Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands) ^Ministry

The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 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 Hugo de Jonge (CDA), assisted by one State secretary, currently Paul Blokhuis (CU).