Hanke Bruins Slot

Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (born 20 October 1977) is a Dutch politician, jurist and military veteran, who has served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations since 10 January 2022 in the fourth Rutte cabinet.[1] A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she previously served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2019. Bruins Slot focused her work as a parliamentarian on matters of defence personnel, local government, healthcare science, medical law, psychiatry and sports.

Hanke Bruins Slot
Bruins Slot in 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2023
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Liesje Schreinemacher (acting)
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office 10 January 2022 – 5 September 2023
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Kajsa Ollongren
Succeeded by	Hugo de Jonge
Member of the Provincial Executive of Utrecht
In office 5 June 2019 – 10 January 2022
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 June 2010 – 4 June 2019
Personal details
Born	Hanke Gerdina Johannette Bruins Slot (1977-10-20) 20 October 1977 Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Spouse	Mireille ​ (m. 2019)​
Education	Utrecht University (LLM, MA) Royal Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	2007–2010
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	2001–2021 Afghanistan war

From 2019 to 2022, she was a member of the provincial executive of Utrecht, in which she was in charge of nature, agriculture, soil and water, sport and governance.[2] Prior to her political career, she served in the Royal Netherlands Army; she was deployed to Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. In 2010, she was conferred the rank of artillery captain.