List of ministers of finance of the Netherlands

The minister of finance (Dutch: 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.

Minister of Finance of the Netherlands
Minister van Financiën
Ministry of Finance
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Eelco Heinen
since 2 July 2024
Ministry of Finance
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe monarch
on advice of the prime minister
Formation22 January 1978; 47 years ago (1978-01-22)
First holderAlexander Gogel
(as Secretary of Finance)
Salary€205,991 (As of 2025)
WebsiteMinister of Finance

List of ministers of finance (since 1866)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Cabinet
Count
Rutger Schimmelpenninck
van Nijenhuis
(1821–1893)
1 June 1866 –
4 June 1868
Independent
(Conservative)
Van Zuylen van Nijevelt
Pieter Philip van Bosse
(1809–1879)
4 June 1868 –
4 January 1871
Independent
(Liberal)
Van Bosse–Fock
Pieter Blussé
van Oud-Alblas
(1812–1887)
4 January 1871 –
6 July 1872
Independent
(Liberal)
Thorbecke III
Albert van Delden
(1828–1898)
6 July 1872 –
27 August 1874
Independent
(Liberal)
De Vries–
Fransen van de Putte
Jonkheer
Hendrik van der Heim
(1824–1890)
27 August 1874 –
3 November 1877
Independent
(Conservative)
Heemskerk–Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
Johan Gleichman
(1834–1906)
3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
(Liberal)
Kappeyne van
de Coppello

Dr.
Simon Vissering
(1818–1888)
20 August 1879 –
13 June 1881
Resigned
Independent
(Liberal)
Van Lynden
van Sandenburg
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
Resigned
Independent
(Conservative)
J. Heemskerk
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
Nicolaas Pierson
(1839–1909)
21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894
Liberal Union Van Tienhoven
Jacobus Sprenger
van Eyk
(1842–1907)
9 May 1894 –
26 July 1897
Independent
(Conservative Liberal)
Röell
Nicolaas Pierson
(1839–1909)
26 July 1897 –
1 August 1901
Liberal Union Pierson
Jan Harte van Tecklenburg
(1853–1937)
1 August 1901 –
17 August 1905
Independent
(Catholic)
Kuyper
Theo de Meester
(1851–1919)
17 August 1905 –
12 February 1908
Liberal Union De Meester
Maximilien Kolkman
(1853–1924)
12 February 1908 –
29 August 1913
Independent
(Catholic)
T. Heemskerk
Anthonij Bertling
(1860–1945)
29 August 1913 –
24 October 1914
Resigned
Independent
(Liberal)
Cort van der Linden
Willem Treub
(1858–1931)
24 October 1914 –
8 February 1916
Resigned
Free-thinking
Democratic League
Independent
(Liberal)
Dr.
Anton van Gijn
(1866–1933)
8 February 1916 –
22 February 1917
Resigned
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
Resigned
Anti-Revolutionary Party Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I
Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1969)
28 July 1921 –
11 August 1923
Resigned
Christian Historical Union
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II
Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
11 August 1923 –
8 March 1926
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Colijn I
Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1969)
8 March 1926 –
26 May 1933
Christian Historical Union De Geer I
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III
Pieter Oud
(1886–1968)
26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Free-thinking
Democratic League
Colijn II • III
Jacob Adriaan de Wilde
(1879–1956)
24 June 1937 –
19 May 1939
Resigned
Anti-Revolutionary Party Colijn IV
Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
19 May 1939 –
25 July 1939
Ad interim
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christiaan Bodenhausen
(1869–1966)
25 July 1939 –
10 August 1939
Independent
(Liberal)
Colijn V
Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1969)
10 August 1939 –
3 September 1940
Christian Historical Union De Geer II
Charles Welter
(1880–1972)
3 September 1940 –
27 July 1941
Roman Catholic
State Party
Gerbrandy I
Max Steenberghe
(1899–1972)
27 July 1941 –
17 November 1941
Resigned
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
Dr.
Piet Lieftinck
(1902–1989)
25 June 1945 –
1 July 1952
Resigned
Christian Historical Union Schermerhorn–Drees
Labour Party Beel I
Drees–Van Schaik
Drees I
Dr.
Willem Drees
(1886–1988)
1 July 1952 –
2 September 1952
Acting
Labour Party
Jo van de Kieft
(1884–1970)
2 September 1952 –
13 October 1956
Labour Party Drees II
Henk Hofstra
(1904–1999)
13 October 1956 –
22 December 1958
Labour Party Drees III
Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)
22 December 1958 –
24 July 1963
Anti-Revolutionary Party Beel II
De Quay
Dr.
Johan Witteveen
(1921–2019)
24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Marijnen
Dr.
Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979)
14 April 1965 –
22 November 1966
Resigned
Labour Party Cals
Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary Party Zijlstra
Dr.
Johan Witteveen
(1921–2019)
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
De Jong
Roelof Nelissen
(1931–2019)
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973
Catholic
People's Party
Biesheuvel I • II
Dr.
Wim Duisenberg
(1935–2005)
11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977
Labour Party Den Uyl
Frans Andriessen
(1929–2019)
19 December 1977 –
22 February 1980
Resigned
Catholic
People's Party
Van Agt I
Gijs van Aardenne
(1930–1995)
22 February 1980 –
5 March 1980
Ad Interim
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
Dr.
Onno Ruding
(born 1939)
4 November 1982 –
7 November 1989
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Lubbers I • II
Wim Kok
(1938–2018)
7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994
Labour Party Lubbers III
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)
22 August 1994 –
4 June 1996
[Note]
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Kok I
Dr.
Hans Wijers
(born 1951)
4 June 1996 –
26 June 1996
Acting
Democrats 66
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)
26 June 1996 –
22 July 2002
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Kok II
Hans Hoogervorst
(born 1956)
22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Balkenende I
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)
27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Balkenende II • III
Wouter Bos
(born 1963)
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
Resigned
Labour Party Balkenende IV
Jan Kees de Jager
(born 1969)
23 February 2010 –
5 November 2012
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
Jeroen
Dijsselbloem
(born 1966)
5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017
Labour Party Rutte II
Wopke Hoekstra
(born 1975)
26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Rutte III
Sigrid Kaag
(born 1961)
10 January 2022 –
8 January 2024
Democrats 66 Rutte IV
Rob Jetten
(born 1987)
8 January 2024 –
12 January 2024
Acting
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
Medical leave of absence from 4 June 1996 until 26 June 1996

List of state secretaries for finance

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
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
Resigned
Christian Historical Union Biesheuvel I • II
Fons van der Stee
(1928–1999)
• Governmental
Budget
14 July 1971 –
12 March 1973
Resigned
Catholic People's Party
Fons van der Stee
(1928–1999)
• Fiscal Policy
• Tax and Customs
11 May 1973 –
1 November 1973
[Appt]
Catholic People's Party Den Uyl
Martin van Rooijen
(born 1942)
21 December 1973 –
14 October 1977
Resigned
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
Resigned
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
Resigned
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
[Appt]
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
[Appt]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Balkenende IV
Frans Weekers
(born 1967)
• Fiscal Policy
• Tax and Customs
• Governmental
Budget
14 October 2010 –
30 January 2014
Resigned
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
Resigned
Democrats 66 Rutte III
Dr.
Hans Vijlbrief
(born 1963)
• Fiscal Policy
• Taxes
• Governmental
Budget
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 –
1 November 2024
New Social Contract Schoof
Nora Achahbar
(born 1982)
• Customs
• Benefits
2 July 2024 –
15 November 2024
New Social Contract
Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen
(born 1979)
• Fiscal Policy
• Tax Administration
• Customs
15 November 2024 –
22 August 2025
New Social Contract
Sandra Palmen
(born 1972)
• Benefits
• Redress
12 December 2024 –
22 August 2025
New Social Contract
5 September 2025 –
Incumbent
Independent
Eugène Heijnen
(born 1964)
• Fiscal Policy
• Tax Administration
• Customs
5 September 2025 –
Incumbent
Farmer–Citizen Movement
Appt 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

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