Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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The minister of foreign affairs (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Hanke Bruins Slot of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who has been in office since 5 September 2023. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios, currently the function is not in use. Additionally since 1965 there has been a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry, the minister for foreign trade and development cooperation has traditionally development cooperation as portfolio, since 2012 the portfolio of trade and export has been assigned added to the function. The current minister for foreign trade and development cooperation is Liesje Schreinemacher of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 1 September 2023.[1][2][3][4][5]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 9 March 1798; 226 years ago (1798-03-09) |
First holder | Willem Berend Buys as Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
Deputy | Liesje Schreinemacher as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €8,387 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Foreign Affairs |