Sander Dekker

Sander Dekker


Undersecretary for Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Halbe Zijlstra
Personal details
Born	Sander Dekker (1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (MA in public administration)
Occupation	Politician, civil servant, academic

Sander Dekker (born 9 February 1975) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie). He has been the Undersecretary for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, dealing with higher education, science and knowledge, teachers and culture in the Cabinet Rutte II since 5 November 2012.^[1]^[2] He previously served as an alderman in The Hague from 2006 to 2012.

Early life and education

Sander Dekker was born on 9 February 1975 in The Hague in the Netherlands.^[3]

He went to primary and secondary schools in Zoetermeer. He studied public administration at Leiden University (1993–1999).^[3]

In July 2015 Dekker submitted to parliament a proposal to change two aspects of the freedom of education law:^[4]

Not to demand that new schools represent an ideological direction, such as a religion. New schools could be based on an idea for good education, for instance ICT-based education, green schools, or other innovative concept, as long as sufficient interest exists for such a system.
To introduce more severe quality controls. Freedom of education should not be a license for bad educational systems.

Government offices
Preceded by Halbe Zijlstra	State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science 2012–present	Incumbent

Second Rutte cabinet (2012–present)

Preceded by: First Rutte cabinet ·

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	Lodewijk Asscher Social Affairs and Employment

Ministers	Ronald Plasterk Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs) (2012–2014 Bert Koenders Foreign Affairs) (from 2014 Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finance Ivo Opstelten Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Stef Blok Security and Justice) (Ad interim Ard van der Steur Security and Justice) (from 2015 Henk Kamp Economic Affairs Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Defence Edith Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Jet Bussemaker Education, Culture and Science Melanie Schultz van Haegen Infrastructure and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Stef Blok Housing and the Central Government Sector Lilianne Ploumen Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

State Secretaries	Frans Weekers Finance) (2012–2014 Eric Wiebes Finance) (from 2014 Fred Teeven Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Klaas Dijkhoff Security and Justice) (from 2015 Co Verdaas Economic Affairs) (2012 Sharon Dijksma Economic Affairs) (2012–2015 Martijn van Dam Economic Affairs) (from 2015 Martin van Rijn Health, Welfare and Sport Sander Dekker Education, Culture and Science Wilma Mansveld Infrastructure and the Environment) (2012–2015 Sharon Dijksma Infrastructure and the Environment) (from 2015 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 285908963

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