Ministries_of_the_Netherlands References

The most influential part of the executive of the Government of the Netherlands are the ministries. There are twelve ministries of the Netherlands, all with their own minister. There are also several ministers without portfolio and about as many State Secretaries.

List

Ministries		Responsibilities	Agencies / Independent Agencies	Minister
Ministry of General Affairs ( Dutch: Ministerie van Algemene Zaken)	AZ	Government policy • Planning • Information • Dutch royal house	• Government Information Service • Scientific Council for Government Policy • Cabinet Office • Review Committee on the Intelligence and Security Services [ nl]	Mark Rutte as Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations ( Dutch: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties)	BZK	Domestic policy • Civil service • Public administration • Elections • Local governments • Intelligence • Kingdom Relations	• Safety Board • General Intelligence and Security Service • PKIoverheid	Hugo de Jonge as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Dutch: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken)	BZ	Foreign relations • Foreign policy • International development • International trade • European Union • NATO • Benelux • Diaspora	• Diplomatic Service • Center for the Promotion of Imports	Hanke Bruins Slot as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance ( Dutch: Ministerie van Financiën)	FIN	Economic policy • Monetary policy • Fiscal policy • Tax policy • Incomes policy • Financial market • Regulations • Government budget	• Tax and Customs Administration • Fiscal Information and Investigation Service • Authority for the Financial Markets	Rob Jetten as Minister of Finance
Ministry of Justice and Security ( Dutch: Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid)	J&V	Justice system • Law enforcement • Public security • Emergency management • Counter-terrorism • Immigration policy • Legal aid • Drug policy • Incarcerations	• National Police Corps • Public Prosecution Service • National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism • Forensic Institute • Immigration and Naturalisation Service • Custodial Institutions Agency	Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius as Minister of Justice and Security
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy ( Dutch: Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat)	EZK	Commercial policy • Energy policy • Environmental policy • Climate change policy • Renewable energy policy • Nuclear energy policy Industrial policy • Investment policy • Technology policy • Mining • Trade • Space policy • Natural resource • Tourism	• Foreign Investment Agency • Space Office • Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis • Department of Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards • Patent Office • Central Agency for Statistics • Environmental Assessment Agency	Micky Adriaansens as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Ministry of Defence ( Dutch: Ministerie van Defensie)	DEF	Armed forces • Military policy • National security • Veterans Affairs • Military police • Defence diplomacy • Humanitarian aid	• Army • Navy • Air Force • Marechaussee • Coastguard • Military Intelligence and Security Service	Kajsa Ollongren as Minister of Defence
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport ( Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)	VWS	Health care • Health policy • Health insurance • Pharmaceutical policy • Vaccination policy • Welfare • Biomedical sciences • Sport	• Institute for Public Health and the Environment • Health Care Inspectorate	Ernst Kuipers as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment ( Dutch: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid)	SZW	Social policy • Employment • Labour economics • Occupational safety and health • Social security • Consumer protection • Trade unions • Trade associations • Emancipation	• Social and Economic Council • Inspectorate SZW [ nl]	Karien van Gennip as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science ( Dutch: Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap)	OCW	Education policy • Cultural policy • Science policy • Knowledge policy • Research • Innovation • Art • Gender equality • Communication • Media	• Public Broadcasting Agency • National Archives • National Library • Equal Treatment Commission	Robbert Dijkgraaf as Minister of Education, Culture and Science
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management ( Dutch: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat)	I&W	Transport • Aviation • Housing policy • Public works • Spatial planning • Land management • Water Management	• Rijkswaterstaat • Driving License and Certificates Agency [ nl] • Meteorological Institute	Mark Harbers as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality ( Dutch: Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit)	LNV	Agricultural policy • Food policy • Food safety • Fisheries • Natural conservation • Forestry • Animal welfare	• Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority [ nl]	Piet Adema as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality