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The Minister for Development Cooperation was a government minister minister for international development.
In the Netherlands the minister for development cooperation was not the head of a ministry, but rather part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The last minister was Maxime Verhagen of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Cabinet Balkenende IV. The current Cabinet Rutte chose not to continue this policy.
List of Dutch Ministers for Development
- Before 1965 no one
- 1965-1967 Theo Bot (Catholic People's Party)
- 1967-1971 Berend-Jan Udink (Christian Historical Union)
- 1971-1973 Kees Boertien (Anti Revolutionary Party)
- 1973-1977 Jan Pronk (Labour Party)
- 1977-1981 Jan de Koning (Christian Democratic Appeal)
- 1981-1982 Kees van Dijk (Christian Democratic Appeal)
- 1982-1986 Eegje Schoo (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy)
- 1986-1989 Piet Bukman (Christian Democratic Appeal)
- 1989-1998 Jan PronkJan Pronk (Labour Party)
- 1998-2002 Eveline Herfkens (Labour Party)
- 2002-2003 only a State Secretary
- 2003-2007 Agnes van Ardenne (Christian Democratic Appeal)
- 2007-2010 Bert Koenders (Labour Party)
- 2010 Maxime Verhagen (Christian Democratic Appeal)
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