Prime Minister | Professional Background | civil service / Military service | Alma mater | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Doctoral degree | professor | Honorary doctorate degree |
The Reverend Dr. Abraham Kuyper | Minister Theologian Journalist Author professor | | | Leiden University | Bachelor of Letters Bachelor of Philosophy Bachelor of Theology | Master of Theology | Doctor of Theology | Y | Princeton University Delft University of Technology Hope College Catholic University of Leuven | Political science Political science Theology Theology |
Theo de Meester | Economist | civil servant | Ministry of Finance | Leiden University | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Theo Heemskerk | Lawyer Judge | | | Leiden University | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden | Lawyer Professor | Civil servant | House of Representatives | Leiden University | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | Doctor of Law | Y | University of Groningen University of Amsterdam | Law Economics |
Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | Lawyer Judge | Civil servant | Public Prosecution Service | Utrecht University | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Hendrikus Colijn | Businessman Publisher | Military officer (Major) | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army | Koninklijke Militaire Academie | | | | | Free University Amsterdam University of Debrecen | Law Political science |
Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer | Journalist | | | Utrecht University | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy | Lawyer Judge Professor | | | Free University Amsterdam | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | Doctor of Law (in Civil Law) | Y | University of Edinburgh | Law |
Dr. Willem Schermerhorn | Civil engineer Cartographer Surveyor Researcher Professor | | | Delft University of Technology | Bachelor of Science (in Civil engineering) | Master of Science (in Civil engineering) | Doctor of Engineering (in Civil engineering) | Y | Ghent University ETH Zurich Polytechnic University of Milan University of Glasgow Leibniz University Hannover | Civil engineering Civil engineering Civil engineering Political science Civil engineering |
Dr. Louis Beel | Lawyer Researcher Professor | Civil servant | Overijssel Government | Radboud University Nijmegen | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | Doctor of Law (in Administrative Law) | Y | Tilburg University | Political science |
Willem Drees | Accountant Historian Author | Civil servant | House of Representatives | Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences | Bachelor of Accountancy | | | | Erasmus University Rotterdam University of Maryland, College Park | Economics Law |
Dr. Jan de Quay | Psychologist Researcher Professor | | | Utrecht University | Bachelor of Philosophy (in Psychology) | Master of Philosophy (in Psychology) | Doctor of Philosophy (in Applied Psychology) | Y | Tilburg University | Political science |
Victor Marijnen | Lawyer Economist Trade association executive | Civil servant | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Radboud University Nijmegen | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Shipping | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Bachelor of Economics |
Jo Cals | Lawyer Researcher Teacher | | | Radboud University Nijmegen | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Dr. Jelle Zijlstra | Economist Researcher Professor | | | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Bachelor of Economics | Master of Economics | Doctor of Philosophy (in Public Economics) | Y | VU University Amsterdam | Political science |
Piet de Jong | | Naval officer (Captain) | Royal Netherlands Navy | Royal Naval College | | | | | | |
Barend Biesheuvel | Lawyer | Civil servant | | Free University Amsterdam | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | | | |
Trade association executive |
Joop den Uyl | Economist Accountant Journalist | Civil servant | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | University of Amsterdam | Bachelor of Economics | Master of Economics | | | University of Amsterdam | Economics |
Dries van Agt | Lawyer Judge Researcher Professor | Civil servant | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Radboud University Nijmegen | Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws | | Y | Radboud University Nijmegen Ritsumeikan University Kwansei Gakuin University | Law Political science Political science |
Ministry of Justice |
Ruud Lubbers | Businessman Economist | | | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Bachelor of Economics | Master of Economics | | Y | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Georgetown University Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Grand Valley State University Radboud University Nijmegen | Political science and Economics Law Political science Economics Economics |
Wim Kok | Trade union leader | | | Nyenrode Business University | Bachelor of Public Administration | | | | Nyenrode Business University University of Münster | Public administration Philosophy |
Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende | Lawyer Researcher Professor | | | Free University Amsterdam | Bachelor of Arts (in History) | Master of Arts (in History) | Doctor of Philosophy (in Governmental Studies) | Y | Károli Gáspár University Keio University Yonsei University Hofstra University Hope College | Theology Political science Economics Law Theology |
Bachelor of Laws | Master of Laws |
Mark Rutte | Businessman | | | Leiden University | Bachelor of Arts (in History) | Master of Arts (in History) | | | | |
Teacher |