Minister of State (Netherlands)

The Minister of State (Dutch: Minister van Staat) is an honorary title in the Netherlands. The title is formally granted together with the style Excellency, by the Monarch, but on the initiative of the cabinet of the Netherlands. It is given on a personal basis, for life rather than for a specified period. The title is granted for exceptional merits, generally to senior politicians at the end of their party career. Ministers of state are often former cabinet members or party leaders. Ministers of State advise the Sovereign in delicate situations, with moral authority but without formal competence. A Minister of State is not part of a cabinet, but may be asked to represent the government for certain events. The Ministers of State have a diplomatic passport. Before World War II it was common for Ministers of State to still have a public function, some notable as Pieter Cort van der Linden and Hendrikus Colijn, were Minister of State while they served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. After World War II, Louis Beel was the only person who still sat in the cabinet while he was Minister of State.

Current Ministers of State

Minister of State			Appointed	State/Local Government Function(s)	Legislature Function(s)	Civil/ Diplomatic/ Judiciary Function(s)	Party Function(s)	International Function(s)	Professional   Background	Civil service / Military service	Party
		Frits   Korthals Altes (born 1931)	26 October 2001 (22 years, 17 days)	Minister of Justice (1982–1989) Minister of the Interior (1986) (1987)	Member of the Senate (1981–1982) (1991–2001) Member of the House   of Representatives (1989–1991) President of the Senate (1997–2001)		Chair of the   People's Party   for Freedom and   Democracy (1975–1981) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1995–1997)		Lawyer Businessperson		People's Party   for Freedom and   Democracy
		Jaime Saleh (born 1941)	10 October 2004 (19 years, 33 days)	Governor of the   Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)		Judge of the Joint Court   of Justice of the   Netherlands Antilles (1974–1979) President of the Joint   Court of Justice of the   Netherlands Antilles (1979–1990)			Lawyer Prosecutor Judge		Independent
		Hans van   den Broek (born 1936)	25 February 2005 (18 years, 260 days)	State Secretary for   Foreign Affairs (1981–1982) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1982–1993)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1976–1981) (1982) (1986) (1989)			European Commissioner (1993–1999) [Portfolio]	Lawyer Prosecutor Businessperson Professor	Diplomat	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Catholic   People's Party)
		Herman   Tjeenk Willink (born 1942)	21 December 2012 (10 years, 326 days)		Member of the Senate (1987–1997) President of the Senate (1991–1997)	Vice-President of   the Council of State (1997–2012)			Lawyer Judge Researcher Businessperson Professor	Civil servant	Labour Party
		Winnie Sorgdrager (born 1948)	22 June 2018 (5 years, 143 days)	Minister of Justice (1994–1998)	Member of the Senate (1999)	Member of the   Council of State (2006–2018)			Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Researcher	Civil servant	Democrats 66
		Jaap de Hoop   Scheffer (born 1948)	22 June 2018 (5 years, 143 days)	Minister of   Foreign Affairs (2002–2003)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1986–2002)		Leader of the Christian   Democratic Appeal (1997–2001) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1997–2001)	Secretary General   of NATO (2004–2009)	Professor	Diplomat Civil servant	Christian   Democratic Appeal
		Sybilla Dekker (born 1942)	22 June 2018 (5 years, 143 days)	Minister of Housing,   Spatial Planning and   the Environment (2003–2006)					Management consultant Businessperson Trade association   executive Social worker	Civil servant	People's Party   for Freedom and   Democracy
		Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	21 December 2018 (4 years, 326 days)	Minister of Justice (2002–2006) Minister of Social Affairs   and Employment (2007–2010) Minister of the Interior   and Kingdom Relations (2010–2012)	Member of the House   of Representatives (2006–2007)	Member of the   Scientific Council   for Government   Policy (1990–1993) Director of the   Scientific Council   for Government   Policy (1993–1997) Member of the   Council of State (1997–1992) Vice-President of   the Council of State (2012–2018)			Lawyer Researcher Professor	Civil servant	Christian   Democratic Appeal
		Jan Peter   Balkenende (born 1956)	14 October 2022 (1 year, 29 days)	Prime Minister (2002–2010)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1998–2002) (2003) (2006–2007)		Leader of the Christian   Democratic Appeal (2001–2010)		Jurist Researcher Management consultant Professor		Christian   Democratic Appeal

Historical Ministers of State

Minister of State			Appointed	State/Local Government Function(s)	Legislature Function(s)	Civil/ Diplomatic/ Judiciary Function(s)	Party Function(s)	International Function(s)	Professional   Function(s)	Party
		Dr. Jos van Kemenade (1937–2020) (aged 82)	5 April 2002 – 19 February 2020 (17 years, 320 days)	Minister of Education   and Sciences (1973–1977) (1981–1982) Mayor of Eindhoven (1988–1992) Queen's Commissioner   of North Holland (1992–2002)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1977) (1978–1981) (1982–1984)	Chairman of the   Association of   Municipalities (1990–1992) Chairman of the   Council for   Public Administration (2001–2009)			Sociologist Pedagogue Researcher Civil servant Author Professor	Labour Party
		Wim Kok (1938–2018) (aged 80)	11 April 2003 – 20 October 2018 (15 years, 192 days)	Minister of Finance (1989–1994) Deputy Prime Minister (1989–1994) Minister of   General Affairs (1994–2002) Prime Minister (1994–2002)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1986–1989) (1994) (1998)	Member of the Social and   Economic Council (1972–1986) Chairman of the   Trade Union   Federation (1976–1986)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1986–1989) (1994) (1998) Leader of the   Labour Party (1986–2001)	President of the   European Trade   Union Confederation (1979–1982) President of the   European Council (1997)	Trade Union leader	Labour Party
		Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018) (aged 78)	31 January 1995 – 14 February 2018 (23 years, 14 days)	Minister of   Economic Affairs (1973–1977) Minister of   General Affairs (1982–1994) Prime Minister (1982–1994) Minister for Netherlands   Antilles and Aruba Affairs (1989) (1994)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1977) (1977–1982) (1986) (1989)		Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1978–1981) (1981–1982) (1986) (1989) Leader of the Christian   Democratic Appeal (1982–1994)	President of the   European Council (1986) (1991) President of the   World Wide Fund   for Nature (1999–2001) United Nations   High Commissioner   for Refugees (2001–2005)	Businessperson Economist Diplomat Activist	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Catholic   People's Party)
		Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014) (aged 81)	21 December 2012 – 8 February 2014 (1 year, 49 days)	Minister of Health,   Welfare and Sport (1994–2002) Deputy Prime Minister (1998–2002)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1998)	Member of the   Health Council (1986–1994)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1998) Leader of the   Democrats 66 (1998)		Physician Medical researcher Health administrator Professor	Democrats 66
		Dr. Pieter Kooijmans (1933–2013) (aged 79)	13 July 2007 – 13 February 2013 (5 years, 215 days)	State Secretary for   Foreign Affairs (1973–1977) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1993–1994)				Special Rapporteur   of the United Nations   on Human Rights   and Torture (1985–1993) Judge of the International   Court of Justice (1997–2006)	Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Researcher Diplomat Author Activist Professor	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Anti-Revolutionary   Party)
		Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) (aged 86)	17 May 1991 – 23 April 2011 (19 years, 341 days)	State Secretary for   Foreign Affairs (1965–1966) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1973–1977) (1981–1982)	Member of the Senate (1960–1963) Member of the House   of Representatives (1963–1965) (1967–1973) (1977) (1978–1981) Member of the   European Parliament (1971–1973)	Ambassador to the   United Nations (1983–1986) Member of the   Council of State (1986–1993)		Special Rapporteur   of the United Nations   Commission   on Human Rights (1983–1986) High Commissioner on   National Minorities   of the CSCE (1993–2001)	Lawyer Researcher Diplomat Civil servant Author Activist Professor	Labour Party
		Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010) (aged 78)	24 October 1998 – 11 March 2010 (11 years, 138 days)	Minister of Defence (1981–1982) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1994–1998) Deputy Prime Minister (1994–1998)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1967–1977) (1986–1994) (1998) Member of the Senate (1983–1986)	Representative to the   Convention on the   Future of Europe (2002)	Leader of the   Democrats 66 (1966–1973) (1986–1998) Chairman of   the Democrats 66 (1966–1967) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1967–1973) (1986–1994)		Lawyer Journalist Political pundit Television producer Author Activist	Democrats 66
		Edzo Toxopeus (1918–2009) (aged 91)	22 January 1985 – 3 August 2009 (24 years, 213 days)	Minister of the Interior (1959–1965) Queen's Commissioner of Groningen (1970–1980)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1956–1959) (1963) (1965–1969)	Member of the   Council of State (1980–1988)	Leader of the People's Party   for Freedom and Democracy (1963–1969) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1963) (1966–1969)	President of the   Liberal International (1966–1970)	Lawyer Businessperson Diplomat	People's Party for   Freedom and Democracy
		Willem Scholten (1927–2005) (aged 77)	1 July 1997 – 1 January 2005 (7 years, 184 days)	State Secretary for   Finance (1971–1973) Minister of Defence (1978–1980)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1963–1971) (1972–1976) Member of the   European Parliament (1973–1976)	Member of the   Council of State (1976–1978) Vice-President of   the Council of State (1980–1997)			Lawyer Economist Businessperson Civil servant	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Christian   Historical Union)
		Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001) (aged 83)	30 April 1983 – 23 December 2001 (18 years, 237 days)	Minister of   Economic Affairs (1952–1959) Minister of Finance (1958–1963) (1966–1967) Minister of   General Affairs (1966–1967) Prime Minister (1966–1967)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1956) (1959) Member of the Senate (1963–1966)	Member of the Social and   Economic Council (1967–1982) President of   the Central Bank (1967–1982)	Leader of the Anti- Revolutionary Party (1956) (1958–1959) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1956)		Economist Researcher Businessperson Banker Civil servant Author Professor	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Anti-Revolutionary   Party)
		Jonkheer Emiel van Lennep (1915–1996) (aged 81)	29 April 1986 – 2 October 1996 (10 years, 156 days)			Treasurer-General of   the Ministry of Finance (1951–1969) Member of the Social and   Economic Council (1984–1986)		Secretary-General   of the OECD (1969–1984)	Economist Lawyer Researcher Businessperson Banker Diplomat Civil servant	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Christian   Historical Union)
		Dr. Ivo Samkalden (1912–1995) (aged 82)	22 January 1985 – 11 May 1995 (10 years, 109 days)	Minister of Justice (1956–1958) (1965–1966) Minister of the Interior (1966) Mayor of Amsterdam (1967–1977)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1959–1960) Member of the Senate (1960–1965)	Chairman of the   Association of   Municipalities (1971–1977)			Lawyer Researcher Civil servant Author Professor	Labour Party
		Marinus Ruppert (1911–1992) (aged 80)	29 November 1980 – 27 February 1992 (11 years, 90 days)		Member of the Senate (1956–1959)	Member of the Social and   Economic Council (1950–1959) Member of the   Council of State (1959–1973) Vice-President of   the Council of State (1973–1980)			Trade Union leader Author	Christian   Democratic Appeal (Anti-Revolutionary   Party)
		Willem Drees (1886–1988) (aged 101)	22 December 1958 – 14 May 1988 (29 years, 144 days)	Minister of   Social Affairs (1945–1948) Deputy Prime Minister (1945–1948) Minister of   General Affairs (1948–1958) Prime Minister (1948–1958) Minister of   Colonial Affairs (1951) Minister of Finance (1952)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1933–1945) (1946) (1948) (1952) (1956)		Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (SDAP) (1939–1945) Leader of the Social   Democratic Workers' Party (1940–1946) Chairman of the Social   Democratic Workers' Party (1943–1945) Leader of the Labour Party (1946–1958)		Accountant Civil servant Historian Author	Labour Party (Social Democratic   Workers' Party)
		Dr. Marga Klompé (1912–1986) (aged 74)	17 July 1971 – 28 October 1986 (15 years, 103 days)	Minister of Social Work (1956–1963) Minister of Education,   Arts and Sciences (1961–1962) (1963) Minister of Culture,   Recreation and   Social Work (1966–1971)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1948–1956) (1959) (1963–1966) (1967) Member of the European   Coal and Steel   Community Parliament (1952–1956)			Member of the   Pontifical Council   for Justice   and Peace (1957–1977)	Chemist Mathematician Physicist Researcher Teacher Activist	(Catholic   People's Party (1971–1980)
										Christian   Democratic Appeal (1980–1986)
		Jaap Burger (1904–1986) (aged 81)	4 January 1975 – 19 August 1986 (11 years, 227 days)	Minister for Government   Restoration (1943–1944) Minister of the Interior (1944–1945)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1945–1962) Member of the Senate (1963–1970) Member of the   European Parliament (1966–1970)	Member of the   Council of State (1970–1979)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1951) (1952–1962) Leader of the Labour Party (1958–1962)		Lawyer Media administrator	Labour Party (Social Democratic   Workers' Party)
		Dr. Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983) (aged 88)	4 July 1950 – 17 June 1983 (32 years, 348 days)	Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1939–1946) Minister for   Foreign Policy (1946–1947)		Ambassador to   the United States (1947–1949) Ambassador to   the United Nations (1947–1949) (1954–1955) Ambassador to Portugal (1950–1956) Permanent Representative   to NATO (1956–1958) Permanent Representative   to the OECD (1956–1958) Permanent Representative   to the European   Coal and   Steel Community (1958–1967)		President of the   United Nations   General Assembly	Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant	Independent   Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Jan Donner (1891–1981) (aged 89)	16 December 1971 – 2 February 1981 (9 years, 48 days)	Minister of Justice (1926–1933)		Judge of the   Supreme Court (1933–1944) (1945–1947) President of   the Supreme Court (1947–1961)			Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Researcher Civil servant Author Professor	Anti-Revolutionary   Party (1971–1980)
										Christian   Democratic Appeal (1980–1981)
		Carl Romme (1896–1980) (aged 83)	16 December 1971 – 16 October 1980 (8 years, 305 days)	Minister of   Social Affairs (1937–1939)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1933) (1946–1961) Member of the Senate (1937)	Member of the   Council of State (1962–1972)	Leader of the   Catholic People's Party (1946–1961) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1946–1960)		Lawyer Researcher Civil servant Businessperson Trade association executive Author Professor	Catholic   People's Party (Roman Catholic   State Party) (1971–1980)
										Christian   Democratic Appeal (1980)
		Dr. Jonkheer Alidius Tjarda   van Starkenborgh   Stachouwer (1888–1978) (aged 90)	28 June 1956 – 16 August 1978 (22 years, 49 days)	Queen's Commissioner of Groningen (1925–1933) Governor-General of   the Dutch East Indies (1937–1945)		Ambassador to Belgium (1933–1937) Ambassador to France (1950–1956) Permanent Representative   to the OECD (1950–1956)			Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant	Independent   Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) (aged 74)	21 November 1956 – 11 February 1977 (20 years, 82 days)	Minister of the Interior (1945–1947) (1951–1956) Prime Minister (1946–1948) (1958–1959) Minister of   General Affairs (1947–1948) (1958–1959) Minister of   Colonial Affairs (1947) Governor-General of   the Dutch East Indies (1948–1949) Deputy Prime Minister (1952–1956) Minister of Social Work (1952) Minister of Justice (1956) Minister of Social Affairs   and Health (1958–1959)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1946) (1948)	Member of the   Council of State (1958) (1959) Vice-President of   the Council of State (1959–1972)			Lawyer Researcher Diplomat Civil servant Author Professor	Catholic   People's Party (Roman Catholic   State Party)
		Jo Cals (1914–1971) (aged 57)	5 December 1966 – 30 December 1971 (5 years, 25 days)	State Secretary for   Education, Arts   and Sciences (1950–1952) Minister of Education,   Arts and Sciences (1952–1961) (1962–1963) Minister of   General Affairs (1965–1966) Prime Minister (1965–1966)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1948–1950) (1952) (1956) (1959) (1963–1965)	Chairman of the   Mine Council (1950) Chairman of the   Council for Arts (1963–1965)			Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Researcher Civil servant Teacher	Catholic   People's Party (Roman Catholic   State Party)
		Pieter Oud (1886–1968) (aged 81)	9 November 1963 – 12 August 1968 (4 years, 277 days)	Minister of Finance (1933–1937) Mayor of Rotterdam (1938–1941) (1945–1952)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1917–1933) (1937–1938) (1948–1963)	Chairman of the   Association of   Municipalities (1946–1952)	Leader of the   Free-thinking   Democratic League (1935–1938) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1937–1938) (1948–1963) Leader of the People's Party   for Freedom and Democracy (1948–1963) Chairman of the   People's Party for   Freedom and Democracy (1949–1963)		Lawyer Businessperson Historian Accountant Civil servant Author Professor	People's Party for   Freedom and Democracy (Free-thinking   Democratic League, Labour Party)
		Lieutenant Admiral Johan Furstner (1887–1970) (aged 83)	25 August 1945 – 1 January 1963 (17 years, 129 days) [Retired]	Minister of the Navy (1941–1945)		Board member of the   Nationaal Comité   Handhaving Rijkseenheid (post- World War II)	Co-founder of   the Alliance for   National Reconstruction (1932)		Naval officer	Alliance for   National Reconstruction; Independent Liberal Conservative
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) (aged 80)	15 March 1951 – 23 March 1962 (11 years, 8 days)	Minister of Justice (1933–1937) Deputy Prime Minister (1933–1937) (1948–1951) Minister for   Constitutional Reform (1948–1951) Minister of Transport   and Water Management (1948) Minister of the Interior (1949)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1917–1933) (1937–1948) Speaker of the House   of Representatives (1929–1933) (1937–1948)	Chairman of the   Mine Council (1932–1933) Member of the   Council of State (1951–1957)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1937) Leader of the Roman   Catholic State Party (1937)		Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Civil servant	Catholic   People's Party (General League of   Roman Catholic   Caucuses, Roman Catholic   State Party)
		Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961) (aged 76)	5 April 1955 – 7 September 1961 (6 years, 155 days)	Minister of Justice (1939–1942) (1945) Prime Minister (1940–1945) Minister of   Colonial Affairs (1941–1942) Minister of   General Warfare (1942–1945)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1948–1956) (1956–1959)				Lawyer Prosecutor Judge Civil servant Author Professor	Anti-Revolutionary   Party
		Jonkheer Frans Beelaerts   van Blokland (1872–1956) (aged 84)	22 December 1936 – 27 March 1956 (19 years, 96 days)	Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1927–1933)		Ambassador to China (1923–1927) Vice-President of   the Council of State (1933–1956) Chairman of the   Council of Nobility (1947–1956)			Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant	Christian   Historical Union
		Piet Aalberse (1871–1948) (aged 77)	31 December 1934 – 5 July 1948 (13 years, 187 days)	Minister of Labour (1918–1923) Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry (1923–1925)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1903–1916) (1925–1937) Speaker of the House   of Representatives (1936–1937)	Member of the   Council of State (1937–1946)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1931–1936) Leader of the Roman   Catholic State Party (1933–1937)		Lawyer Prosecutor Researcher Civil servant Author Professor	Catholic   People's Party (General League of   Roman Catholic   Caucuses, Roman Catholic   State Party)
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960) (aged 89)	31 August 1933 – 12 November 1947 (14 years, 73 days) [Removed]	Mayor of Arnhem (1920–1921) Minister of Finance (1921–1923) (1923–1933) (1939–1940) Minister of the Interior and Agriculture (1925–1926) Prime Minister (1923–1933) (1939–1940) Minister of   General Affairs (1939–1940)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1907–1921) (1922) (1933–1939)		Leader of the Christian   Historical Union (1929–1940) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1933–1939) Chairman of the Christian   Historical Union (1933–1939)		Lawyer Journalist Author	Christian Historical   Union (Christian Historical   Voters' League, Christian   Historical Party)
		Baron Willem Lodewijk de   Vos van Steenwijk (1859–1947) (aged 87)	11 July 1946 – 12 April 1947 (275 days)		Member of the Senate (1913–1946) President of the Senate (1929–1946)		Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1923–1929)		Lawyer Prosecutor	Christian Historical   Union
		Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) (aged 75)	31 August 1929 – 18 September 1944 (15 years, 48 days)	Minister of War (1911–1913) Minister of the Navy (1912–1913) Minister of Finance (1923–1926) (1939) Minister of   Colonial Affairs (1925) (1933–1937) Prime Minister (1925–1926) (1933–1939) Minister of   Economic Affairs (1934) (1939) Minister of   Water Management (1935) Minister of Defence (1935–1937) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1935) Minister of   General Affairs (1937–1939)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1909–1911) (1922–1923) (1929–1933) (1937) Member of the Senate (1914–1920) (1926–1929) (1939–1944)		Leader of the Anti- Revolutionary Party (1920–1944) Chairman of the Anti- Revolutionary Party (1920–1933) (1939–1944) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1922–1923) (1929–1933) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1926–1929)		Military officer Businessperson Publisher	Anti-Revolutionary   Party
		Vice Admiral Jean Jacques   Rambonnet (1864–1943) (aged 79)	13 January 1920 – 3 August 1943 (23 years, 202 days)	Minister of the Navy (1913–1918) Acting Minister of   the Colonies (1915–1916) Acting Minister of War (1917)					Naval officer Vice President of the Royal National Association for Rescue and First Aid in Accidents Honorary Committee for the Naval Monument Chief Scout of the Netherlands	Independent   Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Jonkheer Herman van   Karnebeek (1874–1942) (aged 67)	25 July 1927 – 29 March 1942 (14 years, 247 days)	Mayor of The Hague (1911–1918) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1918–1927) Deputy Prime Minister (1926–1927) Queen's Commissioner of South Holland (1928–1942)		Ambassador to the   League of Nations (1927–1928)		President of the   Assembly of the   League of Nations (1921–1922)	Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant Author	Independent   Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Dirk Fock (1858–1941) (aged 83)	24 August 1928 – 17 October 1941 (13 years, 54 days)	Minister of   Colonial Affairs (1905–1908) Governor-General   of Suriname (1908–1911) Governor-General of   the Dutch East Indies (1921–1926)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1901–1905) (1913–1920) Speaker of the House   of Representatives (1917–1920) Member of the Senate (1929–1935)		Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1932–1935)		Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant	Liberal Union
		Dr. Pieter Cort van   der Linden (1846–1935) (aged 89)	28 January 1915 – 15 July 1935 (20 years, 168 days)	Minister of Justice (1897–1901) Minister of the Interior (1913–1918) Prime Minister (1913–1918) Minister of   Foreign Affairs (1913)		Member of the   Council of State (1902–1913) (1918–1935)			Lawyer Prosecutor Economist Researcher Historian Civil servant Author Professor	Independent   Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Johannes   Theodoor de Visser (1857–1932) (aged 75)	31 August 1931 – 14 April 1932 (227 days)	Minister of Education,   Arts and Sciences (1918–1925)	Member of the House   of Representatives (1897–1905) (1906–1913) (1914–1918) (1922) (1925–1929)		Chairman of the Christian   Historical Union (1910–1918) Leder of the Christian   Historical Union (1921–1929) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1925–1929)		Minister Theologian Author	Christian Historical   Union

^{NOTE 1: Hans van den Broek was European Commissioner for External Relations and Enlargement (1993–1995) European Commissioner for External Relations, Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy (1995–1999).}

^{NOTE 2: Johan Furstner retired from the Council of State on 1 January 1963.}

^{NOTE 3: Dirk Jan de Geer′s title of Minister of State was removed by a post-war court on 12 November 1947 after he was tried and found guilty of treason and betrayal for his actions during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.}

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• (in Dutch) Ministers van Staat Rijksoverheid

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