Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport
Logotype of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

Building of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Department overview
FormedSeptember 15, 1951 (1951-09-15)
JurisdictionKingdom of the Netherlands
HeadquartersParnassusplein 5, 2511 VX The Hague, Netherlands
Annual budget€79,7 billion (2018)
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Judith Tielen, State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport
  • Nicky Pouw-Verweij, State Secretary of Health, Welfare and Sport
Websitegovernment.nl/ministries/vws

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for public health, health care, quality of life, social work and sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 as the "Ministry of Social Affairs and Health" and had several name changes before it became the "Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport" in 1994. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, currently Daniëlle Jansen (NSC), assisted by two state secretaries, currently Judith Tielen (VVD) and Nicky Pouw-Verweij (NSC).

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