Deputy Prime Minister |
Position |
Term of office |
Party |
Prime Minister
(Cabinet) |
|
|
Willem Drees
(1886–1988) |
Minister of Social Affairs |
24 June 1945 –
7 August 1948 |
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(1945–1946)
Labour Party
(1946–1948) |
Wim Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn-Drees)
Louis Beel
(Beel I) |
|
|
Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962) |
Minister without Portfolio
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
Minister of the Interior |
7 August 1948 –
15 March 1951 |
Catholic People's Party |
Willem Drees
(Drees-Van Schaik) |
|
|
Frans Teulings
(1891–1966) |
Minister without Portfolio
Minister of the Interior |
15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952 |
Catholic People's Party |
Willem Drees
(Drees I) |
|
|
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
[Res] |
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Social Work
Minister of Education, Arts and Science
Minister of Justice
Minister of Colonial Affairs |
2 September 1952 –
7 October 1956 |
Catholic People's Party |
Willem Drees
(Drees II) |
|
|
Teun Struycken
(1906–1977) |
Minister of the Interior
(Drees III and Beel II)
Minister of Justice
(Beel II) |
13 October 1956 –
19 May 1959 |
Catholic People's Party |
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
Louis Beel
(Beel II) |
|
|
Henk Korthals
(1911–1976) |
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management |
19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy |
Jan de Quay
(De Quay) |
|
|
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001) |
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs |
24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen) |
|
|
(1) Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979)
(2) Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001) |
Minister of Finance (Vondeling)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (Biesheuvel) |
14 April 1965 –
22 November 1966 |
Labour Party
(Vondeling)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(Biesheuvel) |
Jo Cals
(Cals) |
|
|
(1) Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)
(2) Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001) |
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (De Quay)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (Biesheuvel) |
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967 |
Catholic People's Party
(Vondeling)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(Biesheuvel) |
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra) |
|
|
(1) Johan Witteveen
(born 1921)
(2) Joop Bakker
(1921–2003) |
Minister of Finance (Witteveen)
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Bakker) |
5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Witteveen)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(Bakker) |
Piet de Jong
(De Jong) |
|
|
(1) Roelof Nelissen
(born 1931)
(2) Molly Geertsema
(1918–1991) |
Minister of Finance (Nelissen)
Minister of the Interior (Geertsema) |
6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973 |
Catholic People's Party
(Nelissen)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Geertsema) |
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II) |
|
|
Dries van Agt
(born 1931)
[Res] |
Minister of Justice |
11 May 1973 –
8 September 1977 |
Catholic People's Party |
Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl) |
|
|
Wilhelm Friedrich
de Gaay Fortman
(1911–1997) |
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Justice |
8 September 1977 –
19 December 1977 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
|
|
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) |
|
|
(1) Joop den Uyl
(1919–1987)
[Res]
(2) Jan Terlouw
(born 1931) |
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (Den Uyl)
Minister of Economic Affairs (Terlouw) |
11 September 1981 –
29 May 1982 |
Labour Party
(Den Uyl)
Democrats 66
(Terlouw) |
Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II) |
|
|
Jan Terlouw
(born 1931) |
Minister of Economic Affairs |
29 May 1982 –
4 November 1982 |
Democrats 66 |
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) |
|
|
Rudolf de Korte
(born 1936) |
Minister of Economic Affairs |
14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy |
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II) |
|
|
Wim Kok
(born 1938) |
Minister of Finance |
7 November 1989 –
22 August 1994 |
Labour Party |
Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III) |
|
|
(1) Hans Dijkstal
(1943–2010)
(2) Hans van Mierlo
(1931–2010) |
Minister of the Interior
(Dijkstal)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(Van Mierlo) |
22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Dijkstal)
Democrats 66
(Van Mierlo) |
Wim Kok
(Kok I) |
|
|
(1) Annemarie Jorritsma
(born 1950)
(2) Els Borst
(1932–2014) |
Minister of Economic Affairs
(Jorritsma)
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
(Borst) |
3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Jorritsma)
Democrats 66
(Borst) |
Wim Kok
(Kok II) |
|
|
(1) Eduard Bomhoff
(born 1944)
[Res]
(2) Johan Remkes
(born 1951) |
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
(Bomhoff)
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
(Remkes) |
22 July 2002 –
16 October 2002 |
Pim Fortuyn List
(Bomhoff)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Remkes) |
Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I) |
|
|
Johan Remkes
(born 1951) |
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
16 October 2002 –
18 October 2002 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy |
|
|
(1) Johan Remkes
(born 1951)
(2) Roelf de Boer
(born 1949) |
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
(Remkes)
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
(De Boer) |
18 October 2002 –
27 May 2003 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Remkes)
Pim Fortuyn List
(De Boer) |
|
|
(1) Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)
(2) Thom de Graaf
(born 1957)
[Res] |
Minister of Finance
(Zalm)
Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations
(De Graaf) |
27 May 2003 –
23 March 2005 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Zalm)
Democrats 66
(De Graaf) |
Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II) |
|
|
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952) |
Minister of Finance |
23 March 2005 –
31 March 2005 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy |
|
|
(1) Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952)
(2) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
(born 1937)
[Res] |
Minister of Finance
(Zalm)
Minister of Economic Affairs
(Brinkhorst) |
31 March 2005 –
3 July 2006 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(Zalm)
Democrats 66
(Brinkhorst) |
|
|
Gerrit Zalm
(born 1952) |
Minister of Finance |
3 July 2006 –
22 February 2007 |
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende III) |
|
|
(1) Wouter Bos
(born 1963)
[Res]
(2) André Rouvoet
(born 1962) |
Minister of Finance
(Bos)
Minister for Youth and Family
(Rouvoet) |
22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010 |
Labour Party
(Bos)
ChristianUnion
(Rouvoet) |
Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV) |
|
|
André Rouvoet
(born 1962) |
Minister for Youth and Family
Minister of Education, Culture and Science |
23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010 |
ChristianUnion |
|
|
Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956) |
Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation |
14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I) |
|
|
Lodewijk Asscher
(born 1974) |
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
5 November 2012 –
Incumbent |
Labour Party |
Mark Rutte
(Rutte II) |
Ranking |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Political Party |
Term |
Duration |
1st |
Wim Kok |
Labour Party |
1989–1994 |
7008151113600000000♠4 years, 288 days |
2nd |
Dries van Agt |
Catholic People's Party |
1973–1977 |
7008136598400000000♠4 years, 120 days |
3rd |
Johan Witteveen |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1967–1971 |
7008134179200000000♠4 years, 92 days |
|
Joop Bakker |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
1967–1971 |
7008134179200000000♠4 years, 92 days |
4th |
Henk Korthals |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1959–1963 |
7008131932800000000♠4 years, 66 days |
5th |
Louis Beel |
Catholic People's Party |
1952–1956 |
7008129772800000000♠4 years, 41 days |
6th |
Annemarie Jorritsma |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1998–2002 |
7008125172000000000♠3 years, 353 days |
|
Els Borst |
Democrats 66 |
1998–2002 |
7008125172000000000♠3 years, 353 days |
7th |
Hans Dijkstal |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1994–1998 |
7008124567200000000♠3 years, 346 days |
|
Hans van Mierlo |
Democrats 66 |
1994–1998 |
7008124567200000000♠3 years, 346 days |
8th |
Gerrit Zalm |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
2003–2007 |
7008118087200000000♠3 years, 271 days |
9th |
Hans Wiegel |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1977–1981 |
7008117655200000000♠3 years, 266 days |
10th |
Barend Biesheuvel |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
1963–1967 |
7008116704800000000♠3 years, 255 days |
11th |
Gijs van Aardenne |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1982–1986 |
7008116445600000000♠3 years, 252 days |
12th |
André Rouvoet |
ChristianUnion |
2007–2010 |
7008114890400000000♠3 years, 234 days |
13th |
Lodewijk Asscher |
Labour Party |
2012– |
7008115236000000000♠3 years, 238 days |
14th |
Rudolf de Korte |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1986–1989 |
7008104695200000000♠3 years, 116 days |
15th |
Willem Drees |
Social Democratic Workers' Party (1945–1946)
Labour Party (1946–1948) |
1945–1948 |
7007984744000000000♠3 years, 44 days |
16th |
Wouter Bos |
Labour Party |
2007–2010 |
7007947592000000000♠3 years, 1 day |
17th |
Josef van Schaik |
Catholic People's Party |
1948–1951 |
7007821232000000000♠2 years, 220 days |
18th |
Teun Struycken |
Catholic People's Party |
1956–1959 |
7007819504000000000♠2 years, 218 days |
19th |
Maxime Verhagen |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
2010–2012 |
7007650160000000000♠2 years, 22 days |
20th |
Roelof Nelissen |
Catholic People's Party |
1971–1973 |
7007582552000000000♠1 year, 309 days |
|
Molly Geertsema |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
1971–1973 |
7007582552000000000♠1 year, 309 days |
21st |
Thom de Graaf |
Democrats 66 |
2003–2005 |
7007576504000000000♠1 year, 302 days |
22nd |
Anne Vondeling |
Labour Party |
1965–1966 |
7007507384000000000♠1 year, 222 days |
23rd |
Frans Teulings |
Catholic People's Party |
1951–1952 |
7007463320000000000♠1 year, 171 days |
24th |
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst |
Democrats 66 |
2005–2006 |
7007396792000000000♠1 year, 94 days |
25th |
Jan Terlouw |
Democrats 66 |
1981–1982 |
7007362232000000000♠1 year, 54 days |
26th |
Johan Remkes |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
2002–2003 |
7007266976000000000♠309 days |
27th |
Joop den Uyl |
Labour Party |
1981–1982 |
7007224640000000000♠260 days |
28th |
Roelf de Boer |
Pim Fortuyn List |
2002–2003 |
7007190944000000000♠221 days |
29th |
Jan de Quay |
Catholic People's Party |
1966–1967 |
7007115776000000000♠134 days |
30th |
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman |
Anti-Revolutionary Party |
1977 |
7006881280000000000♠102 days |
31st |
Eduard Bomhoff |
Pim Fortuyn List |
2002 |
7006743040000000000♠86 days |