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{{Short description|Cabinet of the Netherlands, 2002 to 2003}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name            = First Balkenende cabinet
| cabinet_type            = 
| cabinet_number          = 
| jurisdiction            = the Netherlands
| flag                    = Flag of the Netherlands.svg
| flag_border             = true
| incumbent               = 
| image                   = Kabinet-Balkenende I.jpg
| image_size              = 300px
| caption                 = The installation of the first Balkenende cabinet on 22 July 2002
| date_formed             = {{Start date|2002|07|22|df=y}}
| date_dissolved          = {{End date|2003|05|27|df=y}} <br/> ([[Demissionary cabinet|Demissionary]] from {{End date|2002|10|16|df=y}})
| government_head         = [[Jan Peter Balkenende]]
| government_head_history = 
| deputy_government_head  = [[Eduard Bomhoff]] (2002) <br/> [[Johan Remkes]] <br/> [[Roelf de Boer]] (2002–2003)
| state_head              = [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]]
| members_number          = 14 
| former_members_number   = 3
| total_number            = 14
| political_party         = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}}}[[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA)<br/>{{Legend inline|{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}}}}[[Pim Fortuyn List]] (LPF)<br/>{{Legend inline|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}}}[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD)
| legislature_status      = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]] [[majority government]]
| opposition_party        = 
| opposition_leader       = 
| election                = [[2002 Dutch general election|2002 election]]
| last_election           = [[2003 Dutch general election|2003 election]]
| legislature_term        = [[List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2002–03|2002–2003]]
| incoming_formation      = [[2002 Dutch cabinet formation|2002 formation]]
| outgoing_formation      = [[2003 Dutch cabinet formation|2003 formation]]
| previous                = [[Second Kok cabinet]]
| successor               = [[Second Balkenende cabinet]]
| state_head_title        = Monarch
| government_head_title   = Prime Minister
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Prime Minister
}}

The '''first Balkenende cabinet''' was the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[Politics of the Netherlands|Netherlands government]] from 22 July 2002 until 27 May 2003. The [[Cabinet of the Netherlands|cabinet]] was formed by the [[Christian democracy|Christian-democratic]] [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA), the [[Nationalism|nationalistic]] [[Pim Fortuyn List]] (LPF) and the [[Conservative liberalism|conservative-liberal]] [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD) after the [[2002 Dutch general election|election of 2002]]. The cabinet was a right-wing coalition and had a substantial [[majority government|majority]] in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] with [[Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian Democratic Leader]] [[Jan Peter Balkenende]] serving as [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]]. Prominent economist [[Eduard Bomhoff]] served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Deputy Prime Minister]] and [[List of Ministers of Health of the Netherlands|Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport]], while prominent [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|Liberal]] politician [[Johan Remkes]] served as Deputy Prime Minister and [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]].	

The cabinet served during the early unstable 2000s. Domestically, it had to deal with the fallout of the [[assassination of Pim Fortuyn]], and internationally, with the start of the [[war on terror]]. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts including multiple cabinet resignations. The internal conflicts between the cabinet members of the Pim Fortuyn List led to the fall of the cabinet just 87 days into its term on 16 October 2002 and it continued in a [[Demissionary cabinet|demissionary]] capacity until it was replaced following the [[2003 Dutch general election|election of 2003]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://anderetijden.nl/programma/1/Andere-Tijden/aflevering/375/LPF|title=LPF|publisher=Andere Tijden|date=16 November 2006|access-date=11 August 2017|language=nl}}</ref>

==Formation==
{{Main|2002 Dutch cabinet formation}}
 	[[File:ZetelsBalkenendeI.svg|thumb|left|Composition of the cabinet in relation to the rest of the legislature]]
On 17 May 2002 [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] appointed [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]] [[Piet Hein Donner]] (CDA) as "[[informateur]]", to investigate the possibilities for a new government. A coalition between CDA, LPF and VVD was established relatively quickly, despite some initial resistance by the VVD. By 4 July a detailed coalition agreement had been drawn up and the Queen appointed [[Jan Peter Balkenende]], the [[lijsttrekker]] for the CDA, as [[formateur]] to form a new cabinet. The cabinet was named on 16 July and was sworn in on 22 July. The first Balkenende cabinet comprised 14 ministers and 14 State Secretaries, with each post allocated to one of the coalition parties. Each of the ministers headed a department, with the exception of one "minister without a portfolio" to deal with "foreigners policy and integration", accommodated by the Ministry of Justice.

==Term==
===Incidents and scandals===
The first Balkenende cabinet was very unstable from the beginning. Elections had been held in the very recent aftermath of the [[assassination of Pim Fortuyn]], the leader of the newly established [[Pim Fortuyn List]]. Emotions in the Netherlands had run very high. The LPF was catapulted into enormous wins, but was unprepared for cabinet participation.

Only three of the 27 cabinet members had previous experience in government, leading to speculation that it wouldn't last long.  As it turned out, personality conflicts and the general inexperience of LPF cabinet members led to the rapid implosion of the cabinet after a little more than two months.

===Resignation of State Secretary Bijlhout===
The first scandal in the new government came only nine hours after it took office. [[Philomena Bijlhout]], the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment and a member of the LPF, resigned after [[RTL 4]] reported that she had been a member of a militia of [[Suriname]]se military dictator [[Dési Bouterse]] in 1982 and 1983. This was during the period when the militia had committed the political murders known as the "[[December Murders]]".  Bijlhout, who was born in Suriname, had never denied being part of the militia, but claimed she'd left prior to the December Murders.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2146966.stm "Dutch minister resigns within hours"], ''BBC News'' (Tuesday, 23 July 2002)</ref>

===Power struggles within the LPF and resignation of the cabinet===
In the months following the election, the LPF was beset by power struggles between various factions. A big incident was when Immigration and Integration Minister [[Hilbrand Nawijn]] declared to be in favour of the death penalty. The cabinet was officially opposed to the death penalty. Nawijn responded that he made his remark as leader of the LPF. The party in its turn declared that it was opposed to the death penalty. Nawijn was highly criticised when he declared that it was a personal remark, because it was normal that a minister in a coalition cabinet could make remarks as a party member outside his ministerial responsibility.

In September and October Herman Heinsbroek speculated in public about leading a new party and resigning from the government. This led to tension between him and his supporter Steven van Eyck and Bomhoff. VVD-leader Zalm tried to convince the LPF ministers to replace both Bomhoff and Heinsbroek but his real aim was to use these resignations to call for new elections and to repair the huge losses of his VVD party in the election after the murder of Fortuyn. Disregarding Bomhoff's warnings, the other LPF ministers took the bait and told Bomhoff and Heinsbroek to resign, which they did on 16 October. Immediately, Zalm broke his commitment to the remaining LPF ministers to accept replacements for Bomhoff and Heinsbroek and called for fresh elections. Meetings with the Queen did not take place until the week after the resignation, since she had travelled to Italy immediately after the funeral. On 21 October she accepted the resignation and new elections were called for 22 January 2003. The cabinet remained in place as a [[demissionary cabinet]], without Bomhoff and Heinsbroek, until the elections and formation of the [[second Balkenende cabinet]].

On 12 December 2002 [[Benk Korthals]] resigned as caretaker Minister of Defence after a commission of inquiry into building industry fraud accused him of giving false information to the Lower House during the previous cabinet. After resigning he said he still denied the allegations.

After the ensuing new elections, the LPF lost two-thirds of its seats in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]].  The party was never a significant force in Dutch politics again, and dissolved in 2008.

The term of 87 days (counting the first and last days in full and excluding its "caretaker" function that continued for months afterwards) was the shortest since the fifth cabinet of [[Hendrikus Colijn]] (25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939).

===Actions===
* Revoking a planned ban on [[mink]] farming initiated by the previous cabinet.<ref>[http://archief.telegraaf.nl/artikel.fpl?id=277339&pagina=0 Telegraaf 2002-10-10]</ref>
* Approval of an expansion of the [[European Union]].
* Support for the United States in its [[2003 invasion of Iraq|plan to invade Iraq]].
* Cuts to [[Ad Melkert]]'s subsidised jobs scheme, the ''Melkertbanen''.
* Removal of price controls on certain popular medical interventions (knee and hip operations, cataract operations) in an effort to reduce waiting lists.
* Reorganisation of defence, including budget cuts and the termination of 4800 jobs.<ref>[http://www.regering.nl/actueel/nieuwsarchief/2002/12December/02/42_11953.jsp?ComponentID=11953 www.regering.nl 2002-12-02]</ref>
* Reduction of spending on [[Transportation in the Netherlands|public transport]] by 39 million euros.<ref>[http://www.regering.nl/actueel/nieuwsarchief/2002/11November/19/42_11623.jsp?ComponentID=11623 www.regering.nl 2002-11-19]</ref>
* Cuts to the budgets of most government departments, countered by increased spending in health and some other areas.

==Cabinet members==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=3 | [[Minister (government)|Ministers]]
! colspan=3 | Title/[[Ministries of the Netherlands|Ministry]]/Portfolio(s)
! Term of office
! Party
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Jan Peter Balkenende 2006.jpg|120px|Jan Peter Balkenende]]
| <small>Dr.</small> <br/> [[Jan Peter Balkenende|Jan Peter <br/> Balkenende]] <br/> <small>(born 1956)</small>
| [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Prime Minister]]
| [[Ministry of General Affairs|General Affairs]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 14 October 2010 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:JRemkes.jpg|120px|Johan Remkes]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Johan Remkes]] <br/> <small>(born 1951)</small>
| [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Deputy <br/> Prime Minister]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Interior and <br/> Kingdom Relations]]
| rowspan=2 | 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| rowspan=2 | [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Eduard Bomhoff 2006.jpg|120px|Eduard Bomhoff]]
| rowspan=2 | <small>Dr.</small> <br/> [[Eduard Bomhoff]] <br/> <small>(born 1944)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Health of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport|Health, Welfare <br/> and Sport]]
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | 22 July 2002 – <br/> 16 October 2002 <br/> {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Deputy <br/> Prime Minister]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Roelf de Boer 2002 (1).jpg|120px|Roelf de Boer]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Roelf de Boer]] <br/> <small>(born 1949)</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of Transport and Water Management (Netherlands)|Transport and <br/> Water Management]]
| rowspan=2 | 
| 18 October 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| rowspan=2 | [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| [[List of Ministers of Infrastructure of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Hoop Scheffer I (crop).jpg|120px|Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]]
| [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer|Jaap de Hoop <br/> Scheffer]] <br/> <small>(born 1948)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Foreign Affairs]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 3 December 2003 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:HHoogervorst.jpg|120px|Hans Hoogervorsts]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Hans Hoogervorst]] <br/> <small>(born 1956)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)|Finance]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| rowspan=2 | [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands)|Economic Affairs]]
| 
| 16 October 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003 <br/> {{ref_label|Acting|Acting}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Donner Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg|120px|Piet Hein Donner]]
| [[Piet Hein Donner]] <br/> <small>(born 1948)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Justice and Security|Justice]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 21 September 2006 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Herman Heinsbroek 2002 (1).jpg|120px|Herman Heinsbroek]]
| [[Herman Heinsbroek|Herman <br/> Heinsbroek]] <br/> <small>(born 1951)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands)|Economic Affairs]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 16 October 2002 <br/> {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| [[File:Benk-korthals-1317123396.jpg|120px|Benk Korthals]]
| [[Benk Korthals]] <br/> <small>(born 1944)</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Defence]]
| rowspan=2 | 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 12 December 2002 <br/> {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:HKamp.jpg|120px|Henk Kamp]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henk Kamp]] <br/> <small>(born 1952)</small>
| 12 December 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| rowspan=2 | [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| [[List of Ministers of Infrastructure of the Netherlands#List of Ministers of Housing|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Netherlands)|Housing, Spatial <br/> Planning and the <br/> Environment]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Aart Jan de Geus 2012 (1).jpg|120px|Aart Jan de Geus]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Aart Jan de Geus]] <br/> <small>(born 1955)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Health of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport|Health, Welfare <br/> and Sport]]
| 
| 16 October 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003 <br/> {{ref_label|Acting|Acting}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| [[List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment|Social Affairs and <br/> Employment]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Maria-van-der-hoeven-ez208.jpg|120px|Maria van der Hoeven]]
| [[Maria van der Hoeven|Maria van <br/> der Hoeven]] <br/> <small>(born 1949)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Education of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)|Education, Culture <br/> and Science]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Cees Veerman.jpg|120px|Cees Veerman]]
| <small>Dr.</small> <br/> [[Cees Veerman]] <br/> <small>(born 1949)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality|Agriculture, Nature <br/> and Fisheries]]
| 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 1 July 2003 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
! colspan=3 | [[Minister without Portfolio (Netherlands)|Minister without portfolio]]
! colspan=3 | Title/[[Ministries of the Netherlands|Ministry]]/Portfolio(s)
! Term of office
! Party
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Hilbrand Nawijn (cropped).jpg|120px|Hilbrand Nawijn]]
| [[Hilbrand Nawijn]] <br/> <small>(born 1948)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands#List of Ministers without Portfolio|Minister]]
| [[Ministry of Justice and Security|Justice]]
| • [[Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Netherlands)|Immigration <br/> and Asylum]] <br/> • [[Social integration|Integration]] <br/> • [[Minority group|Minorities]] 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
! colspan=3 | [[State Secretary (Netherlands)|State Secretaries]]
! colspan=3 | Title/[[Ministries of the Netherlands|Ministry]]/Portfolio(s)
! Term of office
! Party
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Netherlands politic personality icon.svg|120px]]
| [[Rob Hessing]] <br/> <small>(born 1942)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for the Interior|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Interior and <br/> Kingdom Relations]]
| • [[Law enforcement in the Netherlands|Public Security]] <br/> • [[Emergency service|Emergency <br/> Services]] <br/> • [[Emergency management|Emergency <br/> Management]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Agnes van Ardenne.jpg|120px|Agnes van Ardenne]]
| [[Agnes van Ardenne|Agnes van <br/> Ardenne]] <br/> <small>(born 1950)</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Foreign Affairs|State Secretary]] <br/> {{ref_label|Title|Title}}
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Foreign Affairs]]
| • [[Development aid|Development <br/> Cooperation]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| [[File:Atzo.jpg|120px|Atzo Nicolaï]]
| [[Atzo Nicolaï]] <br/> <small>(1960–2020)</small>
| • [[European Union]] <br/> • [[Benelux]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 7 July 2006 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Steven van Eijck.jpg|120px|Steven van Eijck]]
| [[Steven van Eijck]] <br/> <small>(born 1959)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Finance|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)|Finance]]
| • [[Fiscal Policy]] <br/> • [[Tax and Customs Administration|Tax and Customs]] <br/> • [[Budget Memorandum (Netherlands)|Governmental <br/> Budget]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Joop Wijn Minister EZ.jpg|120px|Joop Wijn]]
| [[Joop Wijn]] <br/> <small>(born 1969)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Economic Affairs|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands)|Economic Affairs]]
| • [[Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency|Trade and Export]] <br/> • Consumer <br/> Protection <br/> • [[Telecommunications in the Netherlands|Telecommunication]] <br/> • [[Koninklijke TNT Post|Postal Service]] <br/> • [[Tourism in the Netherlands|Tourism]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:VanderKnaap Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg|120px|Cees van der Knaap]]
| [[Cees van der Knaap|Cees van <br/> der Knaap]] <br/> <small>(born 1951)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Defence|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)|Defence]]
| • [[Human resource management|Human <br/> Resources]] <br/> • [[Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army|Equipment]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 18 December 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Netherlands politic personality icon.svg|120px]]
| [[Clémence Ross-van Dorp|Clémence Ross-<br/>van Dorp]] <br/> <small>(born 1957)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Health of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Health|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport|Health, Welfare <br/> and Sport]]
| • [[Elderly Care]] <br/> • [[Health and Youth Care Inspectorate|Youth Care]] <br/> • [[Disability]] Policy <br/> • [[Medical Ethics]] <br/> • [[Sport in the Netherlands|Sport]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| [[File:Rutte.jpg|120px|Mark Rutte]]
| [[Mark Rutte]] <br/> <small>(born 1967)</small>
| rowspan=3 | [[List of Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Social Affairs|State Secretary]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment|Social Affairs and <br/> Employment]]
| • Social Security <br/> • Unemployment <br/> • [[Occupational safety and health|Occupational <br/> Safety]] <br/> • Social Services
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 17 June 2004 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Philomena Bijlhout 2020.png|120px|Philomena Bijlhout]]
| [[Philomena Bijlhout]] <br/> <small>(born 1957)</small>
| rowspan=2 | • [[Family policy in the Netherlands|Family policy]] <br/> • [[Equal opportunity|Equality]] <br/> • [[Emancipation]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 24 July 2002 <br/> {{ref_label|Resigned|Res}}
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| 
| [[Khee Liang Phoa]] <br/> <small>(born 1955)</small>
| 9 September 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| [[File:ANijs.jpg|120px|Annette Nijs]]
| [[Annette Nijs]] <br/> <small>(born 1961)</small>
| rowspan=2 | [[List of Ministers of Education of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Education|State Secretary]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)|Education, Culture <br/> and Science]]
| • [[Higher education|Higher <br/> Education]] <br/> • [[Adult education|Adult <br/> Education]] <br/> • [[Science Policy]] 
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 9 June 2004 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| [[File:Netherlands politic personality icon.svg|120px]]
| [[Cees van Leeuwen]] <br/> <small>(born 1951)</small>
| • [[Mass media in the Netherlands|Media]] <br/> • [[Culture of the Netherlands|Culture]] <br/> • [[Dutch art|Art]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"|
| [[File:MSchultz.jpg|120px|Melanie Schultz van Haegen]] 
| [[Melanie Schultz van Haegen|Melanie Schultz <br/> van Haegen]] <br/> <small>(born 1970)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Infrastructure of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Infrastructure|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Transport and Water Management (Netherlands)|Transport and <br/> Water Management]]
| • [[Transport in the Netherlands|Public <br/> Infrastructure]] <br/> • [[Public transport in the Netherlands|Public <br/> Transport]] <br/> • [[Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland|Aviation]] <br/> • [[Rail transport in the Netherlands|Rail Transport]] <br/> • [[Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management|Water <br/> Management]] <br/> • [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute|Weather <br/> Forecasting]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|People's Party <br/> for Freedom and <br/> Democracy]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Pim Fortuyn List}};"|
| 
| [[Jan Odink]] <br/> <small>(1944–2018)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Agriculture|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality|Agriculture, Nature <br/> and Fisheries]]
| • Fisheries <br/> • Forestry <br/> • [[Animal Welfare]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 27 May 2003
| [[Pim Fortuyn List]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
| [[File:Pieter van Geel 2012 (1).jpg|120px|Pieter van Geel]] 
| [[Pieter van Geel]] <br/> <small>(born 1951)</small>
| [[List of Ministers of Infrastructure of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Housing|State Secretary]]
| [[Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Netherlands)|Housing, Spatial <br/> Planning and <br/> the Environment]]
| • [[Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency|Environmental <br/> Policy]]
| 22 July 2002 – <br/> 22 February 2007 <br/> {{ref_label|Continued|Continued}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christian <br/> Democratic Appeal]]
|-
|}

:{{note_label|Resigned|Resigned}}
:{{note_label|Continued|Continued in the next cabinet}}
:{{note_label|Acting|Acting}}
:{{note_label|Title|Designated with the diplomatic rank of Minister}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
;Official

* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhrpfxup/kabinet_balkenende_i_2002_2003 Kabinet-Balkenende I] Parlement & Politiek
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/over-de-regering/kabinetten-sinds-1945/kabinet-balkenende-i Kabinet Balkenende I] Rijksoverheid

{{Commons category|Cabinet Balkenende I}}

{{First Balkenende cabinet}}
{{Government of the Netherlands}}

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