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There are thirteen ministries of the Netherlands, all with their own minister, there are also several ministers without portfolio and about as many state secretaries. The ministries are:
- Ministry of General Affairs, occupied with coordination of government policy;
- Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations occupied with a range of tasks including the police, the civil service and the constitution. Historically most ministries split from this ministry, when portfolios like social affairs, education and agriculture became more important;
- Ministry of Justice occupied with legislation, sanctions and immigration;
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs which has traditionally had a minister without portfolio for international development and a state secretary for European Affairs;
- Ministry of Defense, occupied with coordinating the military of the Netherlands;
- Ministry of Finance which is responsible for taxation, the national budget and monetary affairs;
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, which has a declining number of portfolios within its jurisdiction, now limited to coordination of the Economy of the Netherlands, telecommunication and innovation. It traditionally has a state secretary for international trade;
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, occupied with coordinating the Dutch system of social security and employment;
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, traditionally led by a minister and two state secretaries one of whom is typically occupied with culture and the system of public broadcasters;
- Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports;
- Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, which occupied with planning use of land in the densly populated Netherlands;
- Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Netherlands), which occupied with infrastructure and the Dutch system of defenses against the water;
- Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
