Hanke Bruins Slot | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 5 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Preceded by | Liesje Schreinemacher (acting) |
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
In office 10 January 2022 –5 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Preceded by | Kajsa Ollongren |
Succeeded by | Hugo de Jonge |
Member of the Provincial Executive of Utrecht | |
In office 5 June 2019 –10 January 2022 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 17 June 2010 –4 June 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot 20 October 1977 Apeldoorn,Netherlands |
Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Spouse | Mireille (m. 2019) |
Education | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 2007–2010 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | 2001–2021 Afghanistan war |
Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician and military veteran who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte since 2023. [1] She previously was the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2022 to 2023. [2]
Prior to her political career, Bruins Slot served in the Royal Netherlands Army; she was deployed to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. [3] In 2010, she was conferred the rank of artillery captain.
A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), Bruins Slot served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019. She focused her work as a parliamentarian on matters of defence personnel, local government, healthcare science, medical law, psychiatry and sports.
From 2019 to 2022, Bruins Slot was a member of the provincial executive of Utrecht, in which she was in charge of nature, agriculture, soil and water, sport and governance. [4]
In April 2024 the European Commission co-hosted a conference on "restoring justice for Ukraine" in The Hague. Significant contributors were Slot as the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba and the Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders. [5]
Slot was born in Apeldoorn and grew up in Winsum, Zeewolde, and Ridderkerk. She is married. Her father, grandfather and uncle have all been mayors. [6] [7]
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