Jan Anthonie Bruijn
Jan Anthonie Bruijn | |
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Bruijn in 2023 | |
| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Preceded by | Daniëlle Jansen |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ankie Broekers-Knol |
| Succeeded by | Mei Li Vos |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 6 November 2012 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jos van Rey |
| Succeeded by | Shirin Musa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Anthonie Bruijn 7 February 1958 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Party | VVD (from 1982) |
| Alma mater | |
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Jan Anthonie Bruijn (born 7 February 1958) is a Dutch pathologist and politician. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he became a member of the Senate on 6 November 2012. He was president of the Senate between July 2019 and September 2025. Bruijn also worked as a professor of immunopathology at Leiden University.[1] Since September 2025, he has served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Schoof cabinet.[2]
Honours
- Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (9 April 2024)[3]
References
- ^ Dutch News (2 July 2019). "Jan Anthonie Bruijn elected new senate leader". DutchNews. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Weer nieuwe gezichten in kabinet dat alleen nog op de winkel moet passen" [Yet more new faces in the cabinet who only have to take care]. NOS (in Dutch). 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Real Decreto 377/2024, de 9 de abril, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a las personalidades neerlandesas que se citan" [Royal Decree 377/2024, of April 9, by which the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is awarded to the Dutch personalities mentioned.] (in Spanish). 9 April 2024.
External links
- Media related to Jan Anthonie Bruijn at Wikimedia Commons
- Government profile