Martin van Rijn

Martin van Rijn


State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
Incumbent
Assumed office November 5, 2012
Personal details
Born	Maarten Johannes van Rijn (1956-02-07) February 7, 1956 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party (PvdA)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (MA in economics)
Occupation	Politician, CEO, civil servant

Maarten Johannes (Martin) van Rijn (born February 7, 1956 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch politician and former CEO and civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he has been State Secretary for the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, dealing with nursing and care, elderly policy, youth policy and biotechnology in the Second Rutte cabinet since November 5, 2012. Previously he was CEO of pension fund PGGM.

In his capacity as a civil servant he was director-general for health care at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport from 2003 to 2007, director-general for management and personnel policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2000 to 2003, and deputy director-general for housing at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1995 to 2000.

Van Rijn studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Decorations

In 2008, he was awarded Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

References

(Dutch) Parlement.com biography

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Government offices
Preceded by Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten	State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport 2012-	Succeeded by

Second Rutte cabinet (2012–present)

Preceded by: First Rutte cabinet ·

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	Lodewijk Asscher Social Affairs and Employment

Ministers	Ronald Plasterk Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs) (2012–2014 Bert Koenders Foreign Affairs) (from 2014 Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finance Ivo Opstelten Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Stef Blok Security and Justice) (Ad interim Ard van der Steur Security and Justice) (from 2015 Henk Kamp Economic Affairs Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Defence Edith Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Jet Bussemaker Education, Culture and Science Melanie Schultz van Haegen Infrastructure and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Stef Blok Housing and the Central Government Sector Lilianne Ploumen Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

State Secretaries	Frans Weekers Finance) (2012–2014 Eric Wiebes Finance) (from 2014 Fred Teeven Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Klaas Dijkhoff Security and Justice) (from 2015 Co Verdaas Economic Affairs) (2012 Sharon Dijksma Economic Affairs) (2012–2015 Martijn van Dam Economic Affairs) (from 2015 Martin van Rijn Health, Welfare and Sport Sander Dekker Education, Culture and Science Wilma Mansveld Infrastructure and the Environment) (2012–2015 Sharon Dijksma Infrastructure and the Environment) (from 2015 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment

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