Pieter HeermaMinister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Born on 5 August 1977 in Amsterdam, married, 2 children
Party: Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA)
We will work together to protect and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law. We will ensure that every region counts, that every region’s strengths are utilised and that people feel represented and heard. And we’ll do that by working closely with subnational authorities. Because everyone in the Netherlands deserves a government that protects democracy and listens to them.
Good governance and relations between central government and other tiers, including municipalities and provinces
Finances of subnational authorities
Municipal boundary reform
Constitutional affairs
Public administration appointments
Senior Civil Service (ABD) appointments
General Administrative Law Act
Elections
Collective labour agreements for the public sector
Legal status of political office holders
Political parties (legislation and funding)
General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD)
Electoral Council
Administrative responsibility for budget chapters IIA/IIB (Electoral Council, High Councils of State)
Whistleblowers Authority
Cross-border cooperation
The nobility and civil honours systems
Central-government-wide coordination of anti-discrimination policy and National Coordinator against Discrimination and Racism (NCDR)
Strengthening democracy, citizenship, participation and resilience of public administration
Tackling disinformation regarding constitutional issues and public administration
Vital Regions National Programme (NPVR, formerly Every Region Counts), Community Fund (including regional dispersion of central government jobs)
Urban Agenda
Regional Deals
Coordination of follow-up to apology for the Netherlands’ role in the history of slavery
Coordination of efforts to tackle the harsh effects of legislation and policy
Legislation related to Groningen (Groningen Act, including delegated legislation)
Reparations and prospects for Groningen, including accountability for the work of the government commissioner)
23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Jetten government
August 2025 – 22 February 2026
Chair, Advisory Board on Safety in Groningen
June 2024 – 22 February 2026
Chair, Rent Tribunal
September 2012 – December 2023
Member of the House of Representatives for the CDA (served as leader and secretary of the parliamentary party and acted as assistant negotiator in coalition talks)
April 2011 – September 2012
Corporate communications manager, De Friesland, a health insurance company
April 2007 – April 2011
Head of media relations for the CDA in the House of Representatives
January 2006 – April 2007
Deputy head of media relations for the CDA in the House of Representatives
July 2002 – January 2006
Press officer for the CDA in the House of Representatives
September 2001 – June 2002
Information officer for the CDA in the House of Representatives
1995 – 2001
Political science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
