Bruno Bruins

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.

Bruno Bruins
Bruins in 2018
Minister for Medical Care
In office
26 October 2017 – 19 March 2020
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMartin 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 MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byMark Rutte
Succeeded byMarja van Bijsterveldt
Sharon Dijksma
Mayor of Leidschendam-Voorburg
In office
22 February 2007 – 1 November 2007
Acting
Preceded byMichiel van Haersma Buma
Succeeded byHans van der Sluijs
Personal details
Born
Bruno Johannes Bruins

(1963-07-10) 10 July 1963
Arnhem, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Children3
ResidenceScheveningen, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
(Bachelor of Public Administration, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Public Administration, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director
WebsiteMinister for Medical Care

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]

Decorations
Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDate
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 11 April 2007
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References
  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.
Official
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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