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Ministers in the third Rutte cabinet
Title Minister Term of office Party
Start End
Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Mark Rutte Mark Rutte 14 October 2010[i] Incumbent VVD
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CDA
Second Deputy Prime Minister Kajsa Ollongren Kajsa Ollongren 26 October 2017 1 November 2019[ii] D66
Wouter Koolmees Wouter Koolmees (acting) 1 November 2019 14 May 2020
Kajsa Ollongren Kajsa Ollongren 14 May 2020 10 January 2022
Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten Carola Schouten 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CU
Minister of Foreign Affairs Halbe Zijlstra Halbe Zijlstra 26 October 2017 13 February 2018[iii] VVD
Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag (ad interim) 13 February 2018 7 March 2018 D66
Stef Blok Stef Blok 7 March 2018 25 May 2021[iv] VVD
Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag 25 May 2021 17 September 2021[iii] D66
Tom de Bruijn Tom de Bruijn (ad interim) 17 September 2021 24 September 2021
Ben Knapen Ben Knapen 24 September 2021 10 January 2022 CDA
Minister of Justice and Security Ferdinand Grapperhaus Ferd Grapperhaus 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CDA
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Kajsa Ollongren Kajsa Ollongren 26 October 2017 1 November 2019[ii] D66
Raymond Knops Raymond Knops (acting) 1 November 2019 14 April 2020 CDA
Kajsa Ollongren Kajsa Ollongren 14 April 2020 10 January 2022 D66
Minister of Education, Culture and Science Ingrid van Engelshoven Ingrid van Engelshoven 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 D66
Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra Wopke Hoekstra 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CDA
Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld Ank Bijleveld 26 October 2017 17 September 2021[iii] CDA
Ferdinand Grapperhaus Ferd Grapperhaus (ad interim) 17 September 2021 24 September 2021
Henk Kamp Henk Kamp 24 September 2021 10 January 2022 VVD
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Cora van Nieuwenhuizen 26 October 2017 31 August 2021[iii] VVD
Barbara Visser Barbara Visser 31 August 2021 10 January 2022
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Eric Wiebes Eric Wiebes 26 October 2017 15 January 2021[iii] VVD
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (ad interim) 15 January 2021 20 January 2021
Bas van 't Wout Bas van 't Wout 20 January 2021 25 May 2021[iii]
Stef Blok Stef Blok 25 May 2021 10 January 2022
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Wouter Koolmees Wouter Koolmees 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 D66
Ministers without portfolio in the third Rutte cabinet
Ministry Title Minister Term of office Party
Start End
Foreign Affairs Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Kaag 26 October 2017 10 August 2021[v] D66
Tom de Bruijn Tom de Bruijn 10 August 2021 10 January 2022
Justice and Security Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker Sander Dekker 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 VVD
Education, Culture and Science Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Media Arie Slob Arie Slob 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CU
Health, Welfare and Sport Minister for Medical Care and Sport Bruno Bruins Bruno Bruins 26 October 2017 19 March 2020[iii] VVD
Martin van Rijn Martin van Rijn (ad interim) 23 March 2020 9 July 2020 Ind.[vi]
Tamara van Ark Tamara van Ark 9 July 2020 3 September 2021[iii] VVD
Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister for the General Intelligence and Security Service Ank Bijleveld Ank Bijleveld (acting)[vii] 1 November 2019 14 April 2020 CDA
Minister for the Environment and Housing Stientje van Veldhoven Stientje van Veldhoven (acting)[vii] 1 November 2019 14 April 2020 D66
State secretaries in the third Rutte cabinet
Title Portfolio State secretary Term of office Party
Start End
State Secretary for Justice and Security[viii]
  • Integration
  • Immigration
  • Asylum Affairs
  • Minority Affairs
Mark Harbers Mark Harbers 26 October 2017 21 May 2019[iii] VVD
Ankie Broekers-Knol Ankie Broekers-Knol 11 July 2019 10 January 2022
State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations
  • Privatisation Policy
  • Government Real Estate
  • Kingdom Relations
Raymond Knops Raymond Knops 26 October 2017 1 November 2019[ix] CDA
14 April 2020 10 January 2022
State Secretary for Finance
  • Fiscal Affairs
  • Tax Administration
  • National Mint
  • Gambling Policy
Menno Snel Menno Snel 26 October 2017 18 December 2019[iii] D66
Hans Vijlbrief Hans Vijlbrief 29 January 2020 10 January 2022
  • Benefits
  • Customs Administration
Alexandra van Huffelen Alexandra van Huffelen 29 January 2020 10 January 2022
State Secretary for Defence
  • Personnel Affairs
  • Equipment Policy
  • Special Ops Policy
Barbara Visser Barbara Visser 26 October 2017 31 August 2021[x] VVD
State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management
  • Environmental Policy
  • Public Transport
  • Rail Infrastructure
  • Meteorological Institute
Stientje van Veldhoven Stientje van Veldhoven 26 October 2017 1 November 2019[xi] D66
14 April 2020 19 July 2021[iii]
Steven van Weyenberg Steven van Weyenberg 10 August 2021 10 January 2022
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
  • Small Business Policy
  • Regional Development
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Tourism Affairs
Mona Keijzer Mona Keijzer 26 October 2017 25 September 2021[xii] CDA
  • Climate Policy
  • Energy Policy
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius Dilan Yeşilgöz 25 May 2021 10 January 2022 VVD
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
  • Social Security
  • Youth Policy
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Unemployment Affairs
  • Equality
  • Emancipation
Tamara van Ark Tamara van Ark 26 October 2017 9 July 2020[xiii] VVD
Bas van 't Wout Bas van 't Wout 9 July 2020 20 January 2021[xiv]
Dennis Wiersma Dennis Wiersma 10 August 2021 10 January 2022
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport
  • Elderly Policy
  • Disability Affairs
  • Veteran Affairs
Paul Blokhuis Paul Blokhuis 26 October 2017 10 January 2022 CU
  1. ^ Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
  2. ^ a b Kajsa Ollongren took an extended medical leave of absence on 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Resigned from this position.
  4. ^ Stef Blok was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.
  5. ^ Sigrid Kaag was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 25 May 2021, and was replaced as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation by Tom de Bruijn on 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ Martin van Rijn is a member of the Labour Party, but joined the cabinet independently as Minister for Medical Care (ad interim).
  7. ^ a b Served in an acting capacity due to the medical leave of absence of Kajsa Ollongren.
  8. ^ Allowed to use the title "Minister for Migration" while on foreign business.
  9. ^ Raymond Knops was appointed Minister for the Interior and Kingdom Relations (acting).
  10. ^ Barbara Visser was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management.
  11. ^ Stientje van Veldhoven was appointed Minister for the Environment and Housing (acting).
  12. ^ Mona Keijzer was dismissed as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on 25 September 2021.
  13. ^ Tamara van Ark was appointed Minister for Medical Care.
  14. ^ Bas van 't Wout was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.