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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. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ... The Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the public health authority of the Netherlands. ... Hans Hoogervorst (19 April 1956) is the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands since May 2003. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stellendam () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch AppÃ¨l) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... The Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the public health authority of the Netherlands. ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ...

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. Stellendam () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. ... The different levels of education in the Netherlands Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. ... The havo or hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (literally: higher general continued education) is a stream in the secundary educational system of the Netherlands. ... The Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade (English: Flanders Mathematics Olympiad; VWO) is a Flemish mathematics competition for students in grades 9 through 12. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek Î»ÏŒÎ³Î¿Ï‚, lÃ³gos, knowledge) is an academic and applied discipline that studies society and human social interaction. ... Erasmus University is a university in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. ... The Building in the Hague The Ministry of Justice (Ministerie van Justitie; Jus) is the Dutch ministry of justice. ...

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. The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ... Dutch Tweede Kamer seats as of 2006 The 2006 Dutch general elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, and followed the call for new elections after the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. ...

On 13 February 2007 it was announced that Klink would become Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports in the fourth cabinet Balkenende. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ... The Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the public health authority of the Netherlands. ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ...

Categories: Articles lacking sources from September 2007 | All articles lacking sources | 1958 births | Dutch politicians | Living people | Government ministers of the Netherlands The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ... The prime minister of the Netherlands is the head of the cabinet, and, as such, coordinates the policy of the government. ... Jan Peter Balkenende (pronounced ) (born May 7, 1956) has been the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ... The Dutch Ministry of General Affairs (Ministerie van Algemene Zaken) is the ministry headed by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. ... Drs. ... The Ministry of Finance (Ministerie van FinanciÃ«n; Fin) is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets. ... AndrÃ© Rouvoet is the political leader of the ChristenUnie, a Dutch political party. ... The Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the public health authority of the Netherlands. ... Dr. Guusje ter Horst (born March 22, 1952 in Deventer, Overijssel) is a Dutch Labour Party politician. ... The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties; BZK) is the Dutch ministry of home affairs. ... Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (Maastricht, 14 September 1956) is a Dutch politician. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BuZa) is the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs: it is occupied with the external relations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including European cooperation and International development. ... Eimert van Middelkoop (Berkel en Rodenrijs, February 14, 1949) is a Dutch politician. ... 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The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Voedselkwaliteit; LNV) is the Dutch ministry of agriculture: it is occupied with agricultural policy, fisheries, nature and food. ... Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk (born on April 12, 1957 in The Hague) is a Dutch biologist, columnist, and politician. ... The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen; OCW) is the Dutch ministry of education: the position is occupied with the Dutch education policy, science policy, culture policy and the public broadcasters. ... Jan Pieter Hendrik Donner (born 20 October 1948 in Amsterdam) was Dutch Minister of Justice in the third Balkenende cabinet as member of the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). ... The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid; SZW) is the Dutch ministry of social affairs: it is occupied with employment, relations between employers and employees, the system of social security and the emancipation of women. ... Camiel Eurlings (born 16 September 1973 in Valkenburg-Houthem) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. ... The Ministry of Transportation and Water Management (Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat; V&W) is the Dutch ministry responsible for the Dutch system of defenses against the water, public and private transport and infrastructure. ... The Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (Dutch: Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the public health authority of the Netherlands. ... Jacqueline Marian Cramer (Amsterdam, 1951) is Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet for the PvdA.[1]. Previously she was a professor of sustainable entrepreneurship at the Utrecht University and professer of environmental management at the Erasmus University. ... The Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Dutch: Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu; VROM) is a Dutch ministry. ... Drs. ... ... Albert Gerard Bert Koenders (born May 28, 1958 in Arnhem) is a Dutch politician. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BuZa) is the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs: it is occupied with the external relations of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, including European cooperation and International development. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... Jan Cornelis de Jager (February 10, 1969 in Kapelle) is an IT entrepreneur and politician in the Netherlands. ... Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria (Frans) Timmermans (Maastricht, May 6, 1961) is a Dutch politician and Minister of European Affairs in the Fourth cabinet Balkenende. ... Nebahat Albayrak (born April 10, 1968 in ÅžarkÄ±ÅŸla, Sivas, Turkey) is a Dutch-Turkish politician in the Netherlands. ... Anna Theodora Berandrina (Ank) Bijleveld-Schouten (IJmuiden, 17 March 1962) is a Dutch politician. ... Janneke Marlene (Marja) van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart (27 June 1961) is a Dutch politician. ... Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma (born April 16, 1971 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician. ... Cornelis (Cees) van der Knaap (Bennekom, 27 January 1951) is a Dutch politician. ... Johanna Catharina (Tineke) Huizinga-Heringa (Dantumadeel, 16 February 1960) is a Dutch politician. ... Frank Heemskerk (Haarlem, 26 July 1969) is a Dutch politician. ... Ahmed Aboutaleb (born August 29, 1961) is a Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician. ... Dr. MariÃ«tte (Jet) Bussemaker (Capelle aan den IJssel, 15 January 1961) is a Dutch politician and is state secretary for Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports. ...