Hans Hillen
Hans Hillen | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
| Succeeded by | Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 12 June 2007 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 March 1990 – 23 May 2002 | |
| Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Stefanus Joseph Hillen 17 June 1947 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Catholic People's Party (until 1980) |
| Residence(s) | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Political consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Teacher · Journalist · Editor · Television presenter · Author · Columnist · Political pundit · Lobbyist |
Johannes Stefanus Joseph "Hans" Hillen (born 17 June 1947) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and journalist.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Hillen studied sociology at Utrecht University. He has been a (sports) journalist for the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), a teacher and a civil servant (in the eighties he was spokesman for the minister of Finance Onno Ruding and defender of his outspoken budget cuts) before entering in politics
Politics
[edit]From 1990 till 2002 he was a member of the House of Representatives and from 2007 till 2010 a member of the Senate. From October 14, 2010, to November 5, 2012, he was minister of Defence.[1] He is in favor of a strong defence and close ties with NATO.
Other activities
[edit]From 2003 till 2007 Hillen was president of CVZ, the Dutch council for the healthcare, and from 2005 till 2010 a member of the executive board of the Dutch employers' organization VNO-NCW. He also did some writing, he wrote columns for Elsevier and Katholiek Nieuwsblad.
Furthermore, he is involved in the Edmund Burke Foundation, a Dutch conservative think tank. In 2004 he left the advisory council because a conflict of opinion with prominent co-member Bart Jan Spruyt, who wanted to found a new political party with Geert Wilders.
Personal life
[edit]Hillen is married and resides in Hilversum. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Decorations
[edit]| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 7 December 2012 | Elevated from Knight (22 May 2002) |
References
[edit]- ^ His father worked in the army.
External links
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- Official
- (in Dutch) Drs. J.S.J. (Hans) Hillen Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Drs. J.S.J. Hillen (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
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| National | |
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Catholic People's Party politicians
- Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
- Dutch columnists
- Dutch corporate directors
- Dutch magazine editors
- Dutch nonprofit directors
- Dutch nonprofit executives
- Dutch lobbyists
- Dutch sports journalists
- Dutch reporters and correspondents
- Dutch trade association executives
- Dutch Roman Catholics
- Dutch television editors
- Dutch television presenters
- Dutch speechwriters
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
- Ministers of defence of the Netherlands
- Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- People from Hilversum
- Politicians from The Hague
- Utrecht University alumni
- 20th-century Dutch civil servants
- 20th-century Dutch educators
- 20th-century Dutch journalists
- 20th-century Dutch male writers
- 21st-century Dutch civil servants
- 21st-century Dutch educators
- 21st-century Dutch journalists
- 21st-century Dutch male writers
- 21st-century Dutch politicians