Prime Minister of the Netherlands

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Template:Politicsboxend The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. Although formally no special powers are assigned, the Prime Minister functions as the "face" of the cabinet of the Netherlands. Usually, the prime minister is also minister of General Affairs (Minister van Algemene Zaken). Until 1945, the position of head of the council of ministers officially switched between the ministers, although practices differed throughout history. In 1945, the position was formally instituted. The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party or coalition in the lower house of parliament (Tweede Kamer), and is a member of the Council of Ministers.

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Dutch Prime Ministers since World War II

Prime Minister	From	Until	Party
Willem Schermerhorn	June 24, 1945	July 3, 1946	PvdA
Louis Beel	July 3, 1946	August 7, 1948	KVP
Willem Drees	August 7, 1948	December 22, 1958	PvdA
Louis Beel	December 22, 1958	May 19, 1959	KVP
Jan de Quay	May 19, 1959	July 24, 1963	KVP
Victor Marijnen	July 24, 1963	April 14, 1965	KVP
Jo Cals	April 14, 1965	November 22, 1966	KVP
Jelle Zijlstra	November 22, 1966	April 5, 1967	ARP
Piet de Jong	April 5, 1967	July 6, 1971	KVP
Barend Biesheuvel	July 6, 1971	May 11, 1973	ARP
Joop den Uyl	May 11, 1973	December 19, 1977	PvdA
Dries van Agt	December 19, 1977	November 4, 1982	CDA
Ruud Lubbers	November 4, 1982	August 22, 1994	CDA
Wim Kok	August 22, 1994	July 22, 2002	PvdA
Jan Peter Balkenende	July 22, 2002		CDA