Bruno Bruins

Dutch politician (born 1963)

Bruno Bruins

Bruins in 2018

Minister for Medical Care
In office
26 October 2017 – 19 March 2020
Prime Minister| Mark Rutte
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| Martin van Rijn
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
In office
29 June 2006 – 22 February 2007

Serving with Medy van der Laan (2006)

Prime Minister| Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by| Mark Rutte
Succeeded by| Marja van Bijsterveldt
Sharon Dijksma
Mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg
In office
22 February 2007 – 1 November 2007
Acting
Preceded by| Michiel van Haersma Buma
Succeeded by| Hans van der Sluijs
Personal details
Born|

Bruno Johannes Bruins

(1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 62)
Arnhem, Netherlands
Political party| People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Children| 3
Residence(s)| Scheveningen, Netherlands
Alma mater| University of Groningen
(Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Public Administration, Master of Laws)
Occupation| Politician · Civil servant · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director
Website| Minister for Medical Care

Bruno Johannes Bruins (born 10 July 1963) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as Minister for Medical Care in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 to 19 March 2020, when he resigned.[1] He previously served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science from 29 June 2006 until 22 February 2007 in the Second and Third Balkenende cabinets.

Bruins also served as Acting Mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg from 22 February 2007 until 1 November 2007. He worked as a Corporate director for the public transport company Connexxion from 1 September 2008 until 1 August 2011 and was Chairman of the Employee Insurance association from 1 January 2012 until 26 October 2017.

After the general election of 2017 Bruins was appointed as Minister for Medical Care in the Third Rutte cabinet. During his time in office, he led the initial phase of the Dutch government's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He resigned in March 2020 after collapsing from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate on the pandemic.[2]

In 2020, Bruins was appointed acting managing director of HTM Personenvervoer.[3]

## Decorations

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Honours

Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date
| Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands  | 11 April 2007

## References

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1. ^ "UWV-voorzitter Bruno Bruins wordt minister voor Medische Zorg" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
2. ^ Exhausted Dutch minister leading coronavirus fight quits Reuters, March 19, 2020.
3. ^ "Bruno Bruins aangesteld als algemeen directeur". 22 September 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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* (in Dutch) Mr.Drs. B.J. (Bruno) Bruins Parlement & Politiek

Political offices

Preceded by

Mark Rutte

|  State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science
2006–2007
Served alongside: Medy van der Laan (2006) | Succeeded by

Marja van Bijsterveldt
Sharon Dijksma

Preceded by

Michiel van Haersma Buma

|  Mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg
Ad interim
2007  | Succeeded by

Hans van der Sluijs

New office |  Minister for Medical Care
2017–2020  | Succeeded by

Martin van Rijn

Business positions
Preceded by

Joop Linthorst

|  Chairman of the
Employee Insurance
association
2012–2017  | Succeeded by

Fred Paling

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Ministers

General Affairs|

* Mark Rutte (2017–2022; Prime Minister)

Interior and Kingdom Relations|

* Kajsa Ollongren (2017–2019; Deputy Prime Minister)
* Raymond Knops (2019–2020 ad interim)
* Kajsa Ollongren (2020–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)

Foreign Affairs|

* Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018)
* Sigrid Kaag (2018 ad interim)
* Stef Blok (2018–2021)
* Sigrid Kaag (2021)
* Tom de Bruijn (2021 ad interim)
* Ben Knapen (2021–2022)

Finance|

* Wopke Hoekstra (2017–2022)

Justice and Security|

* Ferdinand Grapperhaus (2017–2022)

Economic Affairs and Climate Policy|

* Eric Wiebes (2017–2021)
* Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (2021 ad interim)
* Bas van 't Wout (2021)
* Stef Blok (2021–2022)

Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality|

* Carola Schouten (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)

Defence|

* Ank Bijleveld (2017–2021)
* Ferdinand Grapperhaus (2021 ad interim)
* Henk Kamp (2021–2022)

Health, Welfare and Sport|

* Hugo de Jonge (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)

Education, Culture and Science|

* Ingrid van Engelshoven (2017–2022)

Infrastructure and Water Management|

* Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (2017–2021)
* Barbara Visser (2021–2022)

Social Affairs and Employment|

* Wouter Koolmees (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister 2019–2020 ad interim)

Ministers without portfolio

Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation|

* Sigrid Kaag (2017–2021)
* Tom de Bruijn (2021–2022)

Legal Protection|

* Sander Dekker (2017–2022)

Medical Care|

* Bruno Bruins (2017–2020)
* Martin van Rijn (2020)
* Tamara van Ark (2020–2021)

Primary and Secondary Education and Media|

* Arie Slob (2017–2022)

Environment and Housing|

* Stientje van Veldhoven (2019–2020)

State Secretaries

Interior and Kingdom Relations|

* Raymond Knops (2017–2022)

Finance|

* Menno Snel (2017–2019)
* Hans Vijlbrief (2020–2022)
* Alexandra van Huffelen (2020–2022)

Justice and Security|

* Mark Harbers (2017–2019)
* Ankie Broekers-Knol (2019–2022)

Economic Affairs and Climate Policy|

* Mona Keijzer (2017–2021)
* Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (2021–2022)

Defence|

* Barbara Visser (2017–2021)

Health, Welfare and Sport|

* Paul Blokhuis (2017–2022)

Infrastructure and Water Management|

* Stientje van Veldhoven (2017–2019; 2020–2021)
* Steven van Weyenberg (2021–2022)

Social Affairs and Employment|

* Tamara van Ark (2017–2020)
* Bas van 't Wout (2020–2021)
* Dennis Wiersma (2021–2022)

* Preceded by: Second Rutte cabinet
* Succeeded by: Fourth Rutte cabinet

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* Preceded by: Second Balkenende cabinet
* Succeeded by: Fourth Balkenende cabinet

Prime Minister|

* Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)

Deputy Prime Minister|

* Gerrit Zalm (Finance)

Ministers|

* Johan Remkes (Interior)
* Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs)
* Piet Hein Donner (Justice) (2006)
* Rita Verdonk (Justice) (ad interim)
* Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (from 2006)
* Joop Wijn (Economic Affairs)
* Henk Kamp (Defence)
* Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
* Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science)
* Karla Peijs (Transport, Public Works and Water Management)
* Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality)
* Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment)
* Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (2006)
* Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 2006)

Ministers without portfolio|

* Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration)
* Atzo Nicolaï (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations)
* Agnes van Ardenne (Development Cooperation)

State secretaries|

* Karien van Gennip (Economic Affairs)
* Cees van der Knaap (Defence)
* Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport)
* Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science)
* Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Transport, Public Works and Water Management)
* Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment)
* Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

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Second Balkenende cabinet (2003–2006)

Preceded by: First Balkenende cabinet · Succeeded by: Third Balkenende cabinet

Prime Minister|

* Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)

Deputy Prime Ministers|

* Gerrit Zalm (Finance)
* Thom de Graaf (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2003–2005)
* Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Economic Affairs) (2005–2006)

Ministers|

* Johan Remkes (Interior)
* Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Foreign Affairs) (2003)
* Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs) (from 2003)
* Piet Hein Donner (Justice)
* Gerrit Zalm (Economic Affairs) (ad interim)
* Henk Kamp (Defence)
* Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
* Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science)
* Karla Peijs (Transport, Public Works and Water Management)
* Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality)
* Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment)
* Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

Ministers without portfolio|

* Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration)
* Agnes van Ardenne (Development Cooperation)
* Alexander Pechtold (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2005–2006)

State secretaries|

* Atzo Nicolaï (Foreign Affairs)
* Joop Wijn (Finance)
* Karien van Gennip (Economic Affairs)
* Cees van der Knaap (Defence)
* Annette Nijs (Education, Culture and Science) (2003–2004)
* Medy van der Laan (Education, Culture and Science)
* Mark Rutte (Education, Culture and Science) (2004–2006)
* Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) (from 2006)
* Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport)
* Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Transport, Public Works and Water Management)
* Mark Rutte (Social Affairs and Employment) (2003–2004)
* Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2004)
* Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

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