Teun Struycken

Teun StruyckenMinister for Legal Protection

Born on 30 October 1969 in Nijmegen, married
No party affiliation (proposed by NSC)

Understandable laws, workable rules, access to justice, respect for fundamental rights, protection of the most vulnerable… A strong rule of law is for everyone! I will work diligently to that end every day.

The judiciary
Council for the Judiciary
The legal professions (including legal interpreters and translators)
The legal system
Legal aid
Sanctions policy, including related amendments to the Criminal Code
Juvenile justice policy, recidivism policy, young offender institutions
Cooperation between organisations involved in the enforcement of criminal-law decisions
Family law, including adoption
Prevention (individual and general)
Judiciary (Organisation) Act
Code of Civil Procedure
Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure
Private law, including the law of persons and family law
Netherlands Nationality Act
Bankruptcy Act
General Administrative Law Act
Quality of legislation
Copyright/intellectual property
Betting and gaming
Personal data protection
Integrity and Screening Agency (Justis), Central Judicial Collection Agency (CJIB)
Council for the Administration of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles, Child Protection Board

2 July 2024
Appointed Minister for Legal Protection in the Schoof government
January 2008 – 2 July 2024
Professor of European property law (part-time), Utrecht University
January 2003 – 2 July 2024
Lawyer in Amsterdam; expertise: finance and collateral, insolvency law
Partner at NautaDutilh from 2009
August 1998 – August 2002
Lecturer, civil law section, Nijmegen University
August 1994 – July 1998
Research assistant, Schoordijk Institute, Tilburg University
August 1994 – December 1994
Research assistant, St John’s College, Oxford

24 January 2007
Doctorate (with distinction), Radboud University, Nijmegen. Subject: The closed system of property law (Het gesloten systeem van het goederenrecht)
2003 – 2005
Professional Education Programme for the Legal Profession
January – July 2002
Guest researcher, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
February – March 1999
Guest researcher, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
1993 – 1994
Law: European and comparative law, Oxford University
1992 – 1993
Law, Panthéon-Assas University, Paris, France
1987 – 1992
Dutch civil law, Leiden University
1981 – 1987
Secondary education, Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen, Nijmegen

News

Better legal protection for vulnerable families in protection of juveniles

18-11-2024 | 15:30

In a letter to the House of Representatives, the minister for legal protection, Teun Struycken, outlines the main features of the ...

Measures introduced to ensure better protection for online gamblers

01-10-2024 | 09:31

On 1 October 2024 measures came into force to make players more aware of their gambling behaviour. The aim is to protect people ...

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Teun Struycken

Teun StruyckenMinister for Legal Protection

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News

Better legal protection for vulnerable families in protection of juveniles

Measures introduced to ensure better protection for online gamblers