Hanke Bruins Slot
Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician, jurist and army officer who has served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations since 10 January 2022 in the Fourth Rutte cabinet.[1] A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she previously served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019. Bruins Slot focused her work as a parliamentarian on matters of defence personnel, local government, healthcare science, medical law, psychiatry and sports.
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| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Kajsa Ollongren |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 4 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot 20 October 1977 Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Spouse | Mireille |
| Residence | Utrecht |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University (LLM, MA) Koninklijke Militaire Academie |
| Occupation | Politician, jurist, army officer, hockey player |
| Website | (in Dutch) Christian Democratic Appeal website |
From 2019 to 2022, she was a member of the provincial executive of Utrecht, in which she was in charge of nature, agriculture, soil and water, sport and governance.[2] Prior to her political career, she served in the Royal Netherlands Army; she was deployed to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. In 2010, she was conferred the rank of artillery captain.
References
- "Utrechtse gedeputeerde Hanke Bruins Slot voorgedragen als nieuwe minister van Binnenlandse Zaken", Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch), 2 January 2022.
- Gedeputeerde Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA) Archived 11 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, provincie-utrecht.nl (in Dutch).
External links
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
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