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Quick facts for kids Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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Incumbent (1) Rob Jetten (2) Karien van Gennip (3) Carola Schouten
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	25 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-25)
First holder	Willem Drees
Salary	€144,000 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses)

The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. The incumbent deputy prime ministers are Rob Jetten of the Democrats 66 serving as Minister for Climate and Energy, Karien van Gennip of the Christian Democratic Appeal serving as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Carola Schouten of the Christian Union serving as Minister for Welfare and Civic Engagement.

List of unofficial deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister			Position	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Dr. Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897)	Minister of the Interior	1 June 1866 – 4 June 1868	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)	Jules van Zuylen van Nijevelt (Van Zuylen van Nijevelt)
		Cornelis Fock (1828–1910)	Minister of the Interior	4 June 1868 – 4 January 1871	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Van Bosse–Fock)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister of Colonial Affairs	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (Thorbecke III)
			Ad interim Minister of the Interior	4 June 1872 – 6 July 1872
		Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822–1902)	Minister of Colonial Affairs	6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)	Gerrit de Vries (De Vries–Fransen van de Putte)
			Ad interim Minister of the Navy	18 December 1873 – 16 May 1874
		Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1826–1885)	Minister of Justice	27 August 1873 – 3 November 1877	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)	Jan Heemskerk (Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg)
Not in use
		Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	Minister of the Interior	21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894	Liberal Union	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (Van Tienhoven)
		Samuel van Houten (1837–1930)	Minister of the Interior	9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)	Joan Röell (Röell)
		Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917)	Minister of the Interior	27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901	Liberal Union	Nicolaas Pierson (Pierson)
Not in use
		Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)	Minister of Justice	9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • II)
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	Minister of Finance	4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926	Christian Historical Union	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I)
Not in use
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	Minister of Finance	10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933	Christian Historical Union	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	Minister of Justice	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III)
		Carel Goseling (1891–1941)	Minister of Justice	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn IV)
Not in use
		Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947)	Minister of the Interior	10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940	Christian Historical Union	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II)
			Minister of the Interior	3 September 1940 – 27 July 1941		Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I)
			Minister of General Affairs
			Minister of Defence	12 June 1941 – 27 July 1941
			Minister of General Affairs	27 July 1941 – 23 February 1945		Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I)
			Minister of the Interior	27 July 1941 – 31 May 1944 Ad interim 27 January 1945 – 23 February 1945
			Minister of War	27 July 1941 – 15 September 1942
Source: Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

List of deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister				Position	Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
			Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Minister of Social Affairs	25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946	Social Democratic Workers' Party	Willem Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn–Drees)
					3 July 1946 – 7 August 1948	Labour Party	Louis Beel (Beel I)
			Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	Minister without Portfolio for the Interior	7 August 1948 – 15 March 1951	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees–Van Schaik)
			Frans Teulings (1891–1966)	Minister without Portfolio for the Interior	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees I)
			Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)	Minister of the Interior	2 September 1952 – 7 July 1956	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees II)
			Teun Struycken (1906–1977)	Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations	29 October 1956 – 22 December 1958	Catholic People's Party	Willem Drees (Drees III)
				Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations	22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959		Louis Beel (Beel II)
				Minister of Justice
			Henk Korthals (1911–1976)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan de Quay (De Quay)
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	Minister of Finance	14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966	Labour Party	Jo Cals (Cals)
			Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary Party
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
			Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries		Anti-Revolutionary Party
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	Minister of Finance	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
			Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	Minister of Transport and Water Management		Anti-Revolutionary Party
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019)	Minister of Finance	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Catholic People's Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	6 July 1971 – 28 January 1972
			Molly Geertsema (1918–1991)	Minister of the Interior	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973
			Dries van Agt (1931–2024)	Minister of Justice	11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977	Catholic People's Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
			Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997)		8 September 1977 – 19 December 1977	Anti-Revolutionary Party
				Minister of the Interior
				Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Hans Wiegel (born 1941)	Minister of the Interior	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
			Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982	Labour Party	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II)
				Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs
			Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931)	Minister of Economic Affairs		Democrats 66
					29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982		Dries van Agt (Van Agt III)
			Gijs van Aardenne (1930–1995)	Minister of Economic Affairs	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I)
			Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020)	Minister of Economic Affairs	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)
			Wim Kok (1938–2018)	Minister of Finance	7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
			Hans Dijkstal (1943–2010)	Minister of the Interior	22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok I)
			Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010)	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Democrats 66
			Annemarie Jorritsma (born 1950)	Minister of Economic Affairs	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Wim Kok (Kok II)
			Dr. Els Borst (1932–2014)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport		Democrats 66
			Dr. Eduard Bomhoff (born 1944)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	Pim Fortuyn List	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I)
			Johan Remkes (born 1951)	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	22 July 2002 – 16 October 2002	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
					16 October 2002 – 27 May 2003
			Roelf de Boer (born 1949)	Minister of Transport and Water Management	18 October 2002 – 27 May 2003	Pim Fortuyn List
			Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	Minister of Finance	27 May 2003 – 7 July 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II)
				Minister of Economic Affairs	3 July 2006 – 7 July 2006
			Thom de Graaf (born 1957)	Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations	27 May 2003 – 23 March 2005	Democrats 66
			Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937)	Minister of Economic Affairs	31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006	Democrats 66
			Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)	Minister of Finance	7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende III)
			Wouter Bos (born 1963)	Minister of Finance	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)
			André Rouvoet (born 1962)	Minister of Youth and Family Policy		Christian Union
				Minister of Education, Culture and Science	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010
				Minister of Youth and Family Policy
			Maxime Verhagen (born 1956)	Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation	14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)
			Dr. Lodewijk Asscher (born 1974)	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)
			Hugo de Jonge (born 1977)	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport	26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022	Christian Democratic Appeal	Mark Rutte (Rutte III)
			Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967)	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations	26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019	Democrats 66
					14 May 2020 – 10 January 2022
			Carola Schouten (born 1977)	Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality	26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022	Christian Union
			Wouter Koolmees (born 1977)	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment	1 November 2019 – 14 May 2020	Democrats 66
			Sigrid Kaag (born 1961)	Minister of Finance	10 January 2022 – 8 January 2024	Democrats 66	Mark Rutte (Rutte IV)
			Wopke Hoekstra (born 1975)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	10 January 2022 – 1 September 2023	Christian Democratic Appeal
			Carola Schouten (born 1977)	Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions	10 January 2022 – Incumbent	Christian Union
			Karien van Gennip (born 1968)	Minister for Social Affairs and Employment	5 September 2023 – Incumbent	Christian Democratic Appeal
			Rob Jetten (born 1987)	Minister of Finance	8 January 2024 – Incumbent	Democrats 66
Source: Kabinetten 1945-heden Parlement & Politiek

Living deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands

Deputy prime ministers of the Netherlands by term length