Henk Kamp
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Dutch Minister of
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| In office December 12, 2002 – February 22, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Benk Korthals |
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| Succeeded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
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| Born | July 23 1952 Hengelo, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Website | www.henkkamp.nl |
Henricus ("Henk") Gregorius Jozeph Kamp (born July 23, 1952 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch politician. Currently he is member of the Dutch parliament for the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Previously he was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the First Balkenende cabinet and Minister of Defense in the Second Balkenende cabinet and Third Balkenende cabinet.
From 1976 to 1994 he was a member of the municipal council in Borculo. He became a member of the lower house or "Tweede Kamer" in 1994.[1]
On July 22, 2002, Kamp became Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. He was Minister of Defense from December 12, 2002 till February 22, 2007. Later succeeded by Eimert van Middelkoop after early elections where held as a result of parliamentary agreements following the formation of the minority cabinet Balkenende III.
As part of his "farewell tour" as Minister of Defence, Henk Kamp visited the Dutch troops in Afghanistan and payed his respects to president Karzai. President Karzai awarded Henk Kamp the High State Medal of Ghazi Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Henk Kamp (in Dutch), Vvd.nl, July 7, 2006
- ^ Minister awards Afghan president clogs, Dutchnews.nl, February 13, 2007
External links
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jan Pronk |
Dutch Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the
Environment 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Sybilla Dekker |
| Preceded by Benk Korthals |
Dutch Minister of Defense 2002-2007 |
Succeeded by Eimert van Middelkoop |
| Members of Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
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| Charlie Aptroot - Hans van Baalen - Willibrord van Beek - Stef Blok - Arend-Jan Boekestijn - Han ten Broeke - Brigitte van der Burg - Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink - Laetitia Griffith - Henk Kamp - Paul de Krom - Anouchka van Miltenburg - Helma Neppérus - Atzo Nicolaï - Johan Remkes - Mark Rutte - Edith Schippers - Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff - Fred Teeven - Frans Weekers - Halbe Zijlstra |
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