Hanke Bruins Slot

Hanke Bruins SlotMinister of Foreign Affairs

Born on 20 October 1977 in Apeldoorn, married
Party: Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA)

2001-2003
Policy officer at the Public Administration and Legislation Division of the Ministry of the Interior
2004-2005
Senior policy officer at the Local Government Division of the Ministry of the Interior
2007-2010
Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA)
2007-2009
Platoon commander (self-propelled howitzer platoon); deployed to Uruzgan, Afghanistan, in 2008
2009-2010
Deputy chief assistant to the Director of Operations of the RNLA
2010
Planning and programming staff officer, RNLA
17 June 2010 – 5 June 2019
Member of the House of Representatives for the CDA; party spokesperson on issues including defence, internal governance, curative care, prevention, sport and medical ethical issues
5 June 2019 – 10 January 2022
Member of Utrecht provincial executive; with responsibility for nature, agriculture, soil & water, sport and governance
10 January 2022 - 5 September 2023
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the fourth Rutte government
5 September 2023
Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte government

20-09-2023 | 17:05

Information integrity is essential to help ensure the strength of democratic processes and to protect fundamental rights. The ...

18-09-2023 | 09:30

Russia has abducted thousands of children from occupied areas in Ukraine. On 14 September Hanke Bruins Slot, Minister of Foreign ...

04-09-2023 | 17:34

Hanke Bruins Slot (CDA) will become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday 5 September 2023. This was announced today by ...