Halbe Zijlstra
| Halbe Zijlstra | |
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Halbe Zijlstra in 2012
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| Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Rutte |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 20 September 2012 |
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| State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
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In office 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by |
Marja van Bijsterveldt Sharon Dijksma |
| Succeeded by | Sander Dekker |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 30 November 2006 – 14 October 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jelle Zijlstra 21 January 1969 Oosterwolde, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Ingrid de Bondt |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Wassenaar, South Holland |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen (MA) |
| Occupation |
Politician Management consultant |
Halbe Zijlstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑlbə ˈzɛilstraː]; born 21 January 1969) is a Dutch politician of the right wing People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has been the chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy group in the House of Representatives since 1 November 2012 and a member of the House of Representatives since 20 September 2012 and previously from 30 November 2006 until 14 October 2010. He served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the first Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 until 5 November 2012.
Halbe Zijlstra was born in Oosterwolde, in the province of Friesland, where he attended secondary education at vwo level. He studied Sociology at the University of Groningen, after which he worked for several companies. Having been a member of People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 1994, Zijlstra served as a member of the municipal council of the city of Utrecht from 1998 to 2001, and again from 2003 to 2006.
He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2006 general election, taking his seat on 30 November. In the House, he was his party's spokesman on care, energy, sports, higher education and sciences and biotechnology. Shortly after the election, he introduced a bill with measures to tackle football hooligans together with Labour Party MP Hans Spekman, and in 2007 the bill was adopted by Guusje ter Horst, who had become Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in that year.
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