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Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers (born 19 April 1969) is a Dutch politician who has served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 21 May 2019.
Early life and education
Harbers was born in Ede, Gelderland. He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam but dropped out before graduation.
Political career
Career in local politics
A former communication employee, Harbers served as a member of the district council of Kralingen-Crooswijk from 1992 to 1998 and municipal councillor of Rotterdam from 2002 until 2007. He was an alderman from 2007 to 2009, in charge of Economic Affairs, the Port of Rotterdam and the Environment.
Career in national politics
During the 2006 general election, Harbers occupied the 26th place on the list of VVD candidates; the party obtained 22 seats. On 1 December 2009, he entered the House of Representatives following the resignation of Arend Jan Boekestijn. He was reelected in 2010, 2012 and 2017.
On 26 October 2017, Harbers resigned from the House of Representatives to become State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and Security, dealing with Asylum and Migration Affairs under the supervision of Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus.
Effective 21 May 2019, Harbers resigned from his position following the publication of a report minimising the crimes committed by asylum seekers in the Netherlands. He was replaced by Senate President Ankie Broekers-Knol and returned to the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, 2022–present
Early in his tenure, Harbers closed the Netherlands' airspace to Russian aircraft in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]
References
- ^ Anthony Deutsch (27 February 2022), Netherlands to close airspace to Russia from Sunday evening Reuters.
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- (in Dutch) Mark Harbers
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
- (in Dutch) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy biography
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Preceded by | State Secretary for Justice and Security 2017–2019 |
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Preceded by | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management 2022– |
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House of Representatives 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 34) |
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Democrats 66 (D66 – 24) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 16) | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 14) | ||
Socialist Party (SP – 9) | ||
Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
Party for the Animals (PvdD – 6) | ||
Forum for Democracy (FVD – 5) | ||
Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 4) | ||
Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
JA21 (JA21 – 1) | ||
Den Haan Group (FDH – 1) | ||
BIJ1 (BIJ1 – 1) | ||
Van Haga Group (Indep. – 3) | ||
Member Ephraim (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Gündoğan (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Omtzigt (Indep. – 1) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 |
House of Representatives 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 32) |
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Party for Freedom (PVV – 20) | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 19) | ||
Democrats 66 (D66 – 19) | ||
GroenLinks (GL – 14) | ||
Socialist Party (SP – 14) | ||
Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
Party for the Animals (PvdD – 4) | ||
50PLUS (50+ – 3) | ||
Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
Forum for Democracy (FVD – 2) | ||
Member Krol (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Van Kooten-Arissen (Indep. – 1) | ||
Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023 |
House of Representatives 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017 | ||
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 40) |
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Labour Party (PvdA – 35) |
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Socialist Party (SP – 15) | ||
Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 13) | ||
Party for Freedom (PVV – 12) | ||
Democrats 66 (D66 – 12) | ||
Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
GroenLinks (GL – 4) | ||
Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
Party for the Animals (PvdD – 2) | ||
50PLUS (50+ – 1) | ||
Bontes/Van Klaveren Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
Kuzu/Öztürk Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
Member Van Vliet (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Klein (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Houwers (Indep. – 1) | ||
Member Monasch (Indep. – 1) | ||
Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019 |
House of Representatives, 17 June 2010 – 19 September 2012 | |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (31) |
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Labour Party (30) |
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Christian Democratic Appeal (21) | |
Party for Freedom (20) | |
Socialist Party (15) | |
Democrats 66 (10) | |
GroenLinks (10) | |
Christian Union (5) | |
Reformed Political Party (2) | |
Party for the Animals (2) | |
Independents (4) |
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