The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management ( Dutch: ''Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat''; V&W) was a Dutch ministry responsible for

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, public and private transport and infrastructure. 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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s and channels

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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An important other institution involved in water management in the Netherlands are the Water boards, which manage local and regional water works. These are independent institutions chosen by land owners and citizens. The ministry owned shares in: * Railinfratrust BV (Prorail) (100%) * Groningen Airport Eelde NV (majority interest) *NV Luchtvaartterrein Texel (majority interest) *NV Western Scheldt Tunnel (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 Daniël Sebastiaan "Dany" Tuijnman (16 April 1915 – 25 April 1992) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is ...

(1977–1981) *

Henk Zeevalking Hendrik Jan "Henk" Zeevalking (7 June 1922 – 23 February 2005) was a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Zeevalking attended a Gymnasium in Utrecht from April 1934 until June 1940 and applied at the Utr ...

(1981–1982) *

Neelie Kroes Neelie Kroes (; born 19 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014. Kroes studied Economics at ...

(1982–1989) *

Hanja Maij-Weggen Johanna Rika Hermanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (born 29 December 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). From 1989 until 1994 she was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the third cabine ...

(1989–1994) *

Koos Andriessen Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. Andriessen worked as a resea ...

(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 ...

(1994–1998) * Tineke Netelenbos (1998–2002) *

Roelf de Boer Roelf Hendrik de Boer (born 9 October 1949, Rotterdam) is a retired Dutch politician and businessman who was a member the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and briefly served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003. Biography De Boer served as a reser ...

(2002–2003) * Karla Peijs (2002–2007) * Camiel Eurlings (2007–2010)

External links

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