Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister of the
Netherlands
Deputy Prime Minister of the ; Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
	State Coat of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
	Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
	Incumbent; (1) Rob Jetten ; (2) Karien van Gennip ; (3) Carola Schouten;
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch; on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	25 June 1945
First holder	Willem Drees
Salary	€144,000 annually; (including €7,887.24 expenses)

The deputy prime minister of the Netherlands (Dutch: Viceminister-president van Nederland) is the official deputy of the head of government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the prime minister of the Netherlands the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands and the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. Conventionally, all of the junior partners in the coalition get one deputy, and the deputies are ranked according to the size of their respective parties. The incumbent deputy prime ministers are Rob Jetten of the Democrats 66 serving as Minister for Climate and Energy, Karien van Gennip of the Christian Democratic Appeal serving as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Carola Schouten of the Christian Union serving as Minister for Welfare and Civic Engagement.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Viceminister-president van Nederland
State Coat of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Incumbent (1) Rob Jetten (2) Karien van Gennip (3) Carola Schouten
Member of	Council of Ministers
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation	25 June 1945; 78 years ago (1945-06-25)
First holder	Willem Drees
Salary	€144,000 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses)