Born on 4 August 1976 in Bussum, married, 3 children
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
We can only live our lives in the Netherlands as we wish if we are safe. That’s why it is so important to safeguard the rule of law and stand up for all those who keep us safe every day. I will be working hard to do just that.
Police
Public Prosecution Service (OM)
Counterterrorism
National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV)
National disaster relief and crisis management
Resilience in the Netherlands
Mission critical communications and emergency control centres
National security
Cyber security
Data Protection Authority
Drug policy
Community safety partnerships
Criminal Code
Firearms, Ammunition and Offensive Weapons Act
Extradition
International Criminal Court
MH17 criminal proceedings
Prosecutions of ministers and members of parliament for public office offences
Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)
Proscription of associations and financing bans
Crime that undermines society, prevention and the ‘Italian approach’
Human trafficking and prostitution
People smuggling
Contact with religious organisations
2 July 2024
Appointed Minister of Justice and Security in the Schoof government
January 2024 – 2 July 2024
Assistant Secretary-General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber, NATO
November 2020 – January 2024
Assistant Secretary-General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
August 2016 – November 2020
Foreign policy and defence adviser, Ministry of General Affairs
2014 – 2016
Director for International Affairs and Operations, Ministry of Defence
2012 – 2014
Head of Office of the Secretary-General, Ministry of Defence
2004 – 2012
Senior policy officer, Ministry of Defence, in areas including the Dutch mission in Uruzgan (Afghanistan), personnel policy and the budget debate
1994 – 2004
Staff officer, Royal Netherlands Navy
1994 – 2004
Naval officer training, specialising as an operations room officer and navigation officer, Royal Netherlands Naval College
