Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands | |
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Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid | |
since 2 July 2024 | |
Ministry of Justice and Security | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Member of | Council of Ministers |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 12 March 1798 |
First holder | Reinier Willem Tadama as Secretary for Justice |
Deputy | Ingrid Coenradie as State Secretary for Justice and Security Teun Struycken as State Secretary for Legal Protection |
Salary | €170.000 (as of 2022 excluding expenses) |
Website | Minister of Justice and Security |
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The minister of justice and security (Dutch: Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid) is the head of the Ministry of Justice and Security and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers. The current minister is David van Weel of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry, tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretaries are Ingrid Coenradie of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and Teun Struycken of New Social Contract (NSC) who also have been in office since 2 July 2024. Occasionally, there has also been a minister without portfolio assigned to the ministry who is also giving specific portfolios.