Netherlands/Deputy Prime Minister

Netherlands/Deputy Prime Minister  (Deputy Prime Minister)
Start	25 June 1945
Boss	Netherlands/Prime Minister
Website	http://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/lodewijk-asscher/cv
The official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands.

The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands 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.

 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

Name	From	To	Description
Mona Keijzer	2024
Wopke Hoekstra	10 January 2022	2023
Sigrid Kaag	2022	2023
Kajsa Ollongren	14 May 2020	2022	with Hugo de Jonge and Carola Schouten
Kajsa Ollongren	26 October 2017	1 November 2019	with Hugo de Jonge and Carola Schouten
Hugo de Jonge	2017	2022
Maxime Verhagen	14 October 2010	5 November 2012
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst	31 March 2005	3 July 2006	Serving with Gerrit Zalm
Gerrit Zalm	27 May 2003	22 February 2007	Serving with Thom de Graaf Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Hans van Mierlo	22 August 1994	3 August 1998	Serving with Hans Dijkstal
Wim Kok	7 November 1989	22 August 1994
Wim Kok	7 November 1989	22 August 1994
Joop Den Uyl	11 September 1981	29 May 1982	Serving with Jan Terlouw
Dries van Agt	1973	1977
Roelof Nelissen	6 July 1971	11 May 1973	Serving with Molly Geertsema
Johan Witteveen	5 April 1967	6 July 1971	Serving with Joop Bakker
Barend Biesheuvel	24 July 1963	5 April 1967	Serving with Anne Vondeling Jan de Quay
Willem Drees	1945	1948

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