Benk Korthals

Benk Korthals
Benk Korthals
	Korthals in 2011
Chairman of the People's Party ; for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 22 May 2011 – 14 June 2014
Leader	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ivo Opstelten
Succeeded by	Henry Keizer
Minister of Defence
	In office; 22 July 2002 – 12 December 2002
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Frank de Grave
Succeeded by	Henk Kamp
Minister of Justice
	In office; 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Winnie Sorgdrager
Succeeded by	Piet Hein Donner
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 23 May 2002 – 22 July 2002
	In office; 16 September 1982 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Albert Hendrik Korthals; 5 October 1944 (age 80); Voorschoten, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1977)
Spouse	Alexandra Stemerding (m. 1977)
Children	3 children
Parent	Henk Korthals (1911–1976) (father);
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service	1963–1965 (Conscription) ; 1965–1975 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant (J.G.)
Unit	Naval squadron
Battles/wars	Cold War

Albert Hendrik "Benk" Korthals (born 5 October 1944) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

Biography

Korthals attended the Gymnasium Leiden from June 1957 until June 1963 and applied at the Leiden University in June 1967 majoring in law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree before graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1973. Korthals worked as a lawyer and prosecutor in Rotterdam from January 1974 until August 1998. Korthals was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1982, taking office on 16 September 1982. After the election of 1998 Korthals was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998. After the election of 2002 Korthals returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 23 May 2002. Following the cabinet formation of 2002 Korthals was appointment as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Balkenende I, taking office on 22 July 2002. On 12 December 2002 Korthals resigned following the conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry report into a construction fraud investigation that was mishandled by him while serving as Minister of Justice. Korthals also served as Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 22 May 2011 until 14 June 2014.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	28 April 1995
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	3 July 2003
	Commemorative Medal for Advancing Latvia's Membership to NATO	Latvia	19 March 2004

References

^ (in Dutch) Jezuïetenonderwijs had veel invloed op samenleving Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Kerknieuws.nl, 15 April 2009
^ (in Dutch) Benk Korthals voorgedragen als nieuwe VVD-voorzitter, Volkskrant, 17 March 2011
^ (in Dutch) Benk Korthals nieuwe voorzitter VVD, RTL Nederland, 22 April 2011
^ (in Dutch) Benk Korthals nieuwe voorzitter VVD Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Telegraaf, 22 April 2011

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Mr. A.H. (Benk) Korthals Parlement & Politiek

Party political offices
Preceded by Ivo Opstelten	Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2011–2014	Succeeded by Henry Keizer
Political offices
Preceded by Winnie Sorgdrager	Minister of Justice 1998–2002	Succeeded by Piet Hein Donner
Preceded by Frank de Grave	Minister of Defence 2002	Succeeded by Henk Kamp

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[1] (in Dutch) Jezuïetenonderwijs had veel invloed op samenleving Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Kerknieuws.nl, 15 April 2009

[2] (in Dutch) Benk Korthals voorgedragen als nieuwe VVD-voorzitter, Volkskrant, 17 March 2011

[3] (in Dutch) Benk Korthals nieuwe voorzitter VVD, RTL Nederland, 22 April 2011

[4] (in Dutch) Benk Korthals nieuwe voorzitter VVD Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Telegraaf, 22 April 2011

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v t e First Balkenende cabinet (2002–2003)
Preceded by: Second Kok cabinet Succeeded by: Second Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Eduard Bomhoff (Health, Welfare and Sport) (2002) Johan Remkes (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Roelf de Boer (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) (from 2002)
Ministers	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Foreign Affairs) Hans Hoogervorst (Finance) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) Herman Heinsbroek (Economic Affairs) (2002) Hans Hoogervorst (Economic Affairs) (from 2002) Benk Korthals (Defence) (2002) Henk Kamp (Defence) (from 2002) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Aart Jan de Geus (Health, Welfare and Sport) (from 2002) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Henk Kamp (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Hilbrand Nawijn (Integration and Immigration)
State secretaries	Rob Hessing (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Atzo Nicolaï (Foreign Affairs) Agnes van Ardenne (Foreign Affairs) Steven van Eijck (Finance) Joop Wijn (Economic Affairs) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Cees van Leeuwen (Education, Culture and Science) Annette Nijs (Education, Culture and Science) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) Jan Odink (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Mark Rutte (Social Affairs and Employment) Philomena Bijlhout (Social Affairs and Employment) (22 July 2002) Khee Liang Phoa (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2002) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Kok cabinet (1998–2002)
Preceded by: First Kok cabinet Succeeded by: First Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Wim Kok (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Annemarie Jorritsma (Economic Affairs) Els Borst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
Ministers	Bram Peper (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (1998–2000) Roger van Boxtel (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (Ad interim) Klaas de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2000) Jozias van Aartsen (Foreign Affairs) Gerrit Zalm (Finance) Benk Korthals (Justice) Frank de Grave (Defence) Klaas de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) (1998–2000) Willem Vermeend (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2000) Loek Hermans (Education, Culture and Science) Tineke Netelenbos (Transport and Water Management) Haijo Apotheker (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1998–1999) Klaas de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1999) Jan Pronk (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Roger van Boxtel (Integration and Urban Planning) Eveline Herfkens (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Gijs de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Dick Benschop (Foreign Affairs) Willem Vermeend (Finance) (1998–2000) Wouter Bos (Finance) (from 2000) Job Cohen (Justice) (1998–2001) Ella Kalsbeek (Justice) (from 2001) Gerrit Ybema (Economic Affairs) Henk van Hoof (Defence) Margo Vliegenthart (Health, Welfare and Sport) Hans Hoogervorst (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelies Verstand (Social Affairs and Employment) Karin Adelmund (Education, Culture and Science) Rick van der Ploeg (Education, Culture and Science) Monique de Vries (Transport and Water Management) Geke Faber (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Johan Remkes (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)