Joop Atsma

Joop Atsma
Joop Atsma in 2010
Member of the Senate
In office
9 June 2015 – 12 June 2023
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and the Environment
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byTineke Huizinga
as State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
Succeeded byWilma Mansveld
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 14 October 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Johannes Jan Atsma

(1956-07-06) 6 July 1956 (age 68)
Surhuisterveen, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Tea van der Schaaf
(m. 1982)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)Surhuisterveen, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
(Bachelor of Arts)
OccupationPolitician · Journalist · Editor · Columnist · Author · Sport administrator

Johannes Jan "Joop" Atsma (born 6 July 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and sport administrator. He was a member of the Senate since between 9 June 2015 and 12 June 2023.