53] |
• Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Veteran Affairs | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II) [54] |
| Charl Schwietert (born 1943) | • Personnel Affairs | | 11 November 1982
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I) [53] |
| Willem Hoekzema (born 1939) | 19 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Baron Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (born 1944) | • Equipment Policy • Military Justice • Veteran Affairs | | 1 June 1993
{{ref_label>appointment|Appt}} Christian Democratic Appeal | Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) [55] |
| Lieutenant colonel Ton Frinking (born 1931) | 1 June 1993 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Lieutenant commander Jan Gmelich Meijling (1936–2012) | • Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Organizational Restructuring • Veteran Affairs | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok I) [56] |
| Lieutenant commander Henk van Hoof (born 1947) | • Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Inter-Branch Cooperation • Veteran Affairs | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Wim Kok (Kok II) [57] |
| | Sergeant Cees van der Knaap (born 1951) | • Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy | 22 July 2002 – 18 December 2007 {{ref_label|appointment|Appt}} | Christian Democratic Appeal | Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III) [58][59][60] |
Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV) [61] |
| Jack de Vries (born 1968) | | 18 May 2010
{{ref_label>resigned|Res}} Christian Democratic Appeal |
Vacant |
| Barbara Visser (born 1977) | • Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Special Ops Policy | 26 October 2017 – Incumbent | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Mark Rutte (Rutte III) [64] |
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