Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

{{Short description|Government ministry of the Netherlands}}

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

| native_name = {{langx|nl|Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat}}

| type = Department

| logo = Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat Logo.png

| logo_width = 250x250px

| logo_alt = Logo of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

| image = GraphyArchy - Wikipedia 00789.jpg

| image_size = 275px

| image_caption = Building of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

| formed = {{Start date and years ago|2010|10|14|df=y}}

| jurisdiction = Kingdom of the Netherlands

| headquarters = Rijnstraat 8, The Hague, Netherlands

| employees =

| budget = 15,7 billion (2018){{in lang|nl}} [https://www.rijksfinancien.nl/ Begroting 2018], Rijksoverheid

| minister1_name = Barry Madlener

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

| minister2_name =

| minister2_pfo =

| deputyminister1_name = Chris Jansen

| deputyminister1_pfo = State Secretary for Public Transport and the Environment

| chief1_name = Jan Hendrik Dronkers

| chief1_position = Secretary-General

| deputy =

| website = [https://www.government.nl/ministries/ministry-of-infrastructure-and-water-management Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management]

}}

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management ({{langx|nl|Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat}}; I&W) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for transport, aviation, public works, land management and water resource management. The Ministry was created in 2010 as the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment following the merger of the Ministry of Transport and Water Management and the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment. In 2017, the Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the responsibilities for environmental policy and climate change policy were transferred to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management ({{langx|nl|Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat}}) is the head of the Ministry and a member of the Cabinet of the Netherlands. The current Minister is Barry Madlener, serving since July 2024.

{{Politics of the Netherlands}}

Organisation

The Ministry has currently two Government Agencies and three Directorates:

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!Responsibilities

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| Rijkswaterstaat

| RWS

| Public infrastructureWater Management

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| Meteorological Institute
({{langx|nl|Meteorologisch Instituut}})

| KNMI

| Weather forecasting

  • Directorate for Mobility and Transport (DGB)
  • Directorate for Spatial Development and Water Affairs (DGRW)
  • Directorate for Knowledge, Innovation and Strategy

See also

References

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