Ministry of Justice and Security

The Ministry of Justice and Security (Dutch: Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid; JenV) is the Dutch ministry responsible for justice, imprisonment and public security.

[6] The ministry is headed by the Minister of Justice and Security, David van Weel (VVD) since 2 July 2024.

The ministry has the legal tasks of: It is also responsible for the coordination of counter-terrorism policy.

The ministry is headed by Minister David van Weel, who is supported by State Secretaries Ingrid Coenradie (Justice and Security) and Teun Struycken (Legal Protection).

The civil service is headed by a secretary-general and a deputy secretary-general, who head a system of three directorates-general: The Board of Procurators General (Dutch: Raad van Procureurs-Generaal) which heads the Public Prosecution Service (in Dutch: Openbaar Ministerie, OM) is a relatively independent organisation which forms part of the Judiciary and prosecutes persons suspected of breaking the law.