Born on 4 August 1976 in Rotterdam, married, 3 children
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Everyone in the Netherlands should feel free and safe, in a resilient society that is firmly grounded in the rule of law. I’m committed to working on that every day.
Police
Public Prosecution Service (OM)
Counterterrorism
National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV)
Cyber security
National disaster relief and crisis management
Resilience in the Netherlands
Mission critical communications and emergency control centres
Reform of emergency powers legislation
Disasters and Serious Accidents (Compensation) Act
National security
Netherlands Nationality Act
Drug policy
Sexual offences (legislation, Dealing with Domestic Violence programme, femicide)
Community safety partnerships
Criminal Code
Firearms, Ammunition and Offensive Weapons Act
Extradition
International Criminal Court
MH17
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
Fire brigade
Regional disaster relief and crisis management
Revision of Safety Regions Act
23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of Justice and Security in the Jetten government
5 September 2025 – 23 February 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Schoof government
3 June 2025 – 23 February 2026
Minister of Asylum and Migration in the Schoof government; acting Minister of Asylum and Migration in the Schoof government from 3 to 19 June 2025
2 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
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
