Ab Klink

Abraham "Ab" Klink (born 2 November 1958) is a retired Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and sociologist. He is a corporate director of the VGZ Cooperative since 1 January 2014 and a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for Healthcare, Labor and Political Guidance since 1 January 2011.[1]

His Excellency
Ab Klink
Ab Klink in 2007
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 June 2010 – 7 September 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Minister of Health,
Welfare and Sport
In office
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byHans Hoogervorst
Succeeded byEdith Schippers
Member of the Senate
In office
10 June 2003 – 22 February 2007
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Abraham Klink

(1958-11-02) 2 November 1958
Stellendam, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1983)
Residence(s)Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science
Leiden University
(Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Sociologist · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Decorations
Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 3 December 2010 Elevated from Knight (30 April 2004)

References
  1. "Buma hoeft Ab Klink niet te bellen voor ministerspost" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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