Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Finance (Ministerie van Financiën; Fin) is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets. The current minister is Jan Kees de Jager.
Responsibilities
The ministry has the duty to "guard the treasury and aim for a financially sound and prosperous state of the Netherlands’" [1].
- It is responsible for the income and expenditure of the Kingdom.
- It collects the taxes and develops fiscal legislation.
- It seeks to expend the budget of the government responsibly, efficiently and effectively.
- It is also responsible for financial-economic policy.
- It supervises the financial markets, banks and financial transfers.
Organisation
The ministry is currently headed by one ministers and one state secretary. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of The Hague at the Korte Voorhout. Since March 2006 the ministry is renovated and it is temporarily housed in the Prinessenhof. It employs almost 1,500 civil servants. The civil service is headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who head a system of four directorates general:
- General Thesaury (financial economic policy)
- Directorate General for the Budget
- Directorate General for Fiscal Affairs
- Directorate General for Taxation
It is also responsible for several decentralized services:
The ministry also owns most of the shares the Dutch government owns, which are all nationalized companies. These include
History
The ministry was founded in 1813. Since 1965 a state secretary has been appointed each formation with responsibility for taxation.
List of Ministers of Finance
| Minister of Finance |
In Office |
Party |
Prime Minister |
Cabinet |
Note(s) |
Piet Lieftinck |
June 24, 1945 - July 1, 1952 |
Labour Party |
Wim Schermerhorn (1945-1946)
Louis Beel (1946-1948)
Willem Drees (1948-1952) |
Schermerhorn-Drees
Beel I
Drees-Van Schaik
Drees I |
(Resigned) |
Willem Drees |
July 1, 1952 - September 2, 1952 |
Labour Party |
Willem Drees |
Drees I |
Prime Minister (Ad interim) |
Johan van de Kieft |
September 2, 1952 - October 13, 1956 |
Labour Party |
Willem Drees |
Drees II |
|
Henk Hofstra |
October 13, 1956 – December 22, 1958 |
Labour Party |
Willem Drees |
Drees III |
|
Jelle Zijlstra |
December 22, 1958 – July 24, 1963 |
Anti Revolutionary Party |
Louis Beel (1958-1959)
Jan de Quay (1959-1963) |
Beel II
De Quay |
|
Johan Witteveen |
July 24, 1963 – April 14, 1965 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Victor Marijnen |
Marijnen |
|
Anne Vondeling |
April 14, 1965 - November 22, 1966 |
Labour Party |
Jo Cals |
Cals |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Jelle Zijlstra |
November 22, 1966 – April 5, 1967 |
Anti Revolutionary Party |
Jelle Zijlstra |
Zijlstra |
Prime Minister |
Johan Witteveen |
April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Piet de Jong |
De Jong |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Roelof Nelissen |
July 6, 1971 – May 11, 1973 |
Catholic People's Party |
Barend Biesheuvel |
Biesheuvel I
Biesheuvel II |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Wim Duisenberg |
May 11, 1973 – December 19, 1977 |
Labour Party |
Joop den Uyl |
Den Uyl |
|
Frans Andriessen |
December 19, 1977 - February 22, 1980 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Dries van Agt |
Van Agt I |
(Resigned) |
Gijs van Aardenne |
February 22, 1980 - March 5, 1980 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Dries van Agt |
Van Agt I |
Minister of Economic Affairs (Ad interim) |
Fons van der Stee |
March 5, 1980 - November 4, 1982 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Dries van Agt |
Van Agt I
Van Agt II
Van Agt III |
|
Onno Ruding |
November 4, 1982 - November 7, 1989 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Ruud Lubbers |
Lubbers I
Lubbers II |
|
Wim Kok |
November 7, 1989 – August 22, 1994 |
Labour Party |
Ruud Lubbers |
Lubbers III |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Gerrit Zalm |
August 22, 1994 – July 22, 2002 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Wim Kok |
Kok I
Kok II |
|
Hans Hoogervorst |
July 22, 2002 – May 27, 2003 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende |
Balkenende I |
|
Gerrit Zalm |
May 27, 2003 – February 22, 2007 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Jan Peter Balkenende |
Balkenende II
Balkenende III |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Wouter Bos |
February 22, 2007 – February 23, 2010 |
Labour Party |
Jan Peter Balkenende |
Balkenende IV |
Deputy Prime Minister (Resigned) |
Jan Kees de Jager |
Since February 23, 2010 |
Christian Democratic Appeal |
Jan Peter Balkenende (2010)
Mark Rutte (from 2010) |
Balkenende IV
Rutte |
|
Living Ministers of Finance
| Minister of Finance |
Term |
Age |
| Johan Witteveen |
1963-1965, 1967-1971 |
June 12, 1921 (1921-06-12) (age 90) |
| Roelof Nelissen |
1971-1973 |
April 4, 1931 (1931-04-04) (age 80) |
| Frans Andriessen |
1977-1980 |
April 2, 1929 (1929-04-02) (age 82) |
| Onno Ruding |
1982-1989 |
August 15, 1939 (1939-08-15) (age 72) |
| Wim Kok |
1989-1994 |
September 29, 1938 (1938-09-29) (age 73) |
| Gerrit Zalm |
1994-2002, 2003-2007 |
May 6, 1952 (1952-05-06) (age 59) |
| Hans Hoogervorst |
2002-2003 |
April 19, 1956 (1956-04-19) (age 55) |
| Wouter Bos |
2007–2010 |
July 14, 1963 (1963-07-14) (age 48) |
| Jan Kees de Jager |
2010- |
February 10, 1969 (1969-02-10) (age 43) |
Last former Ministers of Finance who died
| Minister of Finance |
Term |
Born |
Died |
| Gijs van Aardenne |
1980 |
March 18, 1930(1930-03-18) |
August 10, 1995(1995-08-10) (aged 65) |
| Henk Hofstra |
1956-1958 |
September 28, 1904(1904-09-28) |
February 16, 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94) |
| Fons van der Stee |
1980-1982 |
July 30, 1928(1928-07-30) |
September 9, 1999(1999-09-09) (aged 71) |
| Jelle Zijlstra |
1958-1963, 1966-1967 |
August 27, 1918(1918-08-27) |
December 23, 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 83) |
| Wim Duisenberg |
1973-1977 |
July 9, 1935(1935-07-09) |
July 31, 2005(2005-07-31) (aged 70) |
See also
References
- ^ ministry of finance website
External links