Ankie Broekers-Knol
State Secretary for Justice and Security
In office
11 June 2019  10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMark Harbers
Succeeded byEric van der Burg
President of the Senate
In office
2 July 2013  11 June 2019
Preceded byFred de Graaf
Succeeded byJan Anthonie Bruijn
Member of the Senate
In office
2 October 2001  11 June 2019
Personal details
Born
Anneke Knol

(1946-11-23) 23 November 1946
Leiden, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(from 1969)
Spouse
Arnoud Cornelis Broekers
(m. 1971)
Children2 daughters
Residence(s)Overveen, Netherlands
Alma materLeiden University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Jurist · Researcher · Legal educator · Academic administrator
WebsiteState Secretary for Security and Justice

Anneke "Ankie" Broekers-Knol (born 23 November 1946) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 11 June 2019 until 10 January 2022. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).[1]

She previously served as a member of the Senate from 2 October 2001 until 11 June 2019 and as President of the Senate from 2 July 2013 to 11 June 2019. Broekers-Knol was chair of the Senate's standing committee for Security and Justice.[2] She used to be director of the Department of Moot Court and Advocacy at Leiden University. She started her political career as a municipal councillor of Bloemendaal (1986–1997).

Electoral history

A (possibly incomplete) overview of Dutch elections Broekers-Knol participated in
Election Party Candidate number Votes
1990 Dutch municipal elections in Bloemendaal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 4 195
2011 Dutch Senate election People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
2015 Dutch Senate election People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2
2018 Dutch municipal elections in Bloemendaal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 19

Decorations

National

Foreign

References

  1. (in Dutch) "Oud-Eerste Kamervoorzitter Broekers-Knol wordt staatssecretaris Justitie". NOS. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. (in Dutch) Broekers voorzitter Eerste Kamer, NOS, 2 July 2013
  3. (in Italian) http://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/351000/
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