Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen
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Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Department overview
Formed	September 9, 1918 ) (94 years ago)
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Headquarters	Rijnstraat 50, The Hague, Netherlands
Annual budget	€31,4 billion (2013)[1]
Minister responsible	Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, Culture and Science
Deputy Minister responsible	Sander Dekker, State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
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Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Dutch: Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen; OCW) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for Education, Culture, Science, Research, Gender equality and Communications. The Ministry was created in 1918 as the Ministry of Education, Arts and Sciences and had several name changes before it became the Education, Culture and Science in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, currently Jet Bussemaker.

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Contents 1 Responsibilities 2 Organisation 3 History 4 List of Ministers of Education, Culture and Science 4.1 Living former Ministers of Education, Culture and Science 4.2 Deceased former Ministers of Education, Culture and Science 5 References 6 External links

Responsibilities

The mission of the ministry is to "work for a smart, able and creative Netherlands". The ministry is responsible for three fields of policy:

• The whole of education, from kindergarten, via primary education and secondary education to vocational training and higher education;
• Culture, arts and the public broadcasting;
• Science and innovation.

Organisation

The ministry is currently headed by one minister and one State Secretary. The ministry's main office is located in the Hoftoren, the tallest building of The Hague. The ministry has around 2500 civil servants. The civil service is headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who head a system of three directorates general:

• Primary and Secondary Education;
• Higher Education, Professional Training and Sciences;
• and Culture and Media.

It has several autonomous agencies:

• Central Financial Institution, which is responsible for the execution of financial policies:
• Institute Collection Netherlands;
• National Archive;
• Government Service for Archeology, Cultural Landscape and Monuments;
• Education Inspection;
• Cultural Conservation Inspection;
• Council for Science and Technology; Policy;
• Council for Education;
• and the Council for Culture.

History

The predecessor of the ministry, the Ministry of Education, Arts and Sciences was founded in 1918, as it became autonomous from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. It was founded as a result of the resolution of the conflict about the equalization of the finance for religious and public schools. During the German occupation the ministry was renamed Department for Education, Sciences and Cultural Conservation and a separate Department for Propaganda and Arts. In 1965 the department for arts was integrated into the new Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work]. In 1982 this cultural department was integrated into the Ministry of Health]. In 1996 cultural department returned to the Ministry of Education.

List of Ministers of Education, Culture and Science

For full list, see List of Ministers of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands. (Dutch)

Minister of Education, Culture and Science		Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)	Note(s)
	Johannes Theodoor de Visser	September 9, 1918 – August 4, 1925	CHU	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (De Beerenbrouck I • II)
	Victor Henri Rutgers	August 4, 1925 – March 8, 1926	ARP	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn I)
	Marius Alphonse Marie Waszink	March 8, 1926 – August 10, 1929	RKSP	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer I)
	Jan Terpstra	August 10, 1929 – May 26, 1933	ARP	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (De Beerenbrouck III)
	Henri Marchant	May 26, 1933 – May 18, 1935	VDB	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II)	Resigned
	Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne	May 18, 1935 – July 25, 1939	CHU	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn II • III • IV)	Ad interim (May 18, 1935 – July 31, 1935)
	Bep Schrieke	July 25, 1939 – August 10, 1939	Indep.	Hendrikus Colijn (Colijn V)
	Gerrit Bolkestein	August 10, 1939 – June 24, 1945	VDB	Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Gerbrandy I • II • III)
	Gerardus van der Leeuw	June 24, 1945 – July 3, 1946	SDAP PvdA	Wim Schermerhorn (Schermerhorn-Drees)
	Jos Gielen	July 3, 1946 – August 7, 1948	KVP	Louis Beel (Beel I)
	Theo Rutten	August 7, 1948 – September 2, 1952	KVP	Willem Drees (Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I)
	Jo Cals	September 2, 1952 – July 24, 1963	KVP	Willem Drees (Drees II • III) Louis Beel (Beel II) Jan de Quay (De Quay)
	Theo Bot	July 24, 1963 – April 14, 1965	KVP	Victor Marijnen (Marijnen)
Responsibility for Culture transferred to: Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work 1965–1982; Ministry of Health, Welfare and Culture 1982–1994.
Minister of Education and Science		Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)	Note(s)
	Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst	April 14, 1965 – April 5, 1967	ARP	Jo Cals (Cals) Jelle Zijlstra (Zijlstra)
	Gerard Veringa	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971	KVP	Piet de Jong (De Jong)
	Chris van Veen	July 6, 1971 – May 11, 1973	CHU	Barend Biesheuvel (Biesheuvel I • II)
	Jos van Kemenade	May 11, 1973 – December 19, 1977	PvdA	Joop den Uyl (Den Uyl)
	Arie Pais	December 19, 1977 – September 11, 1981	VVD	Dries van Agt (Van Agt I)
	Jos van Kemenade	September 11, 1981 – May 29, 1982	PvdA	Dries van Agt (Van Agt II)	Resigned
	Wim Deetman	May 29, 1982 – September 14, 1989	CDA	Dries van Agt (Van Agt III) Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers I • II)	Appointment President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
	Gerrit Braks	September 14, 1989 – November 7, 1989	CDA	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers II)
	Jo Ritzen	November 7, 1989 – August 22, 1994	PvdA	Ruud Lubbers (Lubbers III)
Minister of Education, Culture and Science		Term of office	Party	Prime Minister (Cabinet)	Note(s)
	Jo Ritzen	August 22, 1994 – August 3, 1998	PvdA	Wim Kok (Kok I)
	Loek Hermans	August 3, 1998 – July 22, 2002	VVD	Wim Kok (Kok II)
	Maria van der Hoeven	July 22, 2002 – February 22, 2007	CDA	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende I • II • III)
	Ronald Plasterk	February 22, 2007 – February 23, 2010	PvdA	Jan Peter Balkenende (Balkenende IV)	Resigned
	André Rouvoet	February 23, 2010 – October 14, 2010	CU		Dual position Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without portfolio
	Marja van Bijsterveldt	October 14, 2010 – November 5, 2012	CDA	Mark Rutte (Rutte I)
	Jet Bussemaker	November 5, 2012 –	PvdA	Mark Rutte (Rutte II)

Living former Ministers of Education, Culture and Science

Minister of Education, Culture and Science	Term	Age
Jos van Kemenade	1973-1977, 1981-1982	) March 6, 1937 (age 76)
Arie Pais	1977-1981	) April 16, 1930 (age 83)
Wim Deetman	1982-1989	) April 3, 1945 (age 68)
Gerrit Braks	1989	) May 23, 1933 (age 79)
Jo Ritzen	1989-1998	) October 3, 1945 (age 67)
Loek Hermans	1998-2002	) April 23, 1951 (age 62)
Maria van der Hoeven	2002-2007	) September 13, 1949 (age 63)
Ronald Plasterk	2007-2010	) April 12, 1957 (age 56)
André Rouvoet	2010	) January 4, 1962 (age 51)
Marja van Bijsterveldt	2010-2012	) June 27, 1961 (age 51)
Jet Bussemaker	2012-	) January 15, 1961 (age 52)

Deceased former Ministers of Education, Culture and Science

Minister of Education, Culture and Science	Term	Born	Died
Chris van Veen	1971-1973	)December 19, 1922	November 9, 2009) (aged 86)

References

External links

• (Dutch) Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (Rijksoverheid)