Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)

Ministry of Finance
Ministerie van Financiën

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Ministry of Finance
Department overview
Formed March 12, 1798 (1798-03-12)
Jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
Headquarters Korte Voorhout 7, The Hague, Netherlands
Employees 1,500
Annual budget €11,7 billion (2013)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Website Ministry of Finance

The Ministry of Finance (Dutch: Ministerie van Financiën; Fin) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for Finance, Taxation, Financial economic policy and supervision of the Financial markets. The Ministry was created in 1798 as the Department of Finance and in 1876 became the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance, currently Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

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History

The ministry was founded in 1798. In the early history of the ministry, the Prime Minister often served as Minister of Finance. Pieter Philip van Bosse served as Minister of Finance five times. Since 1965 a State Secretary has been appointed each formation with responsibility for taxation. The most recent Prime Minister to serve as his own Minister of Finance was Jelle Zijlstra (1966–67).

Responsibilities

The ministry has the duty to "guard the treasury and aim for a financially sound and prosperous state of the Netherlands.

Organisation

The ministry is currently headed by one minister and one State Secretary. The ministry's main office is located in the centre of The Hague at the Korte Voorhout. 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:

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

It also responsible for overseeing the independent government financial regulatory agency:

List of Ministers of Finance

For full list, see List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands. (Dutch)

Minister of Finance Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)		 Note(s)
Gerardus Huysmans February 23, 1945 –
June 24, 1945		 Roman-Catholic State Party Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy III)
Piet Lieftinck June 24, 1945 –
July 1, 1952		 Labour Party Wim Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn-Drees)
Louis Beel
(Beel I)
Willem Drees
(Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I)		 Resigned
Willem Drees July 1, 1952 –
September 2, 1952		 Labour Party Willem Drees
(Drees I)		 Ad interim
Prime Minister
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)		 Resigned
Jelle Zijlstra December 22, 1958 –
July 24, 1963		 Anti Revolutionary Party Louis Beel
(Beel II)
Jan de Quay
(De Quay)		 Dual serving Minister of Economic Affairs
(December 22, 1958 - May 19, 1959)
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 • 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		 Catholic People's Party Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)		 Resigned
Gijs van Aardenne February 22, 1980 –
March 5, 1980 		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Ad interim
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Economic Affairs
Fons van der Stee March 5, 1980 –
November 4, 1982 		Catholic People's Party
merged into
Christian Democratic Appeal
in 1980		 Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I • II • III)
Onno Ruding November 4, 1982 –
November 7, 1989		 Christian Democratic Appeal Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I • 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 • II)
Hans Hoogervorst July 22, 2002 –
May 27, 2003		 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende I)		 Dual serving Minister of Economic Affairs
(October 16, 2002 – May 27, 2003)
Gerrit Zalm May 27, 2003 –
February 22, 2007		 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)		 Deputy Prime Minister
Ad interim Minister of Economic Affairs
(July 3, 2006 – July 7, 2006)
Wouter Bos February 22, 2007 –
February 23, 2010		 Labour Party Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)		 Deputy Prime Minister
Resigned
Jan Kees de Jager February 23, 2010 –
November 5, 2012		 Christian Democratic Appeal Jan Peter Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
Jeroen Dijsselbloem November 5, 2012 – Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)

Living former Ministers of Finance

Minister of Finance Term Age
Johan Witteveen 1963-1965, 1967-1971 June 12, 1921
Roelof Nelissen 1971-1973 April 4, 1931
Frans Andriessen 1977-1980 April 2, 1929
Onno Ruding 1982-1989 August 15, 1939
Wim Kok 1989-1994 September 29, 1938
Gerrit Zalm 1994-2002, 2003-2007 May 6, 1952
Hans Hoogervorst 2002-2003 April 19, 1956
Wouter Bos 2007–2010 July 14, 1963
Jan Kees de Jager 2010-2012 February 10, 1969
Jeroen Dijsselbloem 2012- March 29, 1966

References

  1. ↑ (Dutch) IX Financiën en Nationale Schuld, Rijksoverheid, September 18, 2012
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