List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

The incumbent Prime Minister Mark Rutte, appointed on October 14, 2010

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 in 1848. The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands; since 1945 he has held the title of Minister-President.

Under William II (1840–1849)

Political Party: Independent

Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Election	Cabinet
	Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck (1794–1863)	25 March 1848	17 May 1848	53	Independent (Liberal)	—	I	Conservative
	Jacob de Kempenaer (1793–1870)	21 November 1848	1 November 1849	345	Independent (Liberal)	1848	I	Liberal

Under William III (1849–1890)

Political Party: ARP Independent

Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Election	Cabinet
	Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (1798–1872)	1 November 1849	19 April 1853	1265	Independent (Liberal)	1850 1852	I	Liberal
	Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (1791–1866)	19 April 1853	1 July 1856	1169	Independent (Liberal)	1853	I	Conservative
	Justinus van der Brugghen (1804–1863)	1 July 1856	18 March 1858	625	Independent (Christian)	1856	I	Conservative
	Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797–1871)	18 March 1858	23 February 1860	707	Independent (Conservative)	1858	I	Conservative liberal
	Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall (1791–1866)	23 February 1860	14 March 1861	385	Independent (Liberal)	1860	II	Conservative liberal
	Jacob, Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1816–1890)	14 March 1861	10 November 1861	241	Independent (Liberal)	—	I	Conservative liberal
	Schelto, Baron van Heemstra (1807–1864)	10 November 1861	1 February 1862	83	Independent (Liberal)	—	I	Conservative liberal
	Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (1798–1872)	1 February 1862	10 February 1866	1470	Independent (Liberal)	1862 1866	II	Liberal
	Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822–1902)	10 February 1866	1 June 1866	111	Independent (Liberal)	—	I	Liberal
	Julius, Count van Zuylen van Nijevelt (1819–1894)	1 June 1866	4 June 1668	734	Independent (Conservative)	1866 1866	I	Conservative
	Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	4 June 1868	4 January 1871	944	Independent (Liberal)	1868 1869	I	Liberal
	Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (1798–1872)	4 January 1871	4 June 1872	517	Independent (Liberal)	1871	III	Liberal
	Gerrit de Vries (1818–1900)	4 June 1872	27 August 1874	814	Independent (Liberal)	1873	I	Liberal
	Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897)	27 August 1874	3 November 1877	1164	Independent (Conservative)	1875	I	Conservative
	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (1822–1895)	3 November 1877	20 August 1879	655	Independent (Liberal)	1877	I	Liberal
	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1822–1895)	20 August 1879	23 April 1883	1342	Independent (Christian)	1879	I	Liberal
	Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897)	23 April 1883	20 April 1888	1824	Independent (Conservative)	1883 1884 1886 1887	I	Liberal
	Æneas, Baron Mackay (1839–1909)	20 April 1888	21 August 1891	1218	Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1888	I	Christian

Under Wilhelmina (1890–1948)

Political Party: LU/VDB ARP RKSP/KVP CHU Independent

Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Election	Cabinet
	Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841–1914)	21 August 1891	9 May 1894	992	Independent (Liberal)	1891	I	Liberal
	Joan Röell (1844–1914)	9 May 1894	27 July 1897	1175	Independent (Liberal)	1894	I	Liberal
	Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909)	27 July 1897	1 August 1901	1465	Liberal Union (LU)	1897	I	Liberal
	Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920)	1 August 1901	17 August 1905	1477	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1901	I	Christian
	Theo de Meester (1851–1919)	17 August 1905	12 February 1908	909	Liberal Union (LU)	1905	I	Liberal
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)	12 February 1908	29 August 1913	2025	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1909	I	Christian
	Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935)	29 August 1913	9 September 1918	1837	Independent (Liberal)	1913 1917	I	Liberal
	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	9 September 1918	18 September 1922	2521	Roman-Catholic State Party (RKSP)	1918	I	RKSP – ARP – CHU
	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	18 September 1922	4 August 1925	2521	Roman-Catholic State Party (RKSP)	1922	II	RKSP – ARP – CHU
	Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	4 August 1925	8 March 1926	216	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1925	I	RKSP – ARP – CHU
	Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	8 March 1926	10 August 1929	1251	Christian Historical Union (CHU)	—	I	RKSP – ARP – CHU
	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	10 August 1929	26 May 1933	1385	Roman-Catholic State Party (RKSP)	1929	III	RKSP – ARP – CHU
	Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	26 May 1933	31 July 1935	2267	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1933	II	RKSP – ARP – CHU – LSP – VDB
		31 July 1935	24 June 1937			—	III	RKSP – ARP – CHU – LSP – VDB
		24 June 1937	25 July 1939			1937	IV	RKSP – ARP – CHU
		25 July 1939	10 August 1939			—	V	ARP – CHU – LSP
	Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	10 August 1939	3 September 1940	390	Christian Historical Union (CHU)	—	II	RKSP – SDAP – ARP – CHU – VDB
	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961)	3 September 1940	28 July 1941	1755	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	—	I	RKSP – SDAP – ARP – CHU – VDB
		28 July 1941	23 February 1945			—	II	RKSP – SDAP – ARP – CHU – LSP – VDB
		23 February 1945	24 June 1945			—	III	RKSP – ARP – VDB
	Wim Schermerhorn (1894–1977)	24 June 1945	3 July 1946	374	Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB, -1946) Labour Party (PvdA, 1946-)	—	I	VDB – SDAP – KVP – ARP
	Louis Beel (1902–1977)	3 July 1946	7 August 1948	766	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	1946	I	KVP – PvdA

Under Juliana (1948–1980)

Political Party: PvdA KVP ARP CDA

Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Election	Cabinet
	Willem Drees (1886-1988)	7 August 1948	15 March 1951	3789	Labour Party (PvdA)	1948	I	PvdA – KVP – CHU – VVD
		15 March 1951	2 September 1952			—	II	PvdA – KVP – ARP – CHU
		2 September 1952	13 October 1956			1952	III	PvdA – KVP – ARP – CHU
		13 October 1956	22 December 1958			1956	IV	PvdA – KVP – ARP – CHU
	Louis Beel (1902–1977)	22 December 1958	19 May 1959	148	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	—	II	KVP – ARP – CHU
	Jan de Quay (1901–1985)	19 May 1959	24 July 1963	1527	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	1959	I	KVP – ARP – CHU – VVD
	Victor Marijnen (1917–1975)	24 July 1963	14 April 1965	630	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	1963	I	KVP – ARP – CHU – VVD
	Jo Cals (1914–1971)	14 April 1965	22 November 1966	587	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	—	I	KVP – ARP – PvdA
	Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001)	22 November 1966	5 April 1967	134	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	—	I	ARP – KVP
	Piet de Jong (born 1915)	5 April 1967	6 July 1971	1553	Catholic People's Party (KVP)	1967	I	KVP – ARP – CHU – VVD
	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	6 July 1971	9 August 1972	675	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	1971	I	ARP – KVP – CHU – VVD – DS70
	Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	9 August 1972	11 May 1973	675	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)	—	II	ARP – KVP – CHU – VVD
	Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	11 May 1973	19 December 1977	1683	Labour Party (PvdA)	1972	I	PvdA – KVP – ARP – D66 – PPR
	Dries van Agt (born 1931)	19 December 1977	11 September 1981	1781	Catholic People's Party (KVP, -1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA, 1980-)	1977	I	CDA – VVD
		11 September 1981	29 May 1982			1981	II	CDA – PvdA – D66
		29 May 1982	4 November 1982			—	III	CDA – D66

Under Beatrix (1980–2013)

Political Party: CDA PvdA VVD

Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of Office			Political Party	Election	Cabinet
Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Election	Cabinet
	Ruud Lubbers (born 1939)	4 November 1982	14 July 1986	4309	Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)	1982	I	CDA – VVD
		14 July 1986	7 November 1989			1986	II	CDA – VVD
		7 November 1989	22 August 1994			1989	III	CDA – PvdA
	Wim Kok (born 1938)	22 August 1994	3 August 1998	2891	Labour Party (PvdA)	1994	I	PvdA – VVD – D66
	Wim Kok (born 1938)	3 August 1998	22 July 2002	2891	Labour Party (PvdA)	1998	II	PvdA – VVD – D66
	Jan Peter Balkenende (born 1956)	22 July 2002	27 May 2003	3006	Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)	2002	I	CDA – LPF – VVD
		27 May 2003	7 July 2006			2003	II	CDA – VVD – D66
		7 July 2006	22 February 2007			—	III	CDA – VVD
		22 February 2007	14 October 2010			2006	IV	CDA – PvdA – CU
	Mark Rutte (born 1967)	14 October 2010	5 November 2012	1658	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)	2010	I	VVD – CDA
	Mark Rutte (born 1967)	5 November 2012	Incumbent	1658	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)	2012	II	VVD – PvdA

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List of Prime Ministers by term length

Ranking	Prime Minister	Political Party	Term	Duration
1st	Ruud Lubbers	Christian Democratic Appeal	1982–1994	7008372276000000000♠11 years, 291 days
2nd	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck	Roman-Catholic State Party	1918–1925 1929–1933	7008217771200000000♠6 years, 329 days 7008119642400000000♠3 years, 289 days (10 years, 253 days)
3rd	Willem Drees	Labour Party	1948–1958	7008327412800000000♠10 years, 137 days
4th	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke	Independent (Liberal)	1849–1853 1862–1866 1871–1872	7008109274400000000♠3 years, 169 days 7008127008000000000♠4 years, 9 days 7007446904000000000♠1 years, 152 days (8 years, 330 days)
5th	Jan Peter Balkenende	Christian Democratic Appeal	2002–2010	7008259718400000000♠8 years, 84 days
6th	Jan Heemskerk	Independent (Conservative)	1874–1877 1883–1888	7008100548000000000♠3 years, 68 days 7008157593600000000♠4 years, 363 days (8 years, 66 days)
7th	Wim Kok	Labour Party	1994–2002	7008249760800000000♠7 years, 334 days
8th	Hendrikus Colijn	Anti Revolutionary Party	1925–1926 1933–1939	7008195912000000000♠6 years, 76 days 7007186624000000000♠216 days (6 years, 292 days)
9th	Theo Heemskerk	Anti Revolutionary Party	1908–1913	7008174895200000000♠5 years, 198 days
10th	Pieter Cort van der Linden	Independent (Liberal)	1913–1918	7008158738400000000♠5 years, 11 days
11th	Dries van Agt	Christian Democratic Appeal	1977–1982	7008153878400000000♠4 years, 320 days
12th	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy	Anti Revolutionary Party	1940–1945	7008151632000000000♠4 years, 294 days
13th	Joop den Uyl	Labour Party	1973–1977	7008145411200000000♠4 years, 222 days
14th	Dirk Jan de Geer	Christian Historical Union	1926–1929 1939–1940	7008108064800000000♠3 years, 155 days 7007336312000000000♠1 years, 24 days (4 years, 179 days)
15th	Mark Rutte	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2010–	7008143251200000000♠4 years, 197 days
16th (tie)	Floris Adriaan van Hall	Independent (Liberal)	1853–1856 1860–1861	7008100980000000000♠3 years, 73 days 7007331992000000000♠1 years, 19 days (4 years, 92 days)
16th (tie)	Piet de Jong	Catholic People's Party	1967–1971	7008134179200000000♠4 years, 92 days
17th	Jan de Quay	Catholic People's Party	1959–1963	7008131932800000000♠4 years, 66 days
18th	Abraham Kuyper	Anti Revolutionary Party	1901–1905	7008127612800000000♠4 years, 16 days
19th	Nicolaas Pierson	Liberal Union	1897–1901	7008126662400000000♠4 years, 5 days
20th	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg	Independent (Anti Revolutionary)	1879–1883	7008115927200000000♠3 years, 246 days
21st	Æneas Mackay	Anti Revolutionary Party	1888–1891	7008105300000000000♠3 years, 123 days
22nd	Joan Röell	Independent (Liberal)	1894–1897	7008101498400000000♠3 years, 79 days
23rd	Gijsbert van Tienhoven	Independent (Liberal)	1891–1894	7007856656000000000♠2 years, 261 days
24th	Pieter Philip van Bosse	Independent (Liberal)	1868–1871	7007816048000000000♠2 years, 214 days
25th	Louis Beel	Catholic People's Party	1946–1948 1958–1959	7007661392000000000♠2 years, 35 days 7007127872000000000♠148 days (2 years, 183 days)
26th	Theo de Meester	Liberal Union	1905–1908	7007785808000000000♠2 years, 179 days
27th	Gerrit de Vries	Independent (Liberal)	1872–1874	7007703728000000000♠2 years, 84 days
28th	Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt	Independent (Conservative)	1866–1868	7007633744000000000♠2 years, 3 days
29th	Jan Jacob Rochussen	Independent (Conservative)	1858–1860	7007611064000000000♠1 years, 342 days
30th	Barend Biesheuvel	Anti Revolutionary Party	1971–1973	7007582552000000000♠1 years, 309 days
31st	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello	Independent (Liberal)	1877–1879	7007566136000000000♠1 years, 290 days
32nd	Victor Marijnen	Catholic People's Party	1963–1965	7007543672000000000♠1 years, 264 days
33rd	Justinus van der Brugghen	Independent (Anti Revolutionary)	1856–1858	7007540216000000000♠1 years, 260 days
34th	Jo Cals	Catholic People's Party	1965–1966	7007507384000000000♠1 years, 222 days
35th	Wim Schermerhorn	Free-thinking Democratic League/Labour Party	1945–1946	7007323352000000000♠1 years, 9 days
36th	Jacob de Kempenaer	Independent (Liberal)	1848–1849	7007298080000000000♠345 days
37th	Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt	Independent (Liberal)	1861	7007208224000000000♠241 days
38th	Jelle Zijlstra	Anti Revolutionary Party	1966–1967	7007115776000000000♠134 days
39th	Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte	Independent (Liberal)	1866	7006959040000000000♠111 days
40th	Schelto van Heemstra	Independent (Liberal)	1861–1862	7006717120000000000♠83 days
41st	Gerrit Schimmelpenninck	Independent (Liberal)	1848	7006457920000000000♠53 days