Ernst Kuipers

His Excellency
Ernst Kuipers
His Excellency Ernst Kuipers
	Kuipers in 2022
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Hugo de Jonge
Chief Executive Officer of the ; Erasmus University Medical Center
	In office; 15 March 2013 – January 2022
Preceded by	Hans Büller
Succeeded by	Stefan Sleijfer (ad interim)
Chairman of the ; National Acute Care Network
	In office; 2015 – January 2022
Preceded by	Jos Aartsen
Personal details
Born	Ernst Johan Kuipers; 14 December 1959; Meppel, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Groningen ; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Occupation	Physician; politician;

Ernst Johan Kuipers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrnst ˈjoːɦɑŋ ˈkœypərs]; born 14 December 1959) is a Dutch gastroenterologist, professor and politician who has served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022.[1] He is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.[1]

Early life and education

Kuipers was born in 1959 in Meppel, Drenthe and grew up in Creil, Flevoland.[2] His father was a general practitioner and his mother a pharmacist.[2] He attended secondary school in Emmeloord, where he completed the gymnasium curriculum in 1978.[2][3] After obtaining a propaedeutic diploma (propedeuse) in chemistry, he studied medicine at the University of Groningen.[2][3] Kuipers specialized in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and obtained a doctorate from the VU University Medical Center (now, Amsterdam University Medical Centers) in 1995.[2][3]

Career

Between 1995 and 1997, Kuipers worked as a research associate at the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4]

In 2000, Kuipers was appointed professor and head of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Erasmus University Medical Center.[2][3] In this capacity, he led a widely reported 2007 study published in the journal Gut which showed that new cases of stomach cancer would likely fall 25 percent over the following 10 years in Western countries because of better living conditions.[5]

In 2012, Kuipers became a member of the board of directors of the Erasmus University Medical Center. On 15 March 2013, he was appointed chief executive officer.[3] In addition, he became the chairman of the National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) in 2015.[2] In this position, he played a prominent role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2]

Minister of Health, 2022–present

On 10 January 2022, Kuipers joined the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, on behalf of the Democrats 66.[1]

References

"Dr. E.J. (Ernst) Kuipers". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
"Dokterszoon Ernst Kuipers uit Noordoostpolder kent de zorg". De Noordoostpolder (in Dutch). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
"Ernst Kuipers". Rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
"Prof. Ernst J. Kuipers, MD PhD, Head of Department". Gastrolab.nl. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
Michael Kahn (14 August 2007), Stomach cancer to fall 25 percent in 10 years: study Reuters.

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[parl-1] "Dr. E.J. (Ernst) Kuipers". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[nop-2] "Dokterszoon Ernst Kuipers uit Noordoostpolder kent de zorg". De Noordoostpolder (in Dutch). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[ro-3] "Ernst Kuipers". Rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[4] "Prof. Ernst J. Kuipers, MD PhD, Head of Department". Gastrolab.nl. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[5] Michael Kahn (14 August 2007), Stomach cancer to fall 25 percent in 10 years: study Reuters.