Henk Bleker

Henk Bleker


State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
In office 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Frank Heemskerk
Succeeded by	Co Verdaas (as State Secretary for Economic Affairs)
Party Chair Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 10 June 2010 – 14 October 2010
Leader	Maxime Verhagen
Preceded by	Peter van Heeswijk
Succeeded by	Liesbeth Spies
Personal details
Born	Hinderk Bleker (1953-07-26) 26 July 1953 Onstwedde, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Residence	Vlagtwedde, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit (MA) University of Groningen (PhD)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Website	Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation

Hinderk "Henk" Bleker (born 26 July 1953 in Onstwedde) is a former Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He was the State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the first Rutte cabinet, serving from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. He previously served as the Party Chair of the CDA from 20 June 2010 until 14 October 2010.^[1]

References

(Dutch) Parlement.com biography

↑ (Dutch) Henk Bleker Christian Democratic Appeal

(Dutch) Moord op de honingbij - 12 maart 2011 - Zembla

First Rutte cabinet (2010–2012)

^{Preceded by: Demissionary Fourth Balkenende cabinet · Succeeded by: Second Rutte cabinet}

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	Maxime Verhagen Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation

Ministers	Piet Hein Donner Interior and Kingdom Relations) (2010–2011 Liesbeth Spies Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2011 Uri Rosenthal Foreign Affairs Jan Kees de Jager Finance Ivo Opstelten Security and Justice Hans Hillen Defence Edith Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Marja van Bijsterveldt Education, Culture and Science Melanie Schultz van Haegen Infrastructure and the Environment Henk Kamp Social Affairs and Employment

Minister without portfolio	Gerd Leers Immigration, Integration and Asylum Affairs

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

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