Ministries of the Netherlands

The most influential part of the executive of the Government of the Netherlands are the ministries. There are fifteen ministries of the Netherlands, all with their own minister. There are also several ministers without portfolio and State Secretaries.

List

Ministries Responsibilities Agencies /
Independent Agencies
Minister
General Affairs
(Dutch: Algemene Zaken)
AZ Government policyPlanning
InformationDutch royal house
Cabinet Office
Government Information Service
Scientific Council for Government Policy
Review Committee on the
Intelligence and Security Services
Rob Jetten
as Prime Minister
and
Minister of General Affairs
Interior and Kingdom Relations
(Dutch: Binnenlandse Zaken
en Koninkrijksrelaties
)
BZK Domestic policyCivil servicePublic administration
ElectionsLocal governments
IntelligenceKingdom RelationsHousing policySpatial planning
Safety Board
General Intelligence and Security Service
Electoral Council
PKIoverheid
Pieter Heerma
as Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Foreign Affairs
(Dutch: Buitenlandse Zaken)
BZ Foreign relationsForeign policyInternational development
International tradeEuropean UnionNATOBeneluxDiaspora
Diplomatic Service
Center for the Promotion of Imports
Tom Berendsen
as Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Finance
(Dutch: Financiën)
FIN Economic policyMonetary policyFiscal policy
Tax policyIncomes policyFinancial market
RegulationsGovernment budget
Tax and Customs Administration
Fiscal Information and Investigation Service
Authority for the Financial Markets
Eelco Heinen
as Minister of Finance
Justice and Security
(Dutch: Justitie en Veiligheid)
J&V Justice systemLaw enforcementPublic security
Emergency managementCounter-terrorism
Legal aidDrug policyIncarcerationsImmigration policy
National Police Corps
Public Prosecution Service
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
Forensic Institute
Custodial Institutions Agency
Immigration and Naturalisation Service
David van Weel
as Minister of Justice
and Security
Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy

(Dutch: Economische Zaken en Klimaat)
EZ Commercial policyIndustrial policyInvestment policy
Technology policyMiningTradeSpace policy
Natural resourceTourism
Environmental policyClimate change policyRenewable energy policy
Foreign Investment Agency
Space Office
Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Department of Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards
Patent Office
Central Agency for Statistics
Environmental Assessment Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Heleen Herbert
as Minister of
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Defence
(Dutch: Defensie)
DEF Armed forcesMilitary policyNational securityVeterans Affairs
Military policeDefence diplomacyHumanitarian aid
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marechaussee
Coastguard
Military Intelligence and Security Service
Dilan Yeşilgöz
as Minister of Defence
Health, Welfare and Sport
(Dutch: Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)
VWS Health careHealth policyHealth insurance
Pharmaceutical policyVaccination policyWelfare
Biomedical sciencesSport
Health Council
Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Health Care Inspectorate
Sophie Hermans
as Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport
Social Affairs and Employment
(Dutch: Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)
SZW Social policyEmploymentLabour economics
Occupational safety and healthSocial security
Consumer protectionTrade unionsTrade associationsEmancipation
Social and Economic Council
• Netherlands Labour Authority
Hans Vijlbrief
as Minister of
Social Affairs
and Employment
Education, Culture and Science
(Dutch: Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap)
OCW Education policyCultural policyScience policy
Knowledge policyResearchInnovation
ArtGender equalityCommunicationMedia
Education Executive Agency
Public Broadcasting Agency
National Archives
National Library
Equal Treatment Commission
Rianne Letschert
as Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
Infrastructure and Water Management
(Dutch: Infrastructuur en Waterstaat)
I&W TransportAviationPublic works
Water Management
Rijkswaterstaat
• Driving License and Certificates Agency
Meteorological Institute
Vincent Karremans
as Minister of
Infrastructure and
Water Management
Agriculture, Fisheries,
Food Security and Nature

(Dutch: Landbouw, Visserij,
Voedselzekerheid en Natuur
)
LVVN Agricultural policyFood policyFood safetyFisheries
Natural conservationForestryAnimal welfare
Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority Jaimi van Essen
as Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries, Food Security
and Nature