Ab Klink
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| In office 2007 – present |
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| Preceded by | Johan Remkes |
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| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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Member of the Eerste Kamer
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| In office 2003 – 2007 |
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| Born | 2 November 1958 Stellendam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) |
Abraham Klink (born 2 November 1958) is a Dutch politician for Christian Democratic Appeal. He is minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports in the Fourth cabinet Balkenende.
Klink was born in Stellendam, and attended MAVO, HAVO and VWO-education. Between 1978 and 1984 he studied sociology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. After his studies he worked for the scientific institute of the CDA (between 1984 and 1992). In 1991 he was promoted to Meester in de Rechten by the University of Leiden. Between 1992 and 1999 he worked at the ministry of Justice. In 1999 he became director of the scientific institute of the CDA.
In 2003 he was elected into the Eerste Kamer, where he has focused on education and international development. He was secretary of the commission which wrote the CDA 2006-election manifesto.
On 13 February 2007 it was announced that Klink would become Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports in the fourth cabinet Balkenende.
Prime Minister: Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers: Wouter Bos (Finance) • André Rouvoet (Youth and Family)
Ministers: Guusje ter Horst (Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Maxime Verhagen (Foreign Affairs) • Eimert van Middelkoop (Defense) • Maria van der Hoeven (Economic Affairs) • Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) • Gerda Verburg (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) • Ronald Plasterk (Education, Culture and Science) • Piet Hein Donner (Social Affairs and Employment) • Camiel Eurlings (Transport and Water Management) • Ab Klink (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports) • Jacqueline Cramer (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) • Ella Vogelaar (Minister of Housing and Integration) • Bert Koenders (International Development)
State Secretaries: Jan Kees de Jager (Finance) • Frans Timmermans (European Affairs) • Nebahat Albayrak (Justice) • Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Marja van Bijsterveldt (Education, Culture and Science) • Sharon Dijksma (Education, Culture and Science) • Cees van der Knaap (Defense) • Tineke Huizinga (Transport and Water Management) • Frank Heemskerk (Economic Affairs) • Ahmed Aboutaleb (Social Affairs and Employment) •Jet Bussemaker (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports)
