Roger van Boxtel

Dutch politician (born 1954)

In this Dutch name, the surname is  Van Boxtel, not  Boxtel.

Roger van Boxtel

Roger van Boxtel in 2010

Member of the Social
and Economic Council
In office
30 January 2014 – 1 February 2018
Chair|

See list

* Wiebe Draijer (2014)
Mariëtte Hamer (2014–2018)

Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 9 June 2015
Preceded by| Hans Engels
Succeeded by| Thom de Graaf
Parliamentary group| Democrats 66
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011 – 9 June 2015
Parliamentary group| Democrats 66
Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
In office
13 March 2000 – 24 March 2000
Ad interim
Prime Minister| Wim Kok
Preceded by| Bram Peper
Succeeded by| Klaas de Vries
Minister for Integration
and Urban Planning
In office
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister| Wim Kok
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| Office discontinued
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary group| Democrats 66
Personal details
Born|

Roger Henri Ludovic Maria van Boxtel

(1954-02-08) 8 February 1954 (age 70)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Political party| Democrats 66 (since 1977)
Spouse|

Judith van Emmerik

(m. 1988)​

Children| 2 sons
Residence(s)| Gorinchem, Netherlands
Alma mater| University of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Medical Sciences, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation| Politician · civil servant · Jurist · Management consultant · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Media administrator · Sport administrator

Roger Henri Ludovic Maria van Boxtel (born 8 February 1954) is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and businessman.

Van Boxtel attended a Keizer Karel Gymnasium in Amstelveen from April 1966 until May 1973 and applied at the University of Amsterdam in June 1973 majoring in Medicine and obtaining a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree in June 1975 before switching to Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in May 1977 before graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1981. Van Boxtel worked as management consultant and legal advisor for the Municipalities association (VNG) from August 1981 until February 1986 and a civil servant for the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) of the Ministry of Justice from February 1986 until August 1994.

Van Boxtel became a Member of the House of Representatives after Jacob Kohnstamm was appointed as State Secretary for the Interior in the Cabinet Kok I after the election of 1994, taking office on 30 August 1994 serving as a frontbencher and the de facto Whip and spokesperson for Health, Social Work, Minorities, Welfare and deputy spokesperson for Housing and Spatial Planning, Kingdom Relations and Abortion. After the election of 1998 the new Leader of the Democrats 66 Els Borst opted to remain Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Kok II and unexpectedly announced that she was stepping down as Leader, Van Boxtel announced his candidacy to succeed her. Van Boxtel lost the leadership election to Parliamentary leader Thom de Graaf on 30 May 1998. Following the cabinet formation of 1998 Van Boxtel was appointed as Minister for Integration and Urban Planning in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998. Van Boxtel served as acting Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 13 March 2000 until 24 March 2000 following the resignation of Bram Peper. After the election of 2002 Van Boxtel was re-elected to the House of Representatives but resigned his seat before the installation and announced his retirement from national politics, the Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I on 22 July 2002.

Van Boxtel semi-retired from national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (AkzoNobel, Humanist Association and the International Union for Conservation of Nature). In May 2003 Van Boxtel was named as Chief executive officer (CEO) of insurance company Menzis and in August 2004 he was also named as Chairman of the Board of directors. Van Boxtel also worked as a trade association executive for the Zorgverzekeraars Nederland (ZN) serving as Vice Chairman of the Executive Board from 20 January 2014 until 30 May 2015 and the Industry and Employers confederation (VNO-NCW) and as a media administrator for the public broadcaster Dutch Program Foundation (NPS) serving as Chairman of the Supervisory board from 1 January 2004 until 1 August 2008 and as a sport administrator for Professional footballclub AFC Ajax serving as Technical director from 1 November 2011 until 30 January 2012. Van Boxtel was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 2011 and was selected as Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the Senate, taking office on 7 June 2011. In September 2014 Van Boxtel announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the Senate election of 2015 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 9 June 2015.

Van Boxtel retired after spending 21 years in national politics but remained active in the private sector and public sector and continued to occupy numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Meteorological Institute, VU University Medical Center, Institute for Multiparty Democracy, J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs and Museum de Fundatie) and serves on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Netherlands Film Fund, Public Pension Funds APB and the Social and Economic Council). In July 2015 Van Boxtel was named as Chief executive officer and Chairman of the Board of directors of the state-owned passenger railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).,[1] a role in which he served until 30 September 2020, when he was succeeded by Marjan Rintel.[2]

## Decorations

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Honours

Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment
| Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands  | 10 December 2002  |

## References

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1. ^ "Van Boxtel nieuwe topman van NS" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
2. ^ "Marjan Rintel wordt de eerste vrouwelijke baas van NS".

## External links

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Official

* (in Dutch) Mr. R.H.L.M. (Roger) van Boxtel Parlement & Politiek
* (in Dutch) Mr. R.H.L.M. van Boxtel (D66) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Party political offices

Preceded by

Hans Engels

|  Parliamentary leader of the
Democrats 66 in the Senate
2011–2015  | Succeeded by

Thom de Graaf

Political offices
Preceded by

Office established

|  Minister for Integration
and Urban Planning
1998–2002  | Succeeded by

Office discontinued

Preceded by

Bram Peper

|  Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Ad interim
2000  | Succeeded by

Klaas de Vries

Business positions
Preceded by

Unknown

|  CEO and Chairman of the
Board of directors of Menzis
2004–2015  | Succeeded by

Ruben Wenselaar

Preceded by

Unknown

|  Vice Chairman of the
Executive Board of the
Healthcare Insurance association
2014–2005  | Succeeded by

Jean-Paul van Haarlem

Preceded by

Timo Huges

|  CEO and Chairman of the
Board of directors of the
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
2015–present  | Incumbent
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by

Frits van Vugt

|  Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Humanist Association
2003–2005  | Succeeded by

Rein Zunderdorp

Preceded by

Unknown

|  Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
International Union for
Conservation of
Nature Netherlands
2008–2010  |  Succeeded by

Unknown

Preceded by

Unknown

|  Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Museum de Fundatie
2015–present  | Incumbent
Media offices
Preceded by

Unknown

|  Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Dutch Program Foundation
2004–2008  |  Succeeded by

Unknown

Sporting positions
Preceded by

Martin van Geel
2008

|  Technical director of AFC Ajax
Ad interim
2011–2012  | Succeeded by

Danny Blind

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Ministers of the interior of the Netherlands

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

* Gogel
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* Mollerus
* Van Leyden van Westbarendrecht
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* De la Coste
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* De Kock
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* Van der Heim van Duivendijke
* Vollenhoven
* Van Randwijck
* Van der Heim van Duivendijke
* Luzac
* De Kempenaer
* Thorbecke
* Van Reenen
* Simons
* Van Rappard
* Van Tets van Goudriaan
* Van Heemstra
* Thorbecke
* J. Geertsema
* J. Heemskerk
* Fock
* Thorbecke
* Van Bosse
* J. Geertsema
* J. Heemskerk
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* Kuyper
* Rink
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* Cort van der Linden
* De Beerenbrouck
* De Geer
* Kan
* De Beerenbrouck
* De Wilde
* Boeijen
* Burger
* Van Boeijen
* Beel
* Witteman
* Van Maarseveen
* Van Schaik
* Teulings
* Van Maarseveen
* Teulings
* Beel
* Van Oven
* Suurhoff
* Struycken
* Toxopeus
* Smallenbroek
* Samkalden
* Verdam
* Beernink
* M. Geertsema
* De Gaay Fortman
* Wiegel
* Van Thijn
* Rood
* Rietkerk
* Korthals Altes
* De Korte
* Van Dijk
* De Koning
* Van Dijk
* Dales
* Hirsch Ballin
* Van Thijn
* De Graaff-Nauta
* Dijkstal
* Peper
* Van Boxtel
* De Vries
* Remkes
* Ter Horst
* Hirsch Ballin
* Donner
* Spies
* Plasterk
* Blok
* Plasterk
* Ollongren
* Knops
* Ollongren
* Bruins Slot
* De Jonge
* Uitermark

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Ministers of kingdom relations of the Netherlands

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

* Korthals
* Biesheuvel
* Bakker
* Nelissen
* Lardinois
* Geertsema
* De Gaay Fortman
* Van der Stee
* Den Uyl
* De Koning
* Lubbers
* Hirsch Ballin
* Lubbers
* Voorhoeve
* Peper
* Van Boxtel
* De Vries
* Remkes
* De Graaf
* Pechtold
* Nicolaï
* Ter Horst
* Hirsch Ballin
* Donner
* Spies
* Plasterk
* Blok
* Plasterk
* Ollongren
* Knops
* Ollongren
* Bruins Slot
* De Jonge
* Uitermark

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Ministers without portfolio of the Netherlands

Cabinet of the Netherlands

Interior|

* Burger
* Van Schaik
* Teulings
* Albregts
* De Bruijn
* Van Boxtel
* De Graaf
* Pechtold
* Nicolaï
* Leers
* Blok
* Van Veldhoven
* Bijleveld
* De Jonge

Foreign Affairs|

* Van Verduynen
* Van Roijen
* Van Kleffens
* Luns

Justice|

* Nawijn
* Verdonk
* Dekker
* Weerwind

Economic Affairs|

* Jetten

Health|

* Rouvoet
* Bruins
* Van Rijn
* Van Ark
* Helder
* Dijkstra

Social Affairs|

* Schouten

Education|

* De Brauw
* Van Veen
* Trip
* Peijnenburg
* Ginjaar
* Van Trier
* Slob
* Wiersma
* Paul

Agriculture|

* Van der Wal

Housing|

* Vogelaar
* Van der Laan
* Van Middelkoop

Colonial Affairs|

* Soejono
* Götzen

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Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2011–2015)

Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(VVD: 16)|

* Hermans
* Beckers
* Bröcker
* Broekers-Knol (President)
* Bruijn
* Dupuis
* Duthler
* De Graaf
* De Grave
* Huijbregts-Schiedon
* Van Kappen
* Kneppers-Heynert
* Knip
* <Van Rey>
* Schaap
* Schouwenaar
* Swagerman

Labour Party
(PvdA: 14)|

* Barth
* Beuving
* Duivesteijn
* Ter Horst
* Koning
* Koole
* Linthorst
* <Meurs>
* <Noten>
* Postema
* <Putters>
* Schrijver
* Sent
* Sylvester
* Vlietstra
* De Vries
* <Witteveen>
* Van Zandbrink

Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA: 11)|

* Brinkman
* Van Bijsterveld
* Essers
* Flierman
* Franken
* Hoekstra
* Van der Linden
* Lokin-Sassen
* Martens
* Terpstra
* De Vries-Leggedoor

Party for Freedom
(PVV: 10)|

* Faber
* Van Beek
* Van Dijk
* Frijters-Klijnen
* <De Graaf>
* <De Graaff>
* <Klever>
* Kok
* Kops
* Popken
* Reynaers
* Sørensen
* Van Strien

Socialist Party
(SP: 8)|

* Kox
* Elzinga
* Gerkens
* Meijer
* Quik-Schuijt
* Reuten
* Ruers
* Slagter-Roukema
* <Smaling>
* <Vliegenthart>

Democrats 66
(D66: 5)|

* Van Boxtel
* Backer
* Engels
* De Graaf
* Scholten

GreenLeft
(GL: 5)|

* Thissen
* De Boer
* Ganzevoort
* Strik
* Vos

Christian Union
(CU: 2)|

* Kuiper
* Ester

Reformed Political Party
(SGP: 1)|

* Holdijk

50PLUS
(50+: 1)|

* Nagel

Party for the Animals
(PvdD: 1)|

* Koffeman

Independent Senate Group
(OSF: 1)|

* De Lange

Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned)

Bold also signifies the President
Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member
Italics signifies a temporary member
<> signifies a member who prematurely left this Senate

See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–2012

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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)

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