Living former cabinet members of the Netherlands
This is a list of living former cabinet members of the Netherlands. Currently the oldest living former cabinet member of the Netherlands at the age of is Els Veder-Smit. The most recent former cabinet member of the Netherlands to die was Jos van Kemenade who had served as Minister of Education and Sciences in the Den Uyl cabinet and the Second Van Agt cabinet and died on 19 February 2020 at the age of.
Living former cabinet members by cabinet
[Marijnen cabinet] (1963–1965)
[Cals cabinet] (1965–1966)
[Zijlstra cabinet] (1966–1967)
[De Jong cabinet] (1967–1971)
[First Biesheuvel cabinet] (1971–1972)
[Second Biesheuvel cabinet] (1972–1973)
[Den Uyl cabinet] (1973–1977)
[First Van Agt cabinet] (1977–1981)
[Second Van Agt cabinet] (1981–1982)
[Third Van Agt cabinet] (1982)
[First Lubbers cabinet] (1982–1986)
[Second Lubbers cabinet] (1986–1989)
[Third Lubbers cabinet] (1989–1994)
[First Kok cabinet] (1994–1998)
[Second Kok cabinet] (1998–2002)
[First Balkenende cabinet] (2002–2003)
The most recent former cabinet member of the First Balkenende cabinet to die was Jan Odink who served as State Secretary for Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries and died on 29 April 2018 at the age of.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende | Prime Minister | |
| Johan Remkes | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Dr. Eduard Bomhoff | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Roelf de Boer | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Hans Hoogervorst | Minister of Finance Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Piet Hein Donner | Minister of Justice | |
| Herman Heinsbroek | Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Benk Korthals | Minister of Defence | |
| Henk Kamp | Minister of Defence Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| Aart Jan de Geus | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Maria van der Hoeven | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Dr. Cees Veerman | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | |
| Hilbrand Nawijn | Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs | |
| Rob Hessing | State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Atzo Nicolaï | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| Agnes van Ardenne | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| Steven van Eijck | State Secretary for Finance | |
| Joop Wijn | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Cees van der Knaap | State Secretary for Defence | |
| Clémence Ross-van Dorp | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Mark Rutte | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Philomena Bijlhout | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Khee Liang Phoa | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Annette Nijs | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Cees van Leeuwen | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | |
| Pieter van Geel | State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
[Second Balkenende cabinet] (2003–2006)
All cabinet members who served in the Second Balkenende cabinet are still living.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende | Prime Minister | |
| Gerrit Zalm | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Thom de Graaf | Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations | |
| Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Johan Remkes | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Dr. Ben Bot | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Piet Hein Donner | Minister of Justice | |
| Henk Kamp | Minister of Defence | |
| Hans Hoogervorst | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Aart Jan de Geus | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Maria van der Hoeven | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Karla Peijs | Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| Dr. Cees Veerman | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| Sybilla Dekker | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| Alexander Pechtold | Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations | |
| Agnes van Ardenne | Minister for Development Cooperation | |
| Rita Verdonk | Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs | |
| Atzo Nicolaï | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| Joop Wijn | State Secretary for Finance | |
| Karien van Gennip | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Cees van der Knaap | State Secretary for Defence | |
| Clémence Ross-van Dorp | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Henk van Hoof | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Annette Nijs | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Medy van der Laan | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Mark Rutte | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Bruno Bruins | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | |
| Pieter van Geel | State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
[Third Balkenende cabinet] (2006–2007)
All cabinet members who served in the Third Balkenende cabinet are still living.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende | Prime Minister | |
| Gerrit Zalm | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | |
| Johan Remkes | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Dr. Ben Bot | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Piet Hein Donner | Minister of Justice | |
| Rita Verdonk | Minister of Justice Minister for Integration and Asylum Affairs | |
| Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin | Minister of Justice | |
| Joop Wijn | Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Henk Kamp | Minister of Defence | |
| Hans Hoogervorst | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Aart Jan de Geus | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Maria van der Hoeven | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Karla Peijs | Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| Dr. Cees Veerman | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| Sybilla Dekker | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| Dr. Pieter Winsemius | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| Atzo Nicolaï | Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations | |
| Agnes van Ardenne | Minister for Development Cooperation | |
| Karien van Gennip | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Cees van der Knaap | State Secretary for Defence | |
| Clémence Ross-van Dorp | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Henk van Hoof | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Bruno Bruins | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen | State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | |
| Pieter van Geel | State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
[Fourth Balkenende cabinet] (2007–2010)
The most recent former cabinet member of the Fourth Balkenende cabinet to die was Ella Vogelaar who served as Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration and died on 7 October 2019 at the age of from Suicide.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende | Prime Minister | |
| Wouter Bos | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance | |
| André Rouvoet | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Education, Culture and Science Minister for Youth Policy and Family Policy | |
| Dr. Guusje ter Horst | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister of Justice | |
| Maxime Verhagen | Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister for Development Cooperation | |
| Jan Kees de Jager | Minister of Finance State Secretary for Finance | |
| Maria van der Hoeven | Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Eimert van Middelkoop | Minister of Defence Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration | |
| Dr. Ab Klink | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Piet Hein Donner | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Dr. Ronald Plasterk | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Camiel Eurlings | Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| Gerda Verburg | Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| Dr. Jacqueline Cramer | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| Tineke Huizinga | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment State Secretary for Transport and Water Management | |
| Bert Koenders | Minister for Development Cooperation | |
| Ank Bijleveld | State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Frans Timmermans | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| Nebahat Albayrak | State Secretary for Justice | |
| Frank Heemskerk | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Cees van der Knaap | State Secretary for Defence | |
| Jack de Vries | State Secretary for Defence | |
| Dr. Jet Bussemaker | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Ahmed Aboutaleb | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Jetta Klijnsma | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Marja van Bijsterveldt | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Sharon Dijksma | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
[First Rutte cabinet] (2010–2012)
All cabinet members who served in the First Rutte cabinet are still living.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Mark Rutte | Prime Minister | |
| Maxime Verhagen | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | |
| Piet Hein Donner | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Liesbeth Spies | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Dr. Uri Rosenthal | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Jan Kees de Jager | Minister of Finance | |
| Ivo Opstelten | Minister of Security and Justice | |
| Hans Hillen | Minister of Defence | |
| Edith Schippers | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Henk Kamp | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Marja van Bijsterveldt | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen | Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | |
| Gerd Leers | Minister for Asylum Affairs | |
| Dr. Ben Knapen | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| Frans Weekers | State Secretary for Finance | |
| Fred Teeven | State Secretary for Security and Justice | |
| Dr. Henk Bleker | State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation | |
| Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Paul de Krom | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Halbe Zijlstra | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Joop Atsma | State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment |
[Second Rutte cabinet] (2012–2017)
All cabinet members who served in the Second Rutte cabinet are still living.| Cabinet Member | Born | Portfolio |
| Mark Rutte | Prime Minister | |
| Dr. Lodewijk Asscher | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Dr. Ronald Plasterk | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Stef Blok | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister of Security and Justice Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector | |
| Frans Timmermans | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Bert Koenders | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Jeroen Dijsselbloem | Minister of Finance | |
| Ivo Opstelten | Minister of Security and Justice | |
| Ard van der Steur | Minister of Security and Justice | |
| Henk Kamp | Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert | Minister of Defence | |
| Dr. Klaas Dijkhoff | Minister of Defence State Secretary for Security and Justice | |
| Edith Schippers | Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Dr. Jet Bussemaker | Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Melanie Schultz van Haegen | Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment | |
| Lilianne Ploumen | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation | |
| Frans Weekers | State Secretary for Finance | |
| Eric Wiebes | State Secretary for Finance | |
| Fred Teeven | State Secretary for Security and Justice | |
| Dr. Co Verdaas | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Sharon Dijksma | State Secretary for Economic Affairs State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment | |
| Martijn van Dam | State Secretary for Economic Affairs | |
| Martin van Rijn | State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Jetta Klijnsma | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| Sander Dekker | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| Wilma Mansveld | State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment |