Ben Knapen

Hubertus Petrus Maria "Ben" Knapen (born January 6, 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He is the State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. His portfolio at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs comprises European Union matters, as well as international aid. ^[1]

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Cabinet Rutte (2010- )

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte (General Affairs)

Deputy Prime Minister	Maxime Verhagen (Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation)

Ministers	Piet Hein Donner (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (until December 2011) Liesbeth Spies (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from December 2011) Uri Rosenthal (Foreign Affairs) Jan Kees de Jager (Finance) Ivo Opstelten (Security and Justice) Hans Hillen (Defence) Marja van Bijsterveldt (Education, Culture and Science) Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and the Environment) Henk Kamp (Social Affairs and Employment) Edith Schippers (Health, Welfare and Sport)

Minister without portfolio	Gerd Leers (Immigration and Asylum)

State Secretaries	Henk Bleker (Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation) Ben Knapen (Foreign Affairs) Frans Weekers (Finance) Fred Teeven (Security and Justice) Halbe Zijlstra (Education, Culture and Science) Joop Atsma (Infrastructure and the Environment) Paul de Krom (Social Affairs and Employment) Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten-Hyllner (Health, Welfare and Sport)

Persondata
Name	Knapen, Ben
Alternative names	Knapen, Hubertus Petrus Maria
Short description	Dutch politician
Date of birth	January 6, 1951
Place of birth	Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Date of death
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