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Hugo de Jonge
Hugo Mattheüs de Jonge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː mɑˈteːjʏz də ˈjɔŋə]; born 26 September 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Acting King's Commissioner of Zeeland since 16 September 2024. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he was elected to its leadership in 2020 for the 2021 general election. He withdrew later that year, citing the impossibility of combining his position as Health Minister in charge of the COVID-19 pandemic efforts with his party leadership. He later served in the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning from 2022 until 2024 and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2023 until 2024.
De Jonge studied at the Ichthus Hogeschool in Rotterdam to become a teacher in primary education and then continued in Zwolle a study for school management, which he completed with a diploma "school leader primary education."
He worked in education for five years, first as a schoolteacher and eventually as a primary school deputy director.
De Jonge moved to national policy by working as a policy assistant for the CDA group in the House of Representatives in 2004. Between 2006 and 2010, he worked at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as political assistant to CDA Minister Maria van der Hoeven and State Secretary Marja van Bijsterveldt and as a policy assistant focusing on quality improvement of secondary education.
In 2010, De Jonge was appointed as an alderman in the Rotterdam municipal executive, tasked with the Education, Youth and Family portfolio. As such, he argued in 2013 on national television for the closing of the Islamic school association Ibn Ghaldoun after several problems came to light.
Following the 2014 municipal election, De Jonge was again appointed an alderman, with the Healthcare portfolio. The same year, he was announced as the "Politician of the Year" in Rotterdam. In October 2016, he announced a programme to persuade parents who are considered vulnerable to consider voluntary birth control. As he left the Rotterdam politics in October 2017, he was awarded the municipal Wolfert van Borselenpenning.
In October 2017, De Jonge was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Third Rutte cabinet. During the administration of the oath and installation of the new Ministers, De Jonge received media attention because of his unusual choice of shoes, receiving both criticism and praise.
After the resignation of Bruno Bruins as Minister for Medical Care on 19 March 2020, De Jonge became responsible for the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this capacity, he initiated the development of a COVID-19 app.
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Hugo de Jonge
Hugo Mattheüs de Jonge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː mɑˈteːjʏz də ˈjɔŋə]; born 26 September 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Acting King's Commissioner of Zeeland since 16 September 2024. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he was elected to its leadership in 2020 for the 2021 general election. He withdrew later that year, citing the impossibility of combining his position as Health Minister in charge of the COVID-19 pandemic efforts with his party leadership. He later served in the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister for Housing and Spatial Planning from 2022 until 2024 and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2023 until 2024.
De Jonge studied at the Ichthus Hogeschool in Rotterdam to become a teacher in primary education and then continued in Zwolle a study for school management, which he completed with a diploma "school leader primary education."
He worked in education for five years, first as a schoolteacher and eventually as a primary school deputy director.
De Jonge moved to national policy by working as a policy assistant for the CDA group in the House of Representatives in 2004. Between 2006 and 2010, he worked at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science as political assistant to CDA Minister Maria van der Hoeven and State Secretary Marja van Bijsterveldt and as a policy assistant focusing on quality improvement of secondary education.
In 2010, De Jonge was appointed as an alderman in the Rotterdam municipal executive, tasked with the Education, Youth and Family portfolio. As such, he argued in 2013 on national television for the closing of the Islamic school association Ibn Ghaldoun after several problems came to light.
Following the 2014 municipal election, De Jonge was again appointed an alderman, with the Healthcare portfolio. The same year, he was announced as the "Politician of the Year" in Rotterdam. In October 2016, he announced a programme to persuade parents who are considered vulnerable to consider voluntary birth control. As he left the Rotterdam politics in October 2017, he was awarded the municipal Wolfert van Borselenpenning.
In October 2017, De Jonge was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Third Rutte cabinet. During the administration of the oath and installation of the new Ministers, De Jonge received media attention because of his unusual choice of shoes, receiving both criticism and praise.
After the resignation of Bruno Bruins as Minister for Medical Care on 19 March 2020, De Jonge became responsible for the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this capacity, he initiated the development of a COVID-19 app.
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