Ferdinand Grapperhaus | |
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 Grapperhaus in 2019 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
Acting | |
| In office 17 September 2021 – 24 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Ank Bijleveld |
| Succeeded by | Henk Kamp |
| Minister of Justice and Security | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Stef Blok |
| Succeeded by | Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph Grapperhaus (1959-11-08)8 November 1959 (age 65) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Education | University of Amsterdam(LLB,LLM,PhD) |
Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph "Ferd" Grapperhaus[1][2][3] (born 8 November 1959) is a Dutch politician who served asMinister of Justice and Security in theThird Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022. He is a member of theChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[4]
Grapperhaus was born inAmsterdam.[5] He is the eldest son ofFerd Grapperhaus [nl], who served as State Secretary for Finance from 1967 to 1971.[6] Grapperhaus went to the secondary schoolAloysius College in The Hague in between 1971 and 1977.[7] He studiedDutch law at theUniversity of Amsterdam where he obtained anLLM degree inconstitutional law in 1984.[8] In 1995, Grapperhaus was awarded aPhD degree inlabour law from the same university, under the supervision ofPaul F. van der Heijden.[7]
Ajurist by occupation, Grapperhaus worked as a lawyer for thelaw firm Schut & Grosheide from 1984 until 1998 when he became a partner at thelaw firm Loeff Claeys Verbeke. In 1999, part of Loeff Claeys Verbeke merged withAllen & Overy (the other part continuing asLoyens & Loeff), and Grapperhaus became partner at the A&O branch inAmsterdam. He served as managing partner for theAmsterdam branch from 1 February 2015 until 1 September 2017. Grapperhaus has been anextraordinary professor ofEuropean labour law at theMaastricht University since 1 January 2005.[9] In February 2023, he became head of legal affairs of Deloitte Legal, the legal branch of accountancy and consultancy firmDeloitte, succeeding Frederieke Leeflang.[10][11] Since 1 June 2023, Grapperhaus is also appointedfull professor of "Rule of Law, Society and Legal Practice" atErasmus University Rotterdam.[12]
He served as a member of theSocial and Economic Council 1 April 2006 until 22 May 2015. Following theelection of 2017 Grapperhaus was asked to becomeMinister of Justice and Security in theThird Rutte cabinet. Grapperhaus accepted and resigned as a professor the same day he took office as the newMinister of Justice and Security on 26 October 2017. During his tenure, the name of his ministry was changed from "Ministry of Security and Justice" to "Ministry of Justice and Security", a move costing €2,000,000.
As a response to parliamentary questions following theArgos documentary 'Shards of glass and dark rituals',[13] Grapperhaus said on 27 August 2020 that there would be 'no independent investigation into Ritual Abuse' of children in The Netherlands.[14] TheGreen Left, theSocialist Party and theLabour Party criticised the minister for his decision.[15] On the same day, Grapperhaus responded to public controversy when news media reported about the lack ofsocial distancing at his own wedding amid theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[16] He agreed to pay a 390 euro fine. On the 26th of June 2021, Grapperhuis[17] sang a made up song on Dutch TV about throwing away protective face masks just as a further wave ofinfections of Covid 19 in the Netherlands was taking hold. Two weeks later there were 10000 cases per day recorded.[18] On 13 October, theHouse of Representatives (Netherlands) approved a motion in which the PvdA, GL and the SP requested that an independent investigation be conducted into the nature and extent of "organized sadistic abuse of children", bypassing Grapperhaus' original refusal to investigate.[19]
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| 2021 | House of Representatives | Christian Democratic Appeal | 50 | 1,502 | 15 | Lost | [20] | |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Justice and Security 2017–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Defence Acting 2021 | Succeeded by |
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