Sander Dekker

Sander Dekker
Dekker in 2017
Minister for Legal Protection
In office
26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byFranc Weerwind
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
In office
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byHalbe Zijlstra
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 26 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 49)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
ResidenceScheveningen
Alma materLeiden University (BPA, MPA)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Teacher

Sander Dekker (born 9 February 1975) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister for Legal Protection in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022.[1] A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science under the Second Rutte cabinet from 2012 to 2017.

  1. ^ "Sander Dekker (VVD) van het onderwijs naar het recht" (in Dutch). NOS. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.