The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (

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: ''Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat''; V&W) was a Dutch ministry responsible for

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, public and private transport and

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. It is now part of the

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Responsibilities

The motto of the ministry was: "familiar with water, progressive with connections". The ministry had two main responsibilities: * Regulation and management of transport of people and goods via roads, trains, boats and airplanes * Water management by water works, such as dikes,

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Organisation

The ministry was headed by one minister and one state secretary. The ministry's main office was located in the centre of

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. The civil service was headed by a secretary general and a deputy secretary general, who headed a system of four directorates general: * Passenger transport * Freight transport of goods and civil aviation * Water Affairs * Public Works and Water Management (''Rijkswaterstaat'') There were two autonomous agencies: * Inspectorate for Transport, Public Works and Water Management *

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, which manage local and regional water works. These are independent institutions chosen by land owners and citizens. The ministry owned shares in: *

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) (100%) *

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NV (majority interest) *NV Luchtvaartterrein Texel (majority interest) *NV

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(95,4%) *Nederlandse Omroep-zendermaatschappij ( Nozema) NV (59%) *NV Luchthaven Maastricht (minority interest)

History

The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management is one of the oldest in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1809 as the Ministry of Water Management, which existed in several different forms until 1831, when it was integrated into the

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. In 1877, Water Management, Trade and Industry became a separate ministry again. In 1906 Water Management became a separate ministry. After the World War II, Transport was added to the responsibilities of the ministry.

Ministers

Since 1967 the following politicians have been minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management: * Joop Bakker (1967–1971) * Willem Drees Jr. (1971–1972) *

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(1972–1973) * Tjerk Westerterp (1973–1977) * Danny Tuijnman (1977–1981) * Henk Zeevalking (1981–1982) *

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(1982–1989) *

Hanja Maij-Weggen Johanna Rika Hermanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (; ; born 29 December 1943) is a retired Dutch people, Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Political career From 1989 until 1994 she was Ministry of Transport, Public Works and ...

(1989–1994) * Koos Andriessen (1994) *

Annemarie Jorritsma Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (born 1 June 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She is the Parliamentary leader in the Senate since 24 November 2015 and a Member of the Senate since 9 ...

(1994–1998) * Tineke Netelenbos (1998–2002) * Roelf de Boer (2002–2003) * Karla Peijs (2002–2007) *

Camiel Eurlings Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (; born 16 September 1973) is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 2007 to 201 ...

(2007–2010)

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