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List of prime ministers of the Netherlands

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Five former officeholders (Wim Kok, Dries van Agt, Piet de Jong, Ruud Lubbers and Jan Peter Balkenende) with then Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in July 2011

The following is a list of prime ministers of the Netherlands since the inception of that office as a result of a revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands in 1848.[citation needed] The prime minister is the chairman of the Council of Ministers; since 1945 he has held the Dutch title of minister-president van Nederland, also referred to as premier.

Dick Schoof is currently serving as the 43rd prime minister, having been appointed to the office for on 2 July 2024, succeding Mark Rutte, the longest-serving prime minister who is currently the secretary-general of NATO.

List of prime ministers

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Political parties:

  Independent

Christian democratic

  ARP   RKSP/KVP   CHU   CDA

Liberal

  LU   VDB   VVD

Social democratic

  PvdA

Portrait Name
(born and died)
Term of office Political party Election Cabinet Monarch
(reign)
Took office Left office Tenure Name Composition
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
(1794–1863)
25 March 1848 17 May 1848 53 days Independent
Liberal
Schimmelpenninck Conservative Willem II

(1840–1849)
Jacob de Kempenaer Jacob de Kempenaer
(1793–1870)
21 November 1848 1 November 1849 345 days 1848 De Kempenaer—
Donker Curtius
Liberal
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(1798–1872)
1 November 1849 19 April 1853 3 years, 169 days 1850
1852
Thorbecke I Willem III

(1849–1890)
Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall
(1791–1866)
19 April 1853 1 July 1856 3 years, 73 days 1853 Van Hall—
Donker Curtius
Conservative
Justinus van der Brugghen Justinus van der Brugghen
(1804–1863)
1 July 1856 18 March 1858 1 year, 260 days Independent
Antirevolutionary
1856 Van der Brugghen
Jan Jacob Rochussen Jan Jacob Rochussen
(1797–1871)
18 March 1858 23 February 1860 1 year, 342 days Independent
Conservative
1858 Rochussen Liberal
Conservative
Floris Adriaan van Hall Floris Adriaan van Hall
(1791–1866)
23 February 1860 14 March 1861 1 year, 19 days Independent
Liberal
1860 Van Hall—
Van Heemstra
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(1816–1890)
14 March 1861 10 November 1861 241 days Van Zuylen van Nijevelt—
Van Heemstra
Schelto van Heemstra Schelto van Heemstra
(1807–1864)
10 November 1861 1 February 1862 83 days
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(1798–1872)
1 February 1862 10 February 1866 4 years, 9 days 1862 Thorbecke II Liberal
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
(1822–1902)
10 February 1866 1 June 1866 111 days Fransen van de Putte
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt
(1819–1894)
1 June 1866 4 June 1868 2 years, 3 days Independent
Conservative
Jun.1866
Oct.1866
Van Zuylen van Nijevelt Conservative
Pieter Philip van Bosse Pieter Philip van Bosse
(1809–1879)
4 June 1868 4 January 1871 2 years, 214 days Independent
Liberal
1868
1869
Van Bosse—
Fock
Liberal
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
(1798–1872)
4 January 1871 4 June 1872 (died) 1 year, 152 days 1871 Thorbecke III
Gerrit de Vries Gerrit de Vries
(1818–1900)
4 June 1872 27 August 1874 2 years, 84 days 1873 De Vries—
Fransen van de Putte
Jan Heemskerk Jan Heemskerk
(1818–1897)
27 August 1874 3 November 1877 3 years, 68 days Independent
Conservative
1875 Heemskerk—
Van Lynden van Sandenburg
Conservative
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
(1822–1895)
3 November 1877 20 August 1879 1 year, 290 days Independent
Liberal
1877 Kappeyne van de Coppello Liberal
Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg
(1826–1885)
20 August 1879 23 April 1883 3 years, 246 days Independent
Antirevolutionary
1879 Van Lynden van Sandenburg Liberal
Conservative
Jan Heemskerk Jan Heemskerk
(1818–1897)
23 April 1883 21 April 1888 4 years, 363 days Independent
Conservative
1883
1884
1886
1887
J. Heemskerk
Aeneas Mackay
(1838–1909)
21 April 1888 21 August 1891 3 years, 123 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1888 Mackay Coalition
Gijsbert van Tienhoven Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(1841–1914)
21 August 1891 9 May 1894 2 years, 261 days Independent
Liberal
1891 Van Tienhoven Liberal Wilhelmina

(1890–1948)
Joan Röell Joan Röell
(1844–1914)
9 May 1894 27 July 1897 3 years, 79 days 1894 Röell
Nicolaas Pierson Nicolaas Pierson
(1839–1909)
27 July 1897 1 August 1901 4 years, 5 days Liberal Union 1897 Pierson Liberal
Abraham Kuyper Abraham Kuyper
(1837–1920)
1 August 1901 17 August 1905 4 years, 16 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1901 Kuyper Coalition
Theo de Meester Theo de Meester
(1851–1919)
17 August 1905 12 February 1908 2 years, 179 days Liberal Union 1905 De Meester Liberal
Theo Heemskerk Theo Heemskerk
(1852–1932)
12 February 1908 29 August 1913 5 years, 198 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1909 T. Heemskerk Coalition
Pieter Cort van der Linden Pieter Cort van der Linden
(1846–1935)
29 August 1913 9 September 1918 5 years, 11 days Independent
Liberal
1913
1917
Cort van der Linden Liberal
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(1873–1936)
9 September 1918 18 September 1922 6 years, 329 days Roman Catholic (RKSP) 1918 Ruijs de B. I RKSPARPCHU
18 September 1922 4 August 1925 1922 Ruijs de B. II
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
4 August 1925 8 March 1926 216 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1925 Colijn I
Dirk Jan de Geer Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960)
8 March 1926 10 August 1929 3 years, 155 days Christian Historical (CHU) De Geer I
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(1873–1936)
10 August 1929 26 May 1933 3 years, 289 days Roman Catholic (RKSP) 1929 Ruijs de B. III
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
26 May 1933 31 July 1935 6 years, 76 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1933 Colijn II RKSPARPCHULSPVDB
31 July 1935 24 June 1937 Colijn III
24 June 1937 25 July 1939 1937 Colijn IV RKSPARPCHU
25 July 1939 10 August 1939 Colijn V ARPCHULSP
Dirk Jan de Geer Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960)
10 August 1939 3 September 1940 1 year, 24 days Christian Historical (CHU) De Geer II RKSPSDAPARPCHUVDB
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(1885–1961)
3 September 1940 28 July 1941 4 years, 295 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) Gerbrandy I
28 July 1941 23 February 1945 Gerbrandy II RKSPSDAPARPCHU LSPVDB
23 February 1945 25 June 1945 Gerbrandy III RKSPARPVDB
Willem Schermerhorn Willem Schermerhorn
(1894–1977)
25 June 1945 3 July 1946 1 year, 8 days Free-thinking Democratic (VDB)
until 1946
Schermerhorn—
Drees
VDBSDAPKVPARP
Labour (PvdA)
from 1946
Louis Beel Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
3 July 1946 7 August 1948 2 years, 35 days Catholic People's (KVP) 1946 Beel I KVPPvdA
Willem Drees Willem Drees
(1886–1988)
7 August 1948 15 March 1951 10 years, 137 days Labour (PvdA) 1948 Drees—
Van Schaik
PvdAKVPCHUVVD Juliana

(1948–1980)
15 March 1951 2 September 1952 Drees I (II)
2 September 1952 13 October 1956 1952 Drees II (III) PvdAKVPARPCHU
13 October 1956 22 December 1958 1956 Drees III (IV)
Louis Beel Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
22 December 1958 19 May 1959 148 days Catholic People's (KVP) Beel II KVPARPCHU
Jan de Quay Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)
19 May 1959 24 July 1963 4 years, 66 days 1959 De Quay KVPARPCHUVVD
Victor Marijnen Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975)
24 July 1963 14 April 1965 1 year, 264 days 1963 Marijnen
Jo Cals Jo Cals
(1914–1971)
14 April 1965 22 November 1966 1 year, 222 days Cals KVPARPPvdA
Jelle Zijlstra Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)
22 November 1966 5 April 1967 134 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) Zijlstra ARPKVP
Piet de Jong Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)
5 April 1967 6 July 1971 4 years, 92 days Catholic People's (KVP) 1967 De Jong KVPARPCHUVVD
Barend Biesheuvel Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)
6 July 1971 9 August 1972 1 year, 309 days Anti-Revolutionary (ARP) 1971 Biesheuvel I ARPKVPCHUVVDDS70
9 August 1972 11 May 1973 Biesheuvel II ARPKVPCHUVVD
Joop den Uyl Joop den Uyl
(1919–1987)
11 May 1973 19 December 1977 4 years, 222 days Labour (PvdA) 1972 Den Uyl PvdAKVPARPD66PPR
Dries van Agt Dries van Agt
(1931–2024)
19 December 1977 11 September 1981 4 years, 320 days Catholic People's (KVP)
until 1980;
Christian Democratic (CDA)
1977 Van Agt I CDAVVD
11 September 1981 29 May 1982 1981 Van Agt II CDAPvdAD66 Beatrix

(1980–2013)
29 May 1982 4 November 1982 Van Agt III CDAD66
Ruud Lubbers Ruud Lubbers
(1939–2018)
4 November 1982 14 July 1986 11 years, 291 days Christian Democratic (CDA) 1982 Lubbers I CDAVVD
14 July 1986 7 November 1989 1986 Lubbers II
7 November 1989 22 August 1994 1989 Lubbers III CDAPvdA
Wim Kok Wim Kok
(1938–2018)
22 August 1994 3 August 1998 7 years, 334 days Labour (PvdA) 1994 Kok I PvdAVVDD66
3 August 1998 22 July 2002 1998 Kok II
Jan Peter Balkenende Jan Peter Balkenende
(born 1956)
22 July 2002 27 May 2003 8 years, 84 days Christian Democratic (CDA) 2002 Balkenende I CDALPFVVD
27 May 2003 7 July 2006 2003 Balkenende II CDAVVDD66
7 July 2006 22 February 2007 Balkenende III CDAVVD
22 February 2007 14 October 2010 2006 Balkenende IV CDAPvdACU
Mark Rutte Mark Rutte
(born 1967)
14 October 2010 5 November 2012 13 years, 262 days People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD)
2010 Rutte I VVDCDA
5 November 2012 26 October 2017 2012 Rutte II VVDPvdA
Willem-Alexander

(2013–present)
26 October 2017 10 January 2022 2017 Rutte III VVDCDAD66CU
10 January 2022 2 July 2024 2021 Rutte IV
Dick Schoof Dick Schoof
(born 1957)
2 July 2024 Incumbent 178 days Independent 2023 Schoof PVVVVDNSCBBB

Graphical timeline

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Dick SchoofMark RutteJan Peter BalkenendeWim KokRuud LubbersDries van AgtJoop den UylBarend BiesheuvelPiet de JongJelle ZijlstraJo CalsVictor MarijnenJan de QuayWillem DreesLouis BeelWillem SchermerhornPieter Sjoerds GerbrandyDirk Jan de GeerHendrikus ColijnCharles Ruijs de BeerenbrouckPieter Cort van der LindenTheo HeemskerkTheo de MeesterAbraham KuyperNicolaas PiersonJoan RöellGijsbert van TienhovenAeneas Mackay Jr.Theo van Lynden van SandenburgJan Kappeyne van de CoppelloJan HeemskerkGerrit de Vries (politician)Pieter Philip van BosseJulius van Zuylen van NijeveltIsaäc Dignus Fransen van de PutteSchelto van HeemstraJacob van Zuylen van NijeveltJan Jacob RochussenJustinus van der BrugghenFloris Adriaan van HallJohan Rudolph ThorbeckeJacob de KempenaerGerrit Schimmelpenninck

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