The Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality ( nl, Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit) 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

Henk Staghouwer Henk Staghouwer (born 14 February 1962) is a Dutch administrator and Christian Union (Netherlands), Christian Union politician. He served as List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality in ...

of the Christian Union (CU) party who has been in office since 10 January 2022. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios, but not in the current cabinet. In the current cabinet there is also a

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

Christianne van der Wal Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink (born 13 November 1973) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She has been the chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 25 November 2017. She is current ...

of the

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(VVD) who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of

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and Nitrogen Policy.

List of Ministers of Agriculture (1906–1940)

List of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (since 1940)

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Living former Ministers of Agriculture

List of Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Agriculture

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Living former State Secretaries for Agriculture

References

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