The Minister of Justice and Security ( nl, Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid) is the head of the

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and a member of the

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and the

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. The current Minister is Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius of the

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(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

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of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of Immigration and Asylum and

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. Occasionally there is also a

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assigned to the Ministry who is also giving specific portfolios. The current Minister without Portfolio is

Franc Weerwind Franciscus Max "Franc" Weerwind (born 22 September 1964) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66) who has been serving as minister for legal protection in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte since 10 January 2022. Early life and educ ...

of the

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(D66) party and who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of Public Prosecution, Civil Law,

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and

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Agents of Justice (1798)

Secretaries of State of Justice (1801–1802)

Directors-General of Justice and Police (1806)

Ministers of Justice and Police (1806–1866)

Ministers of Justice (1866–1945)

Ministers of Justice (1945–present)

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Living former Ministers of Justice

List of Ministers without Portfolio

Living former Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Justice

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Living former State Secretaries for Justice

References

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Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...