Fred Teeven | |
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State Secretary for Security and Justice | |
In office 14 October 2010 – 10 March 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Preceded by | Nebahat Albayrak |
Succeeded by | Klaas Dijkhoff |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 26 March 2015 – 23 March 2017 | |
In office 20 September 2012 – 5 November 2012 | |
In office 30 November 2006 – 14 October 2010 | |
In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003 | |
Leader of Livable Netherlands in the House of Representatives | |
In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Leader of Livable Netherlands | |
In office 10 March 2002 – 30 December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Pim Fortuyn |
Succeeded by | Haitske van de Linde |
Personal details | |
Born | Fredrik Teeven 5 August 1958 Haarlem, Netherlands |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 2005) |
Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (until 2002) Livable Netherlands (2002–2004) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Hillegom |
Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) University of Twente (Master of Science in Project Management) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Prosecutor · Tax collector · Consultant · Bus driver |
Fredrik "Fred" Teeven (born 5 August 1958) is a Dutch jurist, bus driver and former politician and prosecutor. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Security and Justice from 2010 until his resignation in 2015 alongside that of Minister Ivo Opstelten.
Teeven served as a member of the House of Representatives and parliamentary leader of the Livable Netherlands party in the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 until 30 January 2003. In 2003 he rejoined the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and after general election of 2006 again served as a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 until 14 October 2010 when he became State Secretary for Security and Justice under the First and Second Rutte cabinets. After the general election of 2012 he served as a member of the House of Representatives from 20 September 2012 until 5 November 2012 and again from 26 March 2015 until 23 March 2017.