Sander Dekker | |
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Undersecretary for Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands) | |
Assumed office 5 November 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Preceded by | Halbe Zijlstra |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sander Dekker 9 February 1975 The Hague, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Residence | The Hague, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Leiden University (MA in public administration) |
Occupation | Politician, civil servant, academic |
Sander Dekker (born 9 February 1975) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie). He has been the Undersecretary for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, dealing with higher education, science and knowledge, teachers and culture in the Cabinet Rutte II since 5 November 2012. He previously served as an alderman in The Hague from 2006 to 2012.
Sander Dekker was born on 9 February 1975 in The Hague in the Netherlands.
He went to primary and secondary schools in Zoetermeer. He studied public administration at Leiden University (1993–1999).
In July 2015 Dekker submitted to parliament a proposal to change two aspects of the freedom of education law: