Ben Knapen

Ben Knapen
Knapen in 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
24 September 2021 – 10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byTom de Bruijn (Acting)
Succeeded byWopke Hoekstra
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate
In office
11 June 2019 – 24 September 2021
Preceded byElco Brinkman
Succeeded byJoop Atsma
Senator of the Netherlands
In office
9 June 2015 – 24 September 2021
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byFrans Timmermans
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Hubertus Petrus Maria Knapen

(1951-01-06) 6 January 1951 (age 73)
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
EducationRadboud University Nijmegen (BA, MA, PhD)

Hubertus Petrus Maria "Ben" Knapen (born 6 January 1951) is a Dutch historian and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2012 and parliamentary leader in the Senate from 2019 to 2021.