Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation (Netherlands) is a Dutch
ministry
with as head the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, currently Maxime Verhagen
(also Deputy Prime Minister
). He is aided by a state secretary Henk Bleker
.
. A State Secretary is at the Minister's side, internationally called the Minister for Foreign Trade and Agriculture.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation (Netherlands) has also a civil service department, led by the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. The former Ministry of Economic Affairs consists of four Directorates-General: Foreign Economic Relations, Economic Policy, Energy and Telecom, and Enterprise and Innovation. There are also some support departments. The former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has a somewhat different structure. The structure of the new Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation is yet to be determined.
Two Independent Administrative Agencies which are independently ran are also part of the Ministry: Statistics Netherlands
and the Independent Post and Telecommunications Agency. Eight agencies of the Ministry are:
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
ministry
Ministry (government department)
A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
with as head the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, currently Maxime Verhagen
Maxime Verhagen
Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen is a Dutch politician in the Christian Democratic Appeal party. He is the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation and Deputy Prime Minister since October 14, 2010 in the Cabinet Rutte.He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for...
(also Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the official Deputy of the Head of Government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the Prime Minister the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands...
). He is aided by a state secretary Henk Bleker
Henk Bleker
Hinderk "Henk" Bleker is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He is the State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as the Party Chair of the CDA from June 20, 2010 until October 14,...
.
Mission
The mission of the Ministry is to "promote sustainable economic growth in the Netherlands." It focuses on the key areas of "Knowledge economy and innovation," "Competition and dynamic" and "Room to do business."Organization
The political responsible of the ministry is in hands of the Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation who is part of the Dutch CabinetCabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Dutch government. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Rutte cabinet.-Composition and role:...
. A State Secretary is at the Minister's side, internationally called the Minister for Foreign Trade and Agriculture.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation (Netherlands) has also a civil service department, led by the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General. The former Ministry of Economic Affairs consists of four Directorates-General: Foreign Economic Relations, Economic Policy, Energy and Telecom, and Enterprise and Innovation. There are also some support departments. The former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has a somewhat different structure. The structure of the new Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation is yet to be determined.
Two Independent Administrative Agencies which are independently ran are also part of the Ministry: Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands
Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. In Dutch it is known as the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, often abbreviated to CBS. It is a department of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and is...
and the Independent Post and Telecommunications Agency. Eight agencies of the Ministry are:
- Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands
- EVD
- Patent Centre Netherlands
- SenterNovem
- State Supervision of Mines
- CPBCPB (Netherlands)The CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis is an independent Dutch government agency founded in 1945 by Jan Tinbergen. It is located in The Hague....
- Consumer Protection Authority
- Netherlands Competition AuthorityNetherlands Competition AuthorityThe Netherlands Competition Authority is the competition regulator for the Netherlands.- External links :*...
See also
- Netherlands Patent OfficeNetherlands Patent OfficeThe Netherlands Patent Office is the patent office of the Netherlands. It is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The agency is located in the premises of the European Patent Office , in Rijswijk, near The Hague. The Netherlands Patent Office grants patents in the...
(Octrooicentrum Nederland), an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs