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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.
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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 Cabinet. 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:
- Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands
- EVD
- Patent Centre Netherlands
- SenterNovem
- State Supervision of Mines
- CPB
- Consumer Protection Authority
- Netherlands Competition Authority
See also
- Netherlands Patent Office (Octrooicentrum Nederland), an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
External links
- Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Antwoordvoorbedrijven.nl voor ondernemers
- Consuwijzer.nl voor consumenten
Structure and process StructureGovernmentMinisters, including Ministers without Portfolio, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands and one or more Deputy Prime Minister of the NetherlandsMinisters, including Ministers without Portfolio and State SecretariesProcessCurrent ministries General Affairs • Interior and Kingdom Relations • Foreign Affairs • Finance • Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation • Security and Justice • Defence • Education, Culture and Science • Infrastructure and the Environment • Health, Welfare and Sport • Social Affairs and Employment •Cabinets Schimmelpenninck • De Kempenaer-Donker Curtius • Thorbecke I • Van Hall-Donker Curtius • Van der Brugghen • Rochussen • Van Hall-Van Heemstra • Van Zuylen van Nijevelt-Van Heemstra •Thorbecke II • Fransen van de Putte •Van Zuylen van Nijevelt • Van Bosse-Fock • Thorbecke III • De Vries-Fransen van de Putte • Heemskerk-Van Lynden van Sandenburg • Kappeyne van de Coppello • Van Lynden van Sandenburg • Heemskerk Azn. • Mackay • Van Tienhoven • Röell • Pierson • Kuyper • De Meester • Heemskerk • Cort van der Linden • Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I • Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II • Colijn I • De Geer I • Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III • Colijn II • Colijn III • Colijn IV • Colijn V • De Geer II • Gerbrandy I • Gerbrandy II • Gerbrandy III • Schermerhorn-Drees • Beel I • Drees-Van Schaik • Drees I • Drees II • Drees III • Beel II • De Quay • Marijnen • Cals • Zijlstra • De Jong • Biesheuvel I • Biesheuvel II • Den Uyl • Van Agt I • Van Agt II • Van Agt III • Lubbers I • Lubbers II • Lubbers III • Kok I • Kok II • Balkenende I • Balkenende II • Balkenende III • Balkenende IV • RuttePortal:Politics Categories:- Dutch ministries
- Economy ministries
- Agriculture ministries
- Energy ministries
- Fisheries ministries
- Food safety organizations
- Mining ministries
- Industry ministries
- Trade ministries
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