Information for the press
The contact details below for the press officers at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport are intended for members of the media only. If you are not a journalist, please use the contact form or phone 1400 (Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 20.00). If you are calling from outside the Netherlands, please dial
+31 70 214 02 14.
Spokespersons for Hugo de Jonge, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
Daphne Kerremans
M: +31 (0)6 11 53 74 90
E: da.kerremans@minvws.nl
- Disability care
- Labour market policy
- Personal budget (PGB)
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Axel Dees
M: +31 (0)6 15 94 37 88
E: aj.dees@minvws.nl
- Elderly care
- Social support
- Medical ethical issues
- Home-based nursing care
Tom Kummel
M: +31 (0)6 52 64 18 73
E: tb.kummel@minvws.nl
- Youth policy, the Youth Act and youth healthcare
- Domestic violence and child abuse
Martijn Janssen
M: +31 (0)6 11 37 61 21
E: martijn.janssen@minvws.nl
- Corporate affairs
Spokespersons for Minister Bruno Bruins, Minister for Medical Care and Sport
Inge Freriksen
T: +31 (0)70 340 65 62
M: +31 (0)6 15 36 93 50
E: i.freriksen@minvws.nl
- Curative care
- Patients’ rights
- Healthcare system
- Legal cannabis cultivation experiment
Thomas Bakker
M: +31 (0)6 15 18 90 97
E: tc.bakker@minvws.nl
- Pharmaceuticals, medical devices and medical technology
- Health insurance
- Macro-economic issues
Karim Mostafi
M: +31 (0)6 15 68 38 22
E: k.mostafi@minvws.nl
- Control of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance
- Food safety and product safety
- Administrative burdens
- Health protection
- Recreational drugs (cannabis)
- Labour market policy and training
Tom Elbersen
T: +31 (0)70 340 56 76
M: +31 (0)6 11 87 63 63
E: t.elbersen@minvws.nl
- eHealth
- Organ donation
- Sport
Tim Bennebroek
M: +31 (0)6 44 93 65 66
E: tg.bennebroek@minvws.nl
Spokespersons for Paul Blokhuis, State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport
Ruben van Dorssen
T: +31 (0)70 340 53 87
M: +31 (0)6 15 03 50 04
E: ruben.vandorssen@minvws.nl
- Prevention
- Health promotion (lifestyle)
- Community service
Leonne Gartz
T: +31 (0)70 340 59 37
M: +31 (0)6 15 08 49 12
E: l.gartz@minvws.nl
- Mental healthcare
- War victims and former members of the resistance
- Ministry affairs relating to Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
Emilie Westerouen van Meeteren
M: +31 (0)6 11 91 97 81
E: emilie.wvm@minvws.nl
- Community shelter and assisted living
- Recreational drugs (except cannabis)
Tom Wisseborn
M: +31 (0)6 11 78 43 62
E: tr.wisseborn@minvws.nl