List of ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands
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The minister of infrastructure and water management (Dutch: Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The incumbent minister is Mark Harbers of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 10 January 2022. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Vivianne Heijnen of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of aviation, water management and weather forecasting.
Quick Facts Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, Style ...
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat | |
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
First holder | Adriaan Twent van Raaphorst as Minister of Water Management 27 May 1809; 214 years ago (1809-05-27) Steef van Schaik as Minister of Transport 25 June 1945; 78 years ago (1945-06-25) Hein Vos as Minister of Transport and Water Management 1 March 1947; 77 years ago (1947-03-01) Melanie Schultz van Haegen as Minister of Infrastructure 14 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-14) |
Deputy | Vivianne Heijnen as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management |
Salary | €157,287 (As of 2017[update]) (including €4,193 of expenses) |
Website | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management |
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