Ben Knapen

Hubertus Petrus Maria "Ben" Knapen (born 6 January 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and historian. He has been a Member of the Senate since 9 June 2015. Starting from June 2019 he is the CDA parliamentary leader in the Senate.

Ben Knapen
Ben Knapen in 2010
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate
Assumed office
11 June 2019
Preceded byElco Brinkman
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
9 June 2015
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byFrans Timmermans
Succeeded byOffice not in use
Member of the Scientific
Council for Government Policy
In office
1 January 2008 – 5 November 2012
Personal details
Born
Hubertus Petrus Maria Knapen

(1951-01-06) 6 January 1951
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal (from 1997)
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Political scientist · Historian · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Journalist · Editor · Author · Columnist · Political pundit · Professor

Career

Knapen was the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the first Rutte cabinet, serving from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. His portfolio comprised European Union matters, as well as international aid.[1] Today, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.

Other activities

Decorations
Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 7 December 2012

References
  1. (in Dutch) Ben Knapen Archived December 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Christian Democratic Appeal
  2. AfDB Annual Report 2010 African Development Bank (AfDB).
Official
Party political offices
Preceded by
Elco Brinkman		 Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
in the Senate
2019–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Frans Timmermans		 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2010–2012		 Vacant
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