Hans Hillen

Hans Hillen
Hans Hillen
	Eimert van Middelkoop in 2010
Minister of Defence
	In office; 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Eimert van Middelkoop
Succeeded by	Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Member of the Senate
	In office; 12 June 2007 – 14 October 2010
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 20 March 1990 – 23 May 2002
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born	Johannes Stefanus Joseph Hillen; 17 June 1947; The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Residence	Hilversum, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Political consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Teacher · Journalist · Editor · Television presenter · Author · Columnist · Political pundit · Lobbyist

Johannes Stefanus Joseph "Hans" Hillen (born 17 June 1947) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and journalist.

Biography

Early life

Hillen studied sociology at Utrecht University. He has been a (sports) journalist for the Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), teacher and civil servant (in the eighties he was spokesman of minister of Finance Onno Ruding and defender of his outspoken budget cuts) before entering in politics

Politics

From 1990 till 2002 he was a member of the House of Representatives and from 2007 till 2010 a member of the Senate. From October 14, 2010 to November 5, 2012 he was minister of Defence.[1] He is in favor of a strong defence and close ties with NATO.

Other activities

From 2003 till 2007 Hillen was president of CVZ, the Dutch council for the healthcare, and from 2005 till 2010 a member of the executive board of the Dutch employers' organization VNO-NCW. He also did some writing, he wrote columns for Elsevier and Katholiek Nieuwsblad.

Furthermore he is involved in the Edmund Burke Foundation, a Dutch conservative think tank. In 2004 he left the advisory council because a conflict of opinion with prominent co-member Bart Jan Spruyt, who wanted to found a new political party with Geert Wilders.

Personal life

Hillen is married and resides in Hilversum. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	7 December 2012	Elevated from Knight (22 May 2002)

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References

His father worked in the army.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. J.S.J. (Hans) Hillen Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Drs. J.S.J. Hillen (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Civic offices
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Council for Healthcare Insurance 2003–2007	Succeeded by Unknown
Political offices
Preceded by Eimert van Middelkoop	Minister of Defence 2010–2012	Succeeded by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Eric Fischer	Chairman of the Council for Training and Education 2013–present	Incumbent

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[1] His father worked in the army.

First Rutte cabinet (2010–2012)
Preceded by: Demissionary Fourth Balkenende cabinet Succeeded by: Second Rutte cabinet
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Maxime Verhagen (Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation)
Ministers	Piet Hein Donner (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (2010–2011) Liesbeth Spies (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2011) Uri Rosenthal (Foreign Affairs) Jan Kees de Jager (Finance) Ivo Opstelten (Security and Justice) Hans Hillen (Defence) Edith Schippers (Health, Welfare and Sport) Marja van Bijsterveldt (Education, Culture and Science) Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and the Environment) Henk Kamp (Social Affairs and Employment)
Minister without portfolio	Gerd Leers (Immigration, Integration and Asylum Affairs)
State secretaries	Ben Knapen (Foreign Affairs) Frans Weekers (Finance) Fred Teeven (Security and Justice) Henk Bleker (Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation) Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten (Health, Welfare and Sport) Halbe Zijlstra (Education, Culture and Science) Joop Atsma (Infrastructure and the Environment) Paul de Krom (Social Affairs and Employment)