Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning

In 1958 the ministry was renamed Public Housing and Construction Industry (Dutch: Volkshuisvesting en Bouwnijverheid).

In the 1965 the ministry was renamed Public Housing and Spatial Planning (Dutch: Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening).

The ministry began to publish coordinate the land use policies of provinces and municipalities.

The environment was previously part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.

The Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning was re-established on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.