The minister of infrastructure and water management (Dutch: Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios.
| Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands | |
|---|---|
| Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat | |
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Appointer | The monarch on advice of the prime minister |
| First holder | Adriaan Twent van Raaphorst as Minister of Water Management 27 May 1809 Steef van Schaik as Minister of Transport 25 June 1945 Hein Vos as Minister of Transport and Water Management 1 March 1947 Melanie Schultz van Haegen as Minister of Infrastructure 14 October 2010 |
| Salary | €205,991 (As of 2025[update]) |
List of ministers of infrastructure
| Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904) | 3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879 | Independent (Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello | ||
| Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884) | 20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg | ||
| Johannes van den Bergh (1824–1890) | 23 April 1883 – 10 June 1887 [Res] | Independent (Conservative Catholic) | J. Heemskerk | ||
| Frederik Cornelis Tromp (Minister of the Navy) (1828–1900) | 10 June 1887 – 11 July 1887 [Ad interim] | Independent (Conservative liberal) | |||
| Jacob Bastert (1826–1902) | 11 July 1887 – 21 April 1888 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | |||
| Jacob Havelaar (1840–1918) | 21 April 1888 – 21 August 1891 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Mackay | ||
| Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | Van Tienhoven | ||
| Philippe van der Sleijden (1842–1923) | 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | Independent (Old liberal) | Röell | ||
| Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | Pierson | ||
| Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (1845–1911) | 1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Kuyper | ||
| Jacob Kraus (1861–1951) | 17 August 1905 – 1 July 1906 | Liberal Union | De Meester | ||
| Minister of Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Dr. Jacob Kraus (1861–1951) | 1 July 1906 – 12 February 1908 | Liberal Union | De Meester | ||
| Jean Bevers (1852–1909) | 12 February 1908 – 5 January 1909 [Died] | General League | T. Heemskerk | ||
| Syb Talma (Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce) (1864–1916) | 5 January 1909 – 21 January 1909 [Ad interim] | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Louis Regout (1861–1915) | 21 January 1909 – 29 August 1913 | General League | |||
| Dr. Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Liberal Union | Cort van der Linden | ||
| Adrianus König (1867–1944) | 9 September 1918 – 18 September 1922 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I | ||
| Dr. Gerard van Swaay (1867–1945) | 18 September 1922 – 4 August 1925 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II | ||
| Max Bongaerts (1875–1959) | 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Roman Catholic State Party | Colijn I | ||
| Hendrik van der Vegte (1868–1933) | 8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | De Geer I | ||
| Paul Reymer (1882–1952) | 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III | ||
| Jacob Kalff (1869–1935) | 26 May 1933 – 13 January 1935 [Died] | Liberal State Party | Colijn II | ||
| Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 13 January 1935 – 15 March 1935 [Ad interim] | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937 | Liberal State Party | |||
| Colijn III | |||||
| Dr. Johan van Buuren (1884–1970) | 24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939 | Independent (Liberal) | Colijn IV | ||
| Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952) | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 | Liberal State Party | Colijn V | ||
| Willem Albarda (also Minister of Finance 1941–1942) (1877–1957) | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | De Geer II | ||
| Gerbrandy I • II | |||||
| Frans Wijffels (Minister of Social Affairs) (1899–1968) | 23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 [Ad interim] | Roman Catholic State Party | Gerbrandy III | ||
| Theo Tromp (1903–1984) | 4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
| Minister of Transport and Energy | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steef van Schaik (1888–1968) | 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | Roman Catholic State Party | Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn– Drees) | ||
| Catholic People's Party | |||||
| Minister of Transport | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Hein Vos (1903–1972) | 3 July 1946 – 1 March 1947 | Labour Party | Beel I | ||
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Hein Vos (1903–1972) | 1 March 1947 – 7 August 1948 | Labour Party | Beel I | ||
| Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) [Deputy] | 7 August 1948 – 1 November 1948 [Acting] [Minister] | Catholic People's Party | Drees– Van Schaik | ||
| Derk Spitzen (1896–1957) | 1 November 1948 – 15 March 1951 | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | |||
| Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983) | 15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 | Independent Christian Democratic Protestant | Drees I | ||
| Jacob Algera (1902–1966) | 2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958 [Res] | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Drees II | ||
| Drees III | |||||
| Herman Witte (1909–1973) | 10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958 [Ad Interim] [Minister] | Catholic People's Party | |||
| Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) | 1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Beel II | |||||
| Henk Korthals (1911–1976) [Deputy] | 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 [Minister] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay | ||
| Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Marijnen | ||
| Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) | 14 April 1965 – 1 May 1966 [Note] | Labour Party | Cals | ||
| Pieter Bogaers (1924–2008) | 1 May 1966 – 30 June 1966 [Acting] [Minister] | Catholic People's Party | |||
| Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967) | 30 June 1966 – 22 November 1966 | Labour Party | |||
| Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985) [Deputy] | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 | Catholic People's Party | Zijlstra | ||
| Joop Bakker (1921–2003) [Deputy] | 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 [Minister] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Jong | ||
| Dr. Willem Drees Jr. (1922–1998) | 6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 [Res] | Democratic Socialists '70 | Biesheuvel I | ||
| Biesheuvel II | |||||
| Bé Udink (1926–2016) | 21 July 1972 – 11 May 1973 [Minister] | Christian Historical Union | |||
| Tjerk Westerterp (1930–2023) | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 | Catholic People's Party | Den Uyl | ||
| Dany Tuijnman (1915–1992) | 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Van Agt I | ||
| Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005) | 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | Democrats 66 | Van Agt II • III | ||
| Neelie Kroes (born 1941) | 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Lubbers I • II | ||
| Hanja Maij-Weggen (born 1943) | 7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994 [Res] | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III | ||
| Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019) | 16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994 [Acting] [Minister] | Christian Democratic Appeal | |||
| Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950) | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok I | ||
| Tineke Netelenbos (born 1944) | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Kok II | ||
| Roelf de Boer (born 1944) [Deputy] | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | Pim Fortuyn List | Balkenende I | ||
| Karla Peijs (born 1944) | 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende II • III | ||
| Camiel Eurlings (born 1973) | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende IV | ||
| Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) | 14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte I • II | ||
| Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963) | 26 October 2017 – 31 August 2021 [Res] | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte III | ||
| Barbara Visser (born 1977) | 31 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
| Mark Harbers (born 1969) | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte IV | ||
| Barry Madlener (born 1969) | 2 July 2024 – 3 June 2025 [Res] | Party for Freedom | Schoof | ||
- Resigned
- Resigned following election to the European Parliament
- Acting
- Ad Interim
- Died in office
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister from 18 October 2002
- Medical leave of absence from 1 May 1966 until 30 June 1966
- Minister without Portfolio for the Interior
- Minister of Housing and Construction
- Minister for Kingdom Relations
- Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning
- Minister of Economic Affairs
List of state secretaries for infrastructure
| State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Stijkel (1918–1982) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management | 15 October 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay | ||
| Mike Keyzer (1911–1983) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 22 October 1963 – 14 April 1965 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Marijnen | ||
| Siep Posthumus (1910–1987) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 4 May 1965 – 22 November 1966 | Labour Party | Cals | ||
| Leo de Block (1904–1988) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting | 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 [State Secretary] | Catholic People's Party | Zijlstra | ||
| Mike Keyzer (1911–1983) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Jong | ||
| Roelof Kruisinga (1922–2012) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 28 July 1971 – 20 March 1973 [Res] | Christian Historical Union | Biesheuvel I • II | ||
| Michel van Hulten (1930–2025) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Postal Service | 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977 | Political Party of Radicals | Den Uyl | ||
| Neelie Kroes (born 1941) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 28 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Van Agt I | ||
| Jaap van der Doef (1934–2025) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 [Res] | Labour Party | Van Agt II | ||
| Jaap Scherpenhuizen (1934–2012) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 8 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Lubbers I | ||
| Not in use (1986–1998) | ||||||
| Monique de Vries (born 1947) | • Telecommunication • Water Management • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok II | ||
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen (born 1970) | • Public Infrastructure • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Balkenende I • II • III | ||
| Tineke Huizinga (born 1960) | • Public Transport • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 [App] | Christian Union | Balkenende IV | ||
| State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment | Portfolio | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Joop Atsma (born 1956) | • Aviation • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte I | ||
| Wilma Mansveld (born 1962) | • Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting [Title] | 5 November 2012 – 28 October 2015 [Res] | Labour Party | Rutte II | ||
| Sharon Dijksma (born 1971) | 3 November 2015 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | ||||
| State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet | ||
| Stientje van Veldhoven (born 1973) | • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Water Management • Environmental Policy • Weather Forecasting | 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III | ||
| 14 April 2020 – 10 August 2021 [Res] | ||||||
| Steven van Weyenberg (born 1973) | 10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | Democrats 66 | ||||
| Vivianne Heijnen (born 1982) | • Aviation • Water Management • Weather Forecasting | 10 January 2022 – 24 May 2024 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte IV | ||
| Chris Jansen (born 1966) | • Public Transport • Environmental Policy | 2 July 2024 – 3 June 2025 [Res] | Party for Freedom | Schoof | ||
| Thierry Aartsen (born 1989) | 19 June 2025 – Incumbent | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||||
- Resigned
- Appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
- Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister
- State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
- Appointed as Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
See also
- List of ministers of housing of the Netherlands
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