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Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries, Food Security
and Nature of the Netherlands
Minister van Landbouw,
Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature Femke Wiersma
Incumbent
Femke Wiersma
since 2 July 2024; 5 months ago (2024-07-02)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
StyleHis/Her Excellency
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
First holderAlexander Gogel
as Minister of the Interior
19 June 1801; 223 years ago (1801-06-19)

Jacob Veegens
as Minister of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industry
1 July 1906; 118 years ago (1906-07-01)
DeputyJean Rummenie
as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Salary€157,287 (As of 2017)
(including €4,193 of expenses)
WebsiteMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Part of the Politics series
Politics of the Netherlands
Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)
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The minister of agriculture, fisheries, food security and nature (Dutch: Minister van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Femke Wiersma of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. The current state secretary of Fisheries, Food Security and Nature is the minister's fellow party member Jean Rummenie.

List of ministers

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Agriculture (1906–1940)

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Minister of Agriculture,
Commerce and Industry 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Jacob Veegens Jacob Veegens
(1845–1910) 		1 July 1906 –
12 February 1908 		Free-thinking
Democratic League 		Theo de Meester
(De Meester)
[1]
Syb Talma Syb Talma
(1864–1916) 		12 February 1908 –
29 August 1913 		Anti-Revolutionary Party Theo Heemskerk
(T. Heemskerk)
[2]
Willem Treub Willem Treub
(also Minister of Finance
1914)
(1858–1931) 		29 August 1913 –
19 November 1914
[Appt] 		Free-thinking
Democratic League 		Pieter Cort van
der Linden
(Cort van der Linden)
[3]
Folkert Posthuma Folkert Posthuma
(1874–1943) 		19 November 1914 –
9 September 1918 		Independent
Liberal
(Conservative Liberal)
Hendrik van IJsselsteyn Hendrik van IJsselsteyn
(1874–1942) 		9 September 1918 –
13 September 1922
[Res] 		Independent
Christian Democrat
(Protestant) 		Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I)
[4]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Prime Minister)
(1873–1936) 		13 September 1922 –
1 January 1923
[Ad interim] 		Roman Catholic
State Party
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)
[5]
Minister of the Interior
and Agriculture 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944) 		1 January 1923 –
4 August 1925 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II)
[5]
Dirk Jan de Geer Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960) 		4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926 		Christian Historical Union Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn I)
[6]
Jan Kan Jan Kan
(1873–1947) 		8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929 		Independent
Liberal
(Social Liberal) 		Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer I)
[7]
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Jonkheer
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944) 		10 August 1929 –
1 May 1932 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[8]
Minister of Economic
Affairs and Labour 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Timotheus Verschuur Timotheus Verschuur
(1886–1945) 		1 May 1932 –
8 June 1933 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III)
[8]
Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn II)
[9]
Minister of Economic Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Timotheus Verschuur Timotheus Verschuur
(1886–1945) 		8 June 1933 –
17 April 1934
[Res] 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn II)
[9]
Hendrikus Colijn Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944) 		17 April 1934 –
25 June 1934
[Ad interim] 		Anti-Revolutionary Party
Max Steenberghe Max Steenberghe
(1899–1972) 		25 June 1934 –
6 June 1935
[Res] 		Roman Catholic
State Party
Henri Gelissen Dr.
Henri Gelissen
(1895–1982) 		6 June 1935 –
2 September 1935 		Roman Catholic
State Party
Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers Dr.
Laurentius Nicolaas
Deckers
(1883–1978) 		2 September 1935 –
24 June 1937 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn III)
[10]
Max Steenberghe Max Steenberghe
(also Minister of Economic
Affairs)
(1899–1972) 		24 June 1937–
25 July 1939 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn IV)
[11]
Minister of Economic Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Hendrikus Colijn Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(Prime Minister)
(1869–1944) 		25 July 1939 –
10 August 1939 		Anti-Revolutionary Party Hendrikus Colijn
(Colijn V)
[12]
Max Steenberghe Max Steenberghe
(1899–1972) 		10 August 1939 –
10 May 1940 		Roman Catholic
State Party 		Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
[13]

Agriculture and fisheries (since 1940)

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Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Aat van Rhijn Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986) 		10 May 1940 –
1 May 1941
[App] 		Christian
Historical Union 		Dirk Jan de Geer
(De Geer II)
[13]
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy I)
[14]
Max Steenberghe Max Steenberghe
(1899–1972) 		1 May 1941 –
17 November 1941
[Res] 		Roman Catholic
State Party
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy II)
[14]
Jan van den Tempel Dr.
Jan van
den Tempel
(1877–1955) 		17 November 1941 –
8 January 1942
[Ad Interim] [Minister] 		Social Democratic
Workers' Party
Piet Kerstens Piet Kerstens
(1896–1958) 		8 January 1942 –
31 May 1944
[Minister] [Dis] 		Roman Catholic
State Party
Minister of Commerce,
Industry and Agriculture 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Johannes van den Broek Johannes van
den Broek
(1882–1946) 		31 May 1944 –
23 February 1945
[Minister] 		Independent
Classical Liberal 		Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy II)
[14]
Hans Gispen Hans Gispen
(1905–1968) 		23 February 1945 –
25 June 1945 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy
(Gerbrandy III)
[15]
Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food Supplies 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Sicco Mansholt Sicco Mansholt
(1908–1995) 		25 June 1945 –
1 January 1958
[App] 		Social Democratic
Workers' Party 		Willem
Schermerhorn
(Schermerhorn–
Drees) [16]
Labour Party Louis Beel
(Beel I) [17]
Willem Drees
(Drees–Van Schaik
• I • II) [18][19][20]
Willem Drees
(Drees III)
[21]
Kees Staf Kees Staf
(1905–1973) 		1 January 1958 –
13 January 1958
[Ad Interim] [Minister] 		Christian
Historical Union
Anne Vondeling Dr.
Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979) 		13 January 1958 –
22 December 1958 		Labour Party
Kees Staf Kees Staf
(1905–1973) 		22 December 1958 –
19 May 1959
[Minister] 		Christian
Historical Union 		Louis Beel
(Beel II)
[22]
Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Victor Marijnen Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975) 		19 May 1959 –
24 July 1963 		Catholic
People's Party 		Jan de Quay
(De Quay)
[23]
Barend Biesheuvel Barend
Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)
[Deputy] 		24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Minister] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party 		Victor Marijnen
(Marijnen)
[24]
Jo Cals
(Cals)
[25]
Jelle Zijlstra
(Zijlstra)
[26]
Pierre Lardinois Pierre
Lardinois
(1924–1987) 		5 April 1967 –
1 January 1973
[App] 		Catholic
People's Party 		Piet de Jong
(De Jong)
[27]
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel I)
[28]
Barend Biesheuvel
(Biesheuvel II)
[28]
Jaap Boersma Jaap Boersma
(1929–2012) 		1 January 1973 –
11 May 1973
[Ad Interim] [Minister] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Tiemen Brouwer Tiemen Brouwer
(1916–1977) 		11 May 1973 –
1 November 1973
[Res] 		Catholic
People's Party 		Joop den Uyl
(Den Uyl)
[29]
Fons van der Stee Fons van
der Stee
(1928–1999) 		1 November 1973 –
5 March 1980
[App] 		Catholic
People's Party
Catholic
People's Party 		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt I)
[30]
Gerrit Braks Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017) 		5 March 1980 –
11 September 1981 		Catholic
People's Party
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jan de Koning Jan de Koning
(1926–1994) 		11 September 1981 –
4 November 1982
[Minister] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Dries van Agt
(Van Agt II • III)
[31][32]
Gerrit Braks Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017) 		4 November 1982 –
7 November 1989 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I • II)
[33][34]
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Fisheries 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Gerrit Braks Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017) 		7 November 1989 –
18 September 1990
[Res] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[35]
Bert de Vries Dr.
Bert de Vries
(born 1938) 		18 September 1990 –
28 September 1990
[Ad interim] [Minister] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Piet Bukman Piet Bukman
(1934–2022) 		28 September 1990 –
22 August 1994 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Jozias van Aartsen Jozias van
Aartsen
(born 1947) 		22 August 1994 –
3 August 1998 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Wim Kok
(Kok I)
[36]
Haijo Apotheker Haijo
Apotheker
(born 1950) 		3 August 1998 –
7 June 1999
[Res] 		Democrats 66 Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[37]
Klaas de Vries Klaas de Vries
(born 1943) 		7 June 1999 –
9 June 1999
[Ad interim] [Minister] 		Labour Party
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Laurens Jan
Brinkhorst
(born 1937) 		9 June 1999 –
22 July 2002 		Democrats 66
Cees Veerman Dr.
Cees Veerman
(born 1949) 		22 July 2002 –
1 July 2003 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende I • II)
[38][39]
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Cees Veerman Dr.
Cees Veerman
(born 1949) 		1 July 2003 –
22 February 2007 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende II • III)
[39][40]
Gerda Verburg Gerda Verburg
(born 1957) 		22 February 2007 –
14 October 2010 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende IV)
[41]
Minister of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Maxime Verhagen Maxime
Verhagen
(born 1956)
[Deputy] 		14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[42]
Minister of Economic Affairs Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Henk Kamp Henk Kamp
(born 1952) 		5 November 2012 –
26 October 2017 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[43]
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Carola Schouten Carola
Schouten
(born 1977)
[Deputy] 		26 October 2017 –
10 January 2022 		Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte III)
[44]
Henk Staghouwer Henk
Staghouwer
(born 1962) 		10 January 2022 –
5 September 2022
[Res] 		Christian Union Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[45]
Carola Schouten Carola
Schouten
(born 1977)
[Deputy] 		5 September 2022 –
2 July 2024
[Ad interim] [Minister] 		Christian Union
Minister of
Agriculture, Fisheries,
Food Security and Nature 		Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Femke Wiersma Femke Wiersma
(born 1984) 		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent 		Farmer–Citizen Movement Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[46]
Resigned
Ad Interim
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Social Affairs
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping
Minister of Finance
Minister of Defence
Minister for Kingdom Relations
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions
Appointed as President of the Court of Audit
Appointed as European Commissioner
Appointed as Minister of Finance

List of ministers without portfolio

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Minister without Portfolio Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Christianne van der Wal Christianne
van der Wal
(born 1973) 		• Nature Conservation
• Nitrogen Policy 		10 January 2022 –
2 July 2024 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte IV)
[45]

List of state secretaries for agriculture

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State Secretary for
Agriculture and Fisheries 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Ad Ploeg Ad Ploeg
(1927–1994) 		• Food Policy
• Environmental
Policy
• Nature
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare 		8 November 1982 –
14 July 1986 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers I)
[33]
State Secretary for
Agriculture, Nature
and Fisheries 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Dzsingisz Gabor
(born 1940) 		• Food Policy
• Environmental
Policy
• Nature
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare
• Recreation 		28 September 1990 –
22 August 1994 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Ruud Lubbers
(Lubbers III)
[35]
Geke Faber Geke Faber
(born 1952) 		• Food Policy
• Nature
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare 		3 August 1998 –
22 July 2002 		Labour Party Wim Kok
(Kok II)
[37]
Jan Odink
(1944–2018) 		• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare 		22 July 2002 –
27 May 2003 		Pim Fortuyn List Jan Peter
Balkenende
(Balkenende I)
[38]
State Secretary for
Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and
Innovation 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Henk Bleker Dr.
Henk Bleker
(born 1953) 		• Trade and Export
• Agriculture
• Food Policy
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Postal Service
• Tourism
• Animal Welfare
[Title] 		14 October 2010 –
5 November 2012 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		Mark Rutte
(Rutte I)
[42]
State Secretary for
Economic Affairs 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Co Verdaas Dr.
Co Verdaas
(born 1966) 		• Agriculture
• Food Policy
• Nature
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Animal Welfare
• Tourism
[Title] 		5 November 2012 –
6 December 2012
[Res] 		Labour Party Mark Rutte
(Rutte II)
[43]
Sharon Dijksma Sharon Dijksma
(born 1971) 		18 December 2012 –
3 November 2015
[App] 		Labour Party
Martijn van Dam Martijn van Dam
(born 1978) 		3 November 2015 –
1 September 2017
[Res] 		Labour Party
State Secretary for
Agriculture, Fisheries,
Food Security and Nature 		Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Prime Minister
(Cabinet)
Jean Rummenie
(born 1953) 		• Fisheries
• Food Security
• Nature 		2 July 2024 –
Incumbent 		Farmer–Citizen Movement Dick Schoof
(Schoof)
[46]
Resigned
Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister
Appointed as State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment

See also

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References

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