Minister for Development Cooperation (Netherlands)

The Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands is a Minister without portfolio tasked with all matters concerning International development. The Minister for Development Cooperation is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The current Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is Lilianne Ploumen.

List of Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands

Minister for Aid to Developing Countries			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
		Theo Bot (1911–1984)	14 April 1965 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party	Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
	Berend Jan Udink	Berend Jan Udink (born 1926)	5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971	Christian Historical Union	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
Minister for Development Cooperation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Kees Boertien	Kees Boertien (1927–2002)	6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973	Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)
	Jan Pronk	Jan Pronk (born 1940)	11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977	Labour Party	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
		Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981	Anti-Revolutionary Party Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
		Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II • III)
	Eegje Schoo	Eegje Schoo (born 1944)	4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I)
		Piet Bukman (born 1934)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)
	Jan Pronk	Jan Pronk (born 1940)	7 November 1989 – 3 August 1998	Labour Party	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III) Wim Kok (Kok I)
	Eveline Herfkens	Eveline Herfkens (born 1952)	3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002	Labour Party	Wim Kok (Kok II)
	Vacancy
	Agnes van Ardenne	Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950)	27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007	Christian Democratic Appeal	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende II • III)
		Bert Koenders (born 1958)	22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010	Labour Party	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)
	Maxime Verhagen	Maxime Verhagen (Minister of Foreign Affairs) (born 1956)	23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Vacancy
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation			Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)
	Lilianne Ploumen	Lilianne Ploumen (born 1962)	5 November 2012 – Incumbent	Labour Party	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

^Res. Resigned.

Living former Minister for Development Cooperation

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Term	Age
Berend Jan Udink	1967–1971	(1926-02-12) 12 February 1926
Jan Pronk	1973–1977 1989–1998	(1940-03-16) 16 March 1940
Eegje Schoo	1982–1986	(1944-06-10) 10 June 1944
Piet Bukman	1986–1989	(1934-02-07) 7 February 1934
Eveline Herfkens	1998–2002	(1952-01-09) 9 January 1952
Agnes van Ardenne	2003–2007	(1950-01-21) 21 January 1950
Bert Koenders	2007–2010	(1958-05-28) 28 May 1958
Maxime Verhagen	2010	(1956-09-14) 14 September 1956