Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken (Dutch: [tøːn ˈstrœykə(n)]; born 30 October 1969) is a Dutch lawyer and independent politician. He has served as State Secretary for Legal Protection in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024, on behalf of the New Social Contract (NSC) party.
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 Struycken in 2023 | |
| State Secretary for Legal Protection | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | David van Weel |
| Preceded by | Franc Weerwind |
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| Born | Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken 30 October 1969 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent |
| Relatives | Teun Struycken (grandfather) |
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Education and career
editStruycken studied law at Leiden University, and he subsequently went to universities in Paris and Oxford. He obtained his PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen. He started working at law firm NautaDutilh in 2002, where his specialties were banking and securities law, and he has written for legal publications.[1]
After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Struycken was sworn in as State Secretary for Legal Protection on 2 July 2024, succeeding Franc Weerwind.[1][2] He was nominated on behalf of NSC, which had been founded the year before by Pieter Omtzigt, but Struycken said he would not become a member of the party.[3] His portfolio as state secretary includes the judiciary, the legal system, legal aid, sanctions policy, juvenile justice policy, family law, crime prevention, private law, Dutch nationality law, bankruptcy law, copyright and intellectual property law, betting and gambling, and personal data protection.[4] Following a pilot by his predecessor, Struycken worked on a bill to offer free legal assistance for parents facing the out-of-home placement of their children or the termination of their parental authority, along with other reforms to prioritize reintegration and preserve sibling bonds.[5]
Personal life
editHis father was a professor in private international law at Radboud University Nijmegen, and his grandfather, Teun Struycken (1906–1977), served as interior and justice minister in the 1950s and 1960s for the Catholic People's Party (KVP).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Teun Struycken treedt in voetsporen van opa en wordt staatssecretaris voor NSC" [Teun Struycken follows his grandfather and will become state secretary for NSC]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Beoogd NSC-staatssecretaris Teun Struycken wil geen lid worden van NSC".
- ^ "Teun Struycken". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Meijer, Remco (18 November 2024). "Kabinet: gratis advocaat voor ouders als uithuisplaatsing van hun kinderen dreigt" [Cabinet: Free attorney for parents when they face out-of-home placement of their children]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.