Martin van Rijn

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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rijn, not Rijn.
Martin van Rijn
File:Martin van Rijn 2015 (1).jpg
Van Rijn in 2015
Minister for Medical Care
In office
20 March 2020 – 9 July 2020
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byBruno Bruins
Succeeded byTamara van Ark
State Secretary for Health,
Welfare and Sport
In office
5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMarlies Veldhuijzen
van Zanten
Succeeded byPaul Blokhuis
Personal details
BornMaarten Johannes van Rijn
(1956-02-07) 7 February 1956 (age 70)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
PartyLabour Party
Residence(s)Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Businessman · Corporate director

Maarten Johannes "Martin" van Rijn (born 7 February 1956) is a Dutch politician and businessman who served as Minister for Medical Care from March to July 2020. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he previously was CEO and chairman of the Reinier Haga Groep (a hospital conglomerate) from 1 December 2017. He served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, dealing with nursing and care, elderly policy, youth policy and biotechnology in the Second Rutte cabinet, from November 2012 to October 2017. Prior to this, he was CEO of the PGGM pension fund (2008–2012).

Career

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In his capacity as a civil servant he was Director-General for health care at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport from 2003 to 2007, Director-General for management and personnel policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2000 to 2003 and Deputy Director-General for housing at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1995 to 2000.

Van Rijn studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. On 15 November 2017 he was named president of the directing board of Reinier Haga Groep, managing hospitals in The Hague, Delft and Zoetermeer.[1] On 20 March 2020, he was appointed as a replacement to the role of Minister of Medical Care due to the resignation of Bruno Bruins who collapsed from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate. He indicated he would sit on a non-partisan basis, as the Labour Party does not support the Third Rutte cabinet (a non supporting party member as minister is highly unusual in Dutch politics). He remains a member of the PvdA.[2]

In 2025, Van Rijn was asked by the government to mediate in collective bargaining for pharmacy workers. Upon the announcement, unions canceled a planned strike.[3]

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date
File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Officer.svg Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 30 April 2008

References

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  1. ^ Martin van Rijn nieuwe voorzitter Reinier Haga Groep, 2017-11-14, Reinier Haga Groep (in Dutch).
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