The Minister of Social Affairs and Employment ( nl, Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) is the head of the

Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment ( nl, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid; SZW) is the Dutch ministry responsible for social affairs, relations between employers and employees, social security, trade unions and emancip ...

and a member of the

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and the

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

. The current Minister is

Karien van Gennip Catharina Elisabeth Godefrida "Karien" van Gennip (born 3 October 1968) is a Dutch businesswoman and politician who has served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. She is a member of ...

of the

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary ...

(CDA) 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

Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...

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

Carola Schouten Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten (born 6 October 1977) is a Dutch politician serving as third Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions in the IV Rutte Cabinet since 10 January 2022. Sh ...

of the Christian Union (CU) party who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of

Welfare Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...

and

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and is additionally serving as Third Deputy Prime Minister.

List of Ministers of Social Affairs

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Living former Ministers of Social Affairs

List of Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Social Affairs

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Living former State Secretaries for Social Affairs

References

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Social Affairs A Ministry of Social Affairs or Department of Social Affairs is the common name for a government department found in states where the government is divided into ministries or departments. While there is some variation in the responsibilities of ...

List of Ministers of Social Affairs

List of Ministers of Social Affairs

Living former Ministers of Social Affairs

List of Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Social Affairs

Living former State Secretaries for Social Affairs

See also

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