List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands

Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
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Incumbent Lodewijk Asscher since 5 November 2012
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Style	His Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Formation	September 25, 1918 (1918-09-25)
First holder	Piet Aalberse (as Minister of Labour)
Deputy	State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
Salary	€144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website	Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Dutch: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Lodewijk Asscher has been the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment since 5 November 2012.

Minister of Social Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	26 May 1933 – 31 July 1935	Christian Historical Union	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)
		Marcus Slingenberg (1881–1941)	31 July 1935 – 24 June 1937	Free-thinking Democratic League	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn III)
		Carl Romme (1896–1980)	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman-Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)
	Marinus Damme	Marinus Damme (1876–1966)	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V)
	Jan van den Tempel	Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955)	10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II)
		Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	23 February 1945 – 24 June 1945	Catholic People's Party	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy III)
		Willem Drees (Deputy Prime Minister) (1886–1988)	24 June 1945 – 7 August 1948	Social Democratic Workers' Party Labour Party	Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees) Beel (Beel I)
	Dolf Joekes	Dolf Joekes (1884–1962)	7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951	Free-thinking Democratic League	Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Dolf Joekes	Dolf Joekes (1884–1962)	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Free-thinking Democratic League	Willem Drees (Drees I
	Ko Suurhoff	Ko Suurhoff (1905–1967)	2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958	Labour Party	Willem Drees (Drees II • III)
		Louis Beel (Ad interim Prime Minister) (1902–1985)	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959	Catholic People's Party	Louis Beel (Beel II)
	Charles van Rooy	Charles van Rooy (1912–1996)	19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961	Catholic People's Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay)
		Victor Marijnen (Ad interim Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries) (1917–1975)	3 July 1961 – 17 July 1961	Catholic People's Party
	Gerard Veldkamp	Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990)	17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jan de Quay (De Quay) Victor Marijnen (Marijnen) Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
	Bauke Roolvink	Bauke Roolvink (1912–1979)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
Minister of Social Affairs			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Jaap Boersma (1929–2012)	6 July 1971 – 19 December 1977	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II) Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
	Wil Albeda	Wil Albeda (1925–2014)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Joop den Uyl (Deputy Prime Minister) (1919–1987)	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II)
	Louw de Graaf	Louw de Graaf (born 1930)	29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt III)
		Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	4 November 1982 – 3 February 1987	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II)
	Louw de Graaf	Louw de Graaf (Ad interim ) (born 1930)	3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)
		Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Bert de Vries	Bert de Vries (born 1938)	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
	Ad Melkert	Ad Melkert (born 1956)	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok I)
	Klaas de Vries	Klaas de Vries (born 1943)	3 August 1998 – 24 March 2000	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II)
		Willem Vermeend (born 1948)	24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party
	Aart Jan de Geus	Aart Jan de Geus (Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport) (16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003)	22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III)
		Piet Hein Donner (born 1948)	22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)
	Henk Kamp	Henk Kamp (born 1952)	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)
		Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy Prime Minister) (born 1974)	5 November 2012 – Incumbent	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

^Res. Resigned.

^Appt. Appointment: Klaas de Vries appointed Minister of the Interior 2000.

¹ Louw de Graaf served as interim Minister of Social Affairs and Employment while Jan de Koning was temporary Minister of the Interior.

Living former Ministers of Minister of Social Affairs and Employment

Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	Term	Age
Louw de Graaf	1982 1987	(1930-04-30) 30 April 1930
Bert de Vries	1989–1994	(1938-03-29) 29 March 1938
Ad Melkert	1994–1998	(1956-02-12) 12 February 1956
Klaas de Vries	1998–2000	(1943-04-28) 28 April 1943
Willem Vermeend	2000–2002	(1948-12-21) 21 December 1948
Aart Jan de Geus	2002–2007	(1955-07-28) 28 July 1955
Piet Hein Donner	2007–2010	(1948-10-20) 20 October 1948
Henk Kamp	2010–2012	(1952-07-23) 23 July 1952

See also

• Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment