List of ministers of justice of the Netherlands

Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands
Minister van Justitie en Veiligheid
Ministry of Justice and Security
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Incumbent David van Weel[1] since 2 July 2024; 11 days ago (2024-07-02)
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; 226 years ago (1798-03-12)
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.