Halbe Zijlstra
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Halbe Zijlstra is a Dutch
politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(VVD). He is the State Secretary
for Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from November 30, 2006 until October 14, 2010.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
(VVD). He is the State Secretary
State Secretary (Netherlands)
State Secretary is the title of a junior member of the Dutch or Belgian cabinet. Other terms for the title are deputy minister, junior minister or vice-minister...
for Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinet Rutte serving since October 14, 2010. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from November 30, 2006 until October 14, 2010.