Henk Kamp
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Henk Kamp | |
 |
|
|
|
|
|---|---|
| In office December 12, 2002 – February 22, 2007 |
|
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Benk Korthals |
| Succeeded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
|
|
|
| Born | July 23, 1952 Hengelo, The Netherlands |
| Birth name | Henricus Gregorius Jozeph Kamp |
| Political party | VVD |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.henkkamp.nl |
Henricus ("Henk") Gregorius Jozeph Kamp (born July 23, 1952 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch politician. Currently he is the Commissioner for Bonaire, St. Eustasius and Saba. Previously he was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the First Balkenende cabinet(2002-2003) and Minister of Defense (2002-2007) in the Second Balkenende cabinet and Third Balkenende cabinet, and member of the Dutch parliament for the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)(1994-2002 and 2007-2008).
From 1976 to 1994 he was a member of the municipal council in Borculo. He became a member of the Dutch House of Representatives in 1994.[1]
On July 22, 2002, Kamp became Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. He was Minister of Defense from 12 December 2002 till 22 February 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 paid his respects to president Hamid Karzai. President Karzai awarded Henk Kamp the High State Medal of Ghazi Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Henk Kamp (in Dutch), Vvd.nl, 7 July 2006
- ^ Minister awards Afghan president clogs, Dutchnews.nl, February 13, 2007
[edit] External links
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Henk Kamp |
 |
This article about a Dutch politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
