In this Dutch name, the surname is van Hoof, not Hoof.
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Henk van Hoof
Henk van Hoof in 2005
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
In office 17 June 2004 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister
Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by
Mark Rutte
Succeeded by
Ahmed Aboutaleb
Mayor of Delfzijl
In office 16 August 2003 – 1 May 2004 Ad interim
Preceded by
Annemarie Jorritsma (Acting)
Succeeded by
Maritje Appel
State Secretary for Defence
In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister
Wim Kok
Preceded by
Jan Gmelich Meijling
Succeeded by
Cees van der Knaap
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003
In office 5 November 1991 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary group
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Hendrikus Andreas Lambertus van Hoof
(1947-11-09) 9 November 1947 (age 76) Nijmegen, Netherlands
Political party
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1974)
Residence(s)
Ohé en Laak, Netherlands
Alma mater
Royal Naval College
Occupation
Politician · Naval officer · Trade Union leader · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Education administrator · Lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance
Netherlands
Branch/service
Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service
1966–1981 (Active duty) 1981–1997 (Reserve)
Rank
Commander
Unit
Naval squadron
Battles/wars
Cold War
Hendrikus Andreas Lambertus "Henk" van Hoof (born 9 November 1947) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and naval officer.
Van Hoof served in the Royal Netherlands Navy from April 1965 until May 1981 and as a trade union leader for the Royal Association of Navy Officers from May 1981 until November 1991 and served as General-Secretary from July 1990 until November 1991. Van Hoof became a Member of the House of Representatives after Henk Koning was appointed as President of the Court of Audit, taking office on 5 November 1991. After the election of 1998 Van Hoof was appointment as State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998. The Cabinet Kok II resigned on 16 April 2002 following the conclusions of the NIOD report into the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War and continuing to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 2002 Van Hoof returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 23 May 2002. Following the cabinet formation of 2002 Van Hoof was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet and the Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I on 22 July 2002. In Augustus 2002 Van Hoof announced that he wouldn't not stand for the election of 2003 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 30 January 2003. In August 2003 Van Hoof was appointed as acting Mayor of Delfzijl after acting Mayor Annemarie Jorritsma was nominated as Mayor of Almere, serving from 16 August 2003 until 1 May 2004. Van Hoof was appointment as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Balkenende II after Mark Rutte was appointment as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science, taking office on 17 June 2004. The Cabinet Balkenende II fell on 30 June 2006 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Balkenende III with Van Hoof continuing as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, taking office on 7 July 2006. In August 2006 Van Hoof announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't not stand for the election of 2006. The Cabinet Balkenende III was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende IV on 22 February 2007.[1]
Van Hoof retired from active politic and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupies numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Limburg Secondary Education association, Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn) and as a trade association executive for the Industry and Employers confederation (VNO-NCW).
^(in Dutch) Staatssecretaris Van Hoof spreekt tijdens nieuwjaarsdiner People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Leiden
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