The Minister of Education, Culture and Science ( nl, Minister van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap) is the head of the

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science ( nl, Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen; OCW) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for education, culture, science, research, gender equality and communications. The Ministry was cre ...

and a member of the

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and the

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. The current Minister of Education, Culture and Science is

Robbert Dijkgraaf Robertus Henricus "Robbert" Dijkgraaf FRSE (Dutch: born 24 January 1960) is a Dutch theoretical physicist, mathematician and string theorist, and the current Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands. From July 2012 unti ...

of the

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(D66) who has been in office since 10 January 2022. The Minister of Education, Culture and Science is often assigned a State Secretary who is tasked with specific portfolios, currently held by Gunay Uslu (D66). Additionally there is a Minister without Portfolio assigned to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Dennis Wiersma of the

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(VVD).

List of Ministers of Education

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Living former Ministers of Education

List of Ministers without Portfolio

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List of State Secretaries for Education

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Living former State Secretaries for Education

List of Ministers of Social Work

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Living former Ministers of Social Work

List of State Secretaries for Social Work

Living former State Secretaries of Social Work

References

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Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...