Stef Blok

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Stef Blok
Blok in 2018
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
In office 25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Bas van 't Wout
Succeeded by	Micky Adriaansens
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 March 2018 – 25 May 2021
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Sigrid Kaag (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Sigrid Kaag
Minister of Security and Justice
In office 27 January 2017 – 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ard van der Steur
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Grapperhaus as Minister of Justice and Security
In office 10 March 2015 – 20 March 2015 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ivo Opstelten
Succeeded by	Ard van der Steur
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office 29 June 2016 – 16 September 2016 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ronald Plasterk
Succeeded by	Ronald Plasterk
Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector
In office 5 November 2012 – 27 January 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 8 October 2010 – 20 September 2012
Preceded by	Mark Rutte
Succeeded by	Mark Rutte
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 September 2002 – 5 November 2012
In office 25 August 1998 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Stephanus Abraham Blok (1964-12-10) 10 December 1964 (age 59) Emmeloord, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1988)
Children	1 son
Residence(s)	Enkhuizen, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Groningen (Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration)
Occupation	Politician · Banker · Credit broker · Accountant

Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok (born 10 December 1964) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet from 25 May 2021 till 10 January 2022. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).^[1][2]

An accountant by occupation, Blok served as a member of the House of Representatives from 25 August 1998 until 23 May 2002 and from 3 September 2002 until 5 November 2012. After the election of 2010 the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Mark Rutte became Prime Minister in the First Rutte cabinet with Blok chosen to succeed him as parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives serving from 8 October 2010 until 20 September 2012. Following the election of 2012 Blok was asked to become Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector in the Second Rutte cabinet taking office on 5 November 2012. Blok served as Acting Minister of Security and Justice from 10 March 2015 until 20 March 2015 following the resignation of Ivo Opstelten and ad interim Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016 during a sick-leave of Ronald Plasterk.

On 27 January 2017, Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur resigned to avoid a vote of no confidence, Blok was appointed to serve out the remainder of his term and subsequently resigned as Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector the same day. He did not stand for the election of 2017 and announced his retirement. Following the resignation of Halbe Zijlstra as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Third Rutte cabinet on 13 February 2018, Blok was nominated to succeed him taking office on 7 March 2018.^[3]