“Everyone in the Netherlands should feel free and safe, in a resilient society that is firmly grounded in the rule of law. I’m committed to working on that every day.”
Areas of responsibility
- Police
- Public Prosecution Service (OM)
- Counterterrorism
- National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV)
- Cyber security
- National disaster relief and crisis management
- Resilience in the Netherlands
- Mission critical communications and emergency control centres
- Reform of emergency powers legislation
- Disasters and Serious Accidents (Compensation) Act
- National security
- Netherlands Nationality Act
- Drug policy
- Sexual offences (legislation, Dealing with Domestic Violence programme, femicide)
- Community safety partnerships
- Criminal Code
- Firearms, Ammunition and Offensive Weapons Act
- Extradition
- International Criminal Court
- MH17
- Prosecutions of ministers and members of parliament for public office offences
- Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)
- Proscription of associations and financing bans
- Crime that undermines society, prevention and the ‘Italian approach’
- Human trafficking and prostitution
- People smuggling
- Contact with religious organisations
- Fire brigade
- Regional disaster relief and crisis management
- Revision of Safety Regions Act
