List of ministers of health of the Netherlands
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The minister of health, well-being and sport (Dutch: Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) is the head of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Conny Helder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 10 January 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Maarten van Ooijen of the Christian Union (CU) party who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of youth care and preventive care. Occasionally there is also a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry who is also giving specific portfolios. The current minister without portfolio is Pia Dijkstra of D66, who has been in office since 2 February 2024 and has been assigned the medical care portfolio.
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport | |
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 15 September 1951; 72 years ago (1951-09-15) |
First holder | Dolf Joekes as Minister of Social Affairs and Health |
Deputy | Conny Helder as Minister without Portfolio Maarten van Ooijen as State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €4,193 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport |