Style Her Excellency | Member of Council of Ministers | |
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Appointer Mark Rutte
as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Formation February 16, 1798; 219 years ago (1798-02-16) First holder Gerrit Jan Pijman
(as Agent of War) Salary €144,000 (including €7,887.24 expenses) | ||
The Minister of Defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has been the Minister of Defence since 5 November 2012.
List of Ministers of Defence
For full list, see List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands. (Dutch)
Res. Resigned. Appt. Appointment: Henk Vredeling appointed European Commissioner 1977; Willem Scholten appointed Vice President of the Council of State 1980.References
List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA