Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
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Her Excellency Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert |
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert in 2015
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| Minister of Defence of the Netherlands | |
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Assumed office 5 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Hans Hillen |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 17 June 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
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Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands |
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In office 20 July 2004 – 17 June 2010 |
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Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert 7 April 1973 Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 2000) |
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Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group |
| Spouse(s) | Erik-Jan Hennis (m. 2003) |
| Children | 1 stepson |
| Residence | Nederhorst den Berg, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | European Secretarial Academy |
| Occupation |
Politician Civil servant Management consultant |
| Website | Government.nl |
Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert (born 7 April 1973) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She has been the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Rutte II since 5 November 2012. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group from 20 July 2004 until 17 June 2010 when she became a Member of the House of Representatives serving until 5 November 2012.
Jeanine Antoinette Plasschaert was born in Heerlen, Netherlands. She followed her secondary education at the St. Anthony's College in Gouda and studied at the European Secretarial Academy in Utrecht.
In 2004 Hennis-Plasschaert was elected into the European Parliament for the VVD (European parliamentary affiliation: European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party) with 44,000 preference votes. In the European Parliament Hennis-Plasschaert was a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. She also served as a member of the Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.
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