List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | Mark Rutte as Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
Formation | 9 March 1798 |
First holder | Willem Berend Buys (as Agent for Foreign Affairs) |
Deputy | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
Salary | €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
Website | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Bert Koenders has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 17 October 2014.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- Res. Resigned.
- Appt. Appointment: Hans van den Broek appointed European Commissioner 1993; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer appointed Secretary General of NATO 2003; Frans Timmermans appointed European Commissioner 2014.
Living former Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Term | Age |
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Dries van Agt | 1982 | 2 February 1931 |
Hans van den Broek | 1982–1993 | 11 December 1936 |
Jozias van Aartsen | 1998–2002 | 25 December 1947 |
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | 2002–2003 | 3 April 1948 |
Ben Bot | 2003–2007 | 21 November 1937 |
Maxime Verhagen | 2007–2010 | 14 September 1956 |
Uri Rosenthal | 2010–2012 | 19 July 1945 |
Frans Timmermans | 2012–2014 | 6 May 1961 |