Hanke Bruins Slot
Hanke Bruins Slot | |
|---|---|
 Bruins Slot in 2023 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 September 2023 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Liesje Schreinemacher (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Caspar Veldkamp |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| In office 10 January 2022 – 5 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Kajsa Ollongren |
| Succeeded by | Hugo de Jonge |
| Member of the Provincial Executive of Utrecht | |
| In office 5 June 2019 – 10 January 2022 | |
| 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 (m. 2019) |
| Education | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Branch/service |  Royal Netherlands Army |
| Years of service | 2007–2010 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician and military veteran who served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2022 to 2023,[1] and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2023 until 2024.[2]
Early career
[edit]Prior to her political career, Bruins Slot served in the Royal Netherlands Army; she was deployed to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.[3] In 2010, she was conferred the rank of artillery captain.
Political career
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A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Bruins Slot served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019. She focused her work as a parliamentarian on matters of defence personnel, local government, healthcare science, medical law, psychiatry and sports.
From 2019 to 2022, Bruins Slot was a member of the provincial executive of Utrecht, in which she was in charge of nature, agriculture, soil and water, sport and governance.[4]
In February 2024, she stated that Israel's planned assault on Rafah was "unjustifiable".[5]
In April 2024 the European Commission co-hosted a conference on "restoring justice for Ukraine" in The Hague. Significant contributors were Slot as the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba and the Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders.[6]
In May 2024, Bruins Slot said that the Netherlands would not object if Ukraine used Dutch-supplied F-16 fighters to strike targets inside Russia.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Slot was born in Apeldoorn and grew up in Winsum, Zeewolde, and Ridderkerk. She is married. Her father, grandfather and uncle have all been mayors.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (9 April 2024)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Utrechtse gedeputeerde Hanke Bruins Slot voorgedragen als nieuwe minister van Binnenlandse Zaken", Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch), 2 January 2022.
- ^ Stephanie van den Berg (4 September 2023), Dutch Interior Minister Bruins Slot set for foreign ministry Reuters.
- ^ Stephanie van den Berg (4 September 2023), Dutch Interior Minister Bruins Slot set for foreign ministry Reuters.
- ^ Gedeputeerde Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA) Archived 11 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine, provincie-utrecht.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Israeli offensive in Rafah would be 'unjustifiable': Dutch minister". Al Jazeera. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Commission co-hosts international conference on restoring justice for Ukraine in The Hague - European Commission". neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "NATO chief reiterates Ukraine's right to strike 'legitimate military targets' inside Russia". Anadolu Agency. 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Hanke Bruins Slot nieuwe minister BZK". Het Nederlands Genootschap van Burgemeesters (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Hanke Bruins Slot". CDA (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Real Decreto 377/2024, de 9 de abril, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a las personalidades neerlandesas que se citan" [Royal Decree 377/2024, of April 9, by which the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is awarded to the Dutch personalities mentioned.] (in Spanish). 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
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