List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by education

This is a list of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands by higher education since 20th century. Of the twenty-three Prime Ministers since 1901 six had a doctorate and ten served either as a full professor or a visiting professor. Four Cort van der Linden, Gerbrandy, Beel and Van Agt where legal scholars.

Prime Ministers by higher education

Prime Minister	Alma mater	Bachelor's degree	Master's degree	Doctor's degree	Professor	Honorary doctorate degree
Professor Doctor Abraham Kuyper B.Litt. B.Phil. B.Th. Th.M. PhD Dr.h.c.	University of Applied Sciences Leiden	Bachelor of Letters Bachelor of Philosophy Bachelor of Theology	Master of Theology	Doctor of Philosophy (in Theology)		Princeton University Delft University of Technology Hope College Catholic University of Leuven	Political science Political science Theology Theology
Theo de Meester LL.B. LL.M.	University of Applied Sciences Utrecht	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Theo Heemskerk LL.B. LL.M.	University of Applied Sciences Leiden	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Professor Doctor Pieter Cort van der Linden LL.B. LL.M. Dr.h.c.	Leiden University	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws			University of Groningen University of Amsterdam	Law Economics
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck LL.B. LL.M.	Utrecht University	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Doctor Hendrikus Colijn Dr.h.c.	Koninklijke Militaire Academie					Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam University of Debrecen	Law Political science
Dirk Jan de Geer LL.B. LL.M.	Utrecht University	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Professor Doctor Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws	Doctor of Philosophy (in Laws)		University of Edinburgh	Law
Professor Doctor Willem Schermerhorn B.S. M.S. Dr.h.c.	Delft University of Technology	Bachelor of Science (in Civil engineering)	Master of Science (in Civil engineering)			Ghent University ETH Zurich Polytechnic University of Milan University of Glasgow University of Hanover	Civil engineering Civil engineering Civil engineering Political science Civil engineering
Professor Doctor Louis Beel LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws	Doctor of Philosophy (in Laws)		Tilburg University	Political science
Doctor Willem Drees Dr.h.c.						Erasmus University Rotterdam University of Maryland, College Park	Economics Law
Professor Doctor Jan de Quay B.Phil. M.Phil. PhD Dr.h.c.	Utrecht University	Bachelor of Philosophy (in Psychology)	Master of Philosophy (in Psychology)	Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology)		Tilburg University	Political science
Victor Marijnen LL.B. LL.M. BEc M.Ec	Radboud University Nijmegen Erasmus University Rotterdam	Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Economics	Master of Laws Master of Economics
Jo Cals LL.B. LL.M.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Professor Doctor Jelle Zijlstra BEc M.Ec PhD Dr.h.c.	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Bachelor of Economics	Master of Economics	Doctor of Philosophy (in Economics)		Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Political science
Piet de Jong	Royal Naval College
Barend Biesheuvel LL.B. LL.M.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws
Doctor Joop den Uyl BEc M.Ec Dr.h.c.	University of Amsterdam	Bachelor of Economics	Master of Economics			University of Amsterdam	Economics
Professor Doctor Dries van Agt LL.B. LL.M. Dr.h.c.	Radboud University Nijmegen	Bachelor of Laws	Master of Laws			Radboud University Nijmegen Ritsumeikan University Kwansei Gakuin University	Law Political science Political science
Professor Doctor Ruud Lubbers BEc M.Ec Dr.h.c.	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Bachelor of Economics	Master of Economics			University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Georgetown University Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Grand Valley State University Radboud University Nijmegen	Political science and Economics Law Political science Economics Economics
Doctor Wim Kok B.P.A. Dr.h.c.	Nyenrode Business University	Bachelor of Public Administration				Nyenrode Business University University of Münster	Public administration Philosophy
Professor Doctor Jan Peter Balkenende B.A. M.A. LL.B. LL.M. PhD Dr.h.c.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Bachelor of Arts (in History) Bachelor of Laws	Master of Arts (in History) Master of Laws	Doctor of Philosophy (in Laws)		Károli Gáspár University Keio University Yonsei University Hofstra University Hope College	Theology Political science Economics Law Theology
Mark Rutte B.A. M.A.	Leiden University	Bachelor of Arts (in History)	Master of Arts (in History)

See also

• Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
• Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
• Religious affiliations of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

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