List of ministers of migration of the Netherlands

Minister of Asylum and Migration of the Netherlands
Minister van Asiel en Migratie
Incumbent Marjolein Faber since 2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)
Ministry of Asylum and Migration
Style	His/Her Excellency
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
First holder	Hilbrand Nawijn as Minister for Immigration and Integration 22 July 2002 (2002-07-22)
Salary	€189,210 (as of 2024)

The minister of asylum and migration (Dutch: Minister van Asiel en Migratie) is the head of the Ministry of Asylum and Migration and a member of the cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Marjolein Faber of the Party for Freedom (PVV), who has been in office since 2 July 2024.

State Secretaries for Justice (1970–2002)

Between 1970 and 2002, a state secretary of the Ministry of Justice was responsible for immigration and asylum.

Cabinet	State secretary				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
De Jong		Klaas Wiersma		VVD	20 April 1970	6 July 1971
Biesheuvel I		Hans Grosheide		ARP	28 July 1971	11 May 1973
Biesheuvel II
Den Uyl		Jan Glastra van Loon		D66	13 June 1973	27 May 1975
		Henk Zeevalking		D66	6 June 1975	8 September 1977
Van Agt I		Bert Haars		CHU	28 December 1977	11 September 1981
				CDA
Van Agt II		Michiel Scheltema		D66	11 September 1981	4 November 1982
Van Agt III
Lubbers I		Virginie Korte-van Hemel		CDA	8 November 1982	7 November 1989
Lubbers II
Lubbers III		Aad Kosto		PvdA	7 November 1989	27 May 1994
Kok I		Elizabeth Schmitz		PvdA	22 August 1994	3 August 1998
Kok II		Job Cohen		PvdA	3 August 1998	1 January 2001
		Ella Kalsbeek		PvdA	1 January 2001	22 July 2002

Ministers for Immigration and Integration (2002–2006)

Between 2002 and 2006, a minister without portfolio of the Ministry of Justice was responsible for immigration and asylum.

Cabinet	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Balkenende I	Hilbrand Nawijn	Hilbrand Nawijn		LPF	22 July 2002	27 May 2003
Balkenende II	Rita Verdonk	Rita Verdonk		VVD	27 May 2003	14 December 2006
Balkenende III

State Secretaries for Justice (2007–2010)

Between 2007 and 2010, a state secretary of the Ministry of Justice was responsible for immigration and asylum.

Cabinet	State secretary				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Balkenende IV		Nebahat Albayrak		PvdA	22 February 2007	23 February 2010

Ministers for Immigration and Asylum (2010–2012)

Between 2002 and 2006, a minister without portfolio of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations was responsible for immigration and asylum.

Cabinet	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Rutte I	Gerd Leers	Gerd Leers		CDA	14 October 2010	5 November 2012

State Secretaries for Justice and Security (2017–2024)

Between 2017 and 2024, a state secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Security was responsible for immigration and asylum. This state secretary was allowed to use the title "Minister for Migration" abroad.

Cabinet	State secretary				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Rutte III		Mark Harbers		VVD	26 October 2017	21 May 2019
		Ankie Broekers-Knol		VVD	11 July 2019	10 January 2022
Rutte IV		Eric van der Burg		VVD	10 January 2022	2 July 2024

Ministers of Asylum and Migration (2024–present)

Since 2024, the minister heading the Ministry of Asylum and Migration has been responsible for immigration and asylum.

Cabinet	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Schoof	Marjolein Faber	Marjolein Faber		PVV	2 July 2024	Incumbent

See also

• List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands