Jack de Vries

Jack de Vries


State Secretary for Defence
Drs
In office 18 December 2007 – 14 May 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Cees van der Knaap
Personal details
Born	Jacob Gabe de Vries (1968-07-25) 25 July 1968 Drachten, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Spouse(s)	Harriët de Jong
Residence	Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit (MSc)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Political consultant
Religion	Netherlands Reformed Churches

Jacob Gabe "Jack" de Vries (born 25 July 1968) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as State Secretary for Defence from 18 December 2007 until 14 May 2010. Prior to his resignation, he served as the longtime political advisor of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

Politics

De Vries studied at the VU University Amsterdam where he in 1992 obtained a MSc degree in political science. He was leader of the Christian Democratic youth movement (CDJA) and completed his military service with a stint as communications advisor to the Dutch Army. Never away from national politics, he became media spokesman of the CDA parliamentary faction in 1997, serving under Enneüs Heerma and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. De Vries then became advisor to Jan Peter Balkenende who became political leader of the CDA in October 2001, after De Hoop Scheffer's lijsttrekker candidacy was not supported by the party. Balkenende won the 2002 elections, became Prime Minister, and brought de Vries with him to the Ministry of General Affairs.^[1]

In 2005, De Vries was appointed as CDA campaign chairman, and lead them through the 2006 municipal elections, the 2006 general election, and the 2007 provincial elections.^[2]

Resignation

He resigned on 14 May 2010 after admitting to an extra-marital affair with his personal aide a few days earlier. He announced his retirement from politics the same day.^[3]

References

↑ Verkiezingen: Jacks snoepjesfabriek Elsevier (Dutch)
↑ Jack de Vries CDA- campagneleider bij verkiezingen 2006 en 2007 (Dutch)
↑ (Dutch) Staatssecretaris De Vries treedt af

External links

(Dutch) Parliamentary Biography

Demissionary Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2010)

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

Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	André Rouvoet Education, Culture and Science and Youth and Family

Ministers	Ernst Hirsch Ballin Interior and Kingdom Relations and Justice Maxime Verhagen Foreign Affairs and International Development Jan Kees de Jager Finance Maria van der Hoeven Economic Affairs Eimert van Middelkoop Defence and Housing and Integration Ab Klink Health, Welfare and Sport Camiel Eurlings Transport, Public Works and Water Management Gerda Verburg Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Piet Hein Donner Social Affairs and Employment Tineke Huizinga Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

State Secretaries	Ank Bijleveld Interior and Kingdom Relations Jack de Vries Defence Marja van Bijsterveldt Education, Culture and Science

Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2007–2010)

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

Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende General Affairs

Deputy Prime Ministers	Wouter Bos Finance André Rouvoet Youth and Family

Ministers	Guusje ter Horst Interior and Kingdom Relations Maxime Verhagen Foreign Affairs Ernst Hirsch Ballin Justice Maria van der Hoeven Economic Affairs Eimert van Middelkoop Defence Ab Klink Health, Welfare and Sport Ronald Plasterk Education, Culture and Science Camiel Eurlings Transport, Public Works and Water Management Gerda Verburg Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Piet Hein Donner Social Affairs and Employment Jacqueline Cramer Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Ella Vogelaar Minister of Housing and Integration) (2007–2008 Eberhard van der Laan Minister of Housing and Integration) (from 2008 Bert Koenders International Development

State Secretaries	Ank Bijleveld Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs Jan Kees de Jager Finance Nebahat Albayrak Justice Frank Heemskerk Economic Affairs Cees van der Knaap Defence) (2007 Jack de Vries Defence) (from 2007 Jet Bussemaker Health, Welfare and Sport Marja van Bijsterveldt Education, Culture and Science Sharon Dijksma Education, Culture and Science Tineke Huizinga Transport, Public Works and Water Management Ahmed Aboutaleb Social Affairs and Employment) (2007–2008 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2008

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