List of ministers of the interior of the Netherlands
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The minister of the interior and kingdom relations (Dutch: Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) is the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Hugo de Jonge of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party who has been in office since 5 September 2023 and who also serves as a minister without portfolio for public housing and spatial planning since 10 January 2022. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Alexandra van Huffelen of the Democrats 66 (D66) party who has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of kingdom relations, local government and digital government. Occasionally there is also a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry who is also giving specific portfolios.
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties | |
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 12 March 1798; 226 years ago (1798-03-12) |
First holder | Alexander Gogel as Secretary for the Interior |
Deputy | Alexandra van Huffelen as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €4,193 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |