Minister for Development Cooperation (Netherlands)

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The Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands is a Minister without portfolio tasked with all matters concerning International development. The Minister for Development Cooperation is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The current Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation is Lilianne Ploumen.

List of Ministers for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands

Minister for Aid to
Developing Countries		 Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Theo Bot
(1911–1984)		 14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967 		Catholic People's Party Jo Cals
(Cals)
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
Berend Jan Udink
(1926–2016)		 5 April 1967 –
6 July 1971		 Christian Historical Union Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
Ministers for
Development Cooperation		 Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Kees Boertien
(1927–2002)		 6 July 1971 –
11 May 1973 		Anti-Revolutionary Party Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I • II)
Jan Pronk
(born 1940)		 11 May 1973 –
19 December 1977		 Labour Party Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
Jan de Koning
(1926–1994)		 19 December 1977 –
11 September 1981		 Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Democratic Appeal		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
Kees van Dijk
(1931–2008)		 11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982		 Christian Democratic Appeal Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
Eegje Schoo
(born 1944)		 4 November 1982 –
14 July 1986		 People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy		 Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
Piet Bukman
(born 1934)		 14 July 1986 –
7 November 1989		 Christian Democratic Appeal Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers II)
Jan Pronk
(born 1940)		 7 November 1989 –
3 August 1998		 Labour Party Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
Wim Kok
(Kok I)
Eveline Herfkens
(born 1952)		 3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002		 Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
Vacant
Agnes van Ardenne
(born 1950)		 27 May 2003 –
22 February 2007		 Christian Democratic Appeal Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)
Bert Koenders
(born 1958)		 22 February 2007 –
23 February 2010
[Res]		 Labour Party Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
Maxime Verhagen
(Minister of Foreign Affairs)
(born 1956)		 23 February 2010 –
14 October 2010		 Christian Democratic Appeal
Vacant
Ministers for Foreign Trade
and Development Cooperation		 Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Lilianne Ploumen
(born 1962)		 5 November 2012 –
Incumbent		 Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
Res. Resigned.

Living former Ministers for Development Cooperation

Minister for Development Cooperation Term Age
Jan Pronk 1973–1977
1989–1998		 16 March 1940
Eegje Schoo 1982–1986 10 June 1944
Piet Bukman 1986–1989 7 February 1934
Eveline Herfkens 1998–2002 9 January 1952
Agnes van Ardenne 2003–2007 21 January 1950
Bert Koenders 2007–2010 28 May 1958
Maxime Verhagen 2010 14 September 1956

References

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