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Henk Bleker
Henk Bleker
	Bleker in 2010
State Secretary for Economic Affairs, ; Agriculture and Innovation
	In office; 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Frank Heemskerk
Succeeded by	Co Verdaas
Chairman of the ; Christian Democratic Appeal
	In office; 10 June 2010 – 14 October 2010 ; Ad interim
Leader	Maxime Verhagen
Preceded by	Peter van Heeswijk
Succeeded by	Liesbeth Spies
Personal details
Born	Hinderk Bleker; 26 July 1953 (age 70); Onstwedde, Netherlands
Political party	Forum for Democracy ; (from 2021)
Other political; affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (until 1980) ; Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980 until 2021)
Spouse	Barbara Rijlaarsdam (m. 2015)
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter ; (first marriage) ; 1 daughter ; (second marriage)
Residence(s)	Vlagtwedde, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) ; University of Groningen ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Management consultant · Media administrator · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

Henk Bleker

Dutch politician and jurist

Hinderk "Henk" Bleker (born 26 July 1953) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation in the First Rutte cabinet from 14 October 2010 to 5 November 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was party chair from 20 June 2010 until 14 October 2010.^[1]

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(in Dutch) Henk Bleker Archived 29 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Christian Democratic Appeal

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Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	7 December 2012

Party political offices
Preceded by Peter van Heeswijk	Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal Ad interim 2010	Succeeded by Liesbeth Spies
Political offices
Preceded by Frank Heemskerk as State Secretary for Economic Affairs	State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation 2010–2012	Succeeded by Co Verdaas as State Secretary for Economic Affairs
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Unknown	Executive Director of RTV Noord 2009–2010	Succeeded by Unknown

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Henk Bleker
Bleker in 2010

State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
In office 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Frank Heemskerk
Succeeded by	Co Verdaas
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 10 June 2010 – 14 October 2010 Ad interim
Leader	Maxime Verhagen
Preceded by	Peter van Heeswijk
Succeeded by	Liesbeth Spies

Personal details
Born	Hinderk Bleker (1953-07-26) 26 July 1953 (age 70) Onstwedde, Netherlands
Political party	Forum for Democracy (from 2021)
Other political affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980 until 2021)
Spouse	Barbara Rijlaarsdam (m. 2015)
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter (first marriage) 1 daughter (second marriage)
Residence(s)	Vlagtwedde, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) University of Groningen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Management consultant · Media administrator · Corporate director · Nonprofit director