Mark Harbers

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mark Harbers

| image = Mark Harbers 2020.jpg

| caption = Harbers in 2020

| office = Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

| term_start = 10 January 2022

| term_end = 2 July 2024

| primeminister = Mark Rutte

| predecessor = Barbara Visser

| successor = Barry Madlener

| office1 = State Secretary for Justice and Security

| term_start1 = 26 October 2017

| term_end1 = 21 May 2019

| primeminister1 = Mark Rutte

| predecessor1 = Klaas Dijkhoff

| successor1 = Ankie Broekers-Knol

| office2 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start2 = 11 June 2019

| term_end2 = 10 January 2022

| term_start3 = 1 December 2009

| term_end3 = 26 October 2017

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ede, Netherlands

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| nationality = Dutch

| party = People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

| spouse =

| residence = Rotterdam

| university =

| occupation = Communication employee, politician

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Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers (born 19 April 1969) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 21 May 2019.

Early life and education

Harbers was born in Ede, Gelderland. He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam but dropped out before graduation.

Political career

=Career in local politics=

A former communication employee, Harbers served as a member of the district council of Kralingen-Crooswijk from 1992 to 1998 and municipal councillor of Rotterdam from 2002 until 2007. He was an alderman from 2007 to 2009, in charge of Economic Affairs, the Port of Rotterdam and the Environment.

=Career in national politics=

During the 2006 general election, Harbers occupied the 26th place on the list of VVD candidates; the party obtained 22 seats. On 1 December 2009, he entered the House of Representatives following the resignation of Arend Jan Boekestijn. He was reelected in 2010, 2012 and 2017.

On 26 October 2017, Harbers resigned from the House of Representatives to become State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice and Security, dealing with Asylum and Migration Affairs under the supervision of Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus.

Effective 21 May 2019, Harbers resigned from his position following the publication of a report minimising the crimes committed by asylum seekers in the Netherlands. He was replaced by Senate President Ankie Broekers-Knol and returned to the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.

=Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management=

Early in his tenure, Harbers closed the Netherlands' airspace to Russian aircraft in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.Anthony Deutsch (27 February 2022), [https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/netherlands-close-airspace-russia-sunday-evening-2022-02-27/ Netherlands to close airspace to Russia from Sunday evening] Reuters. He took over the responsibilities of Minister of the Environment Vivianne Heijnen during her maternity leave starting 25 May 2024.{{Cite press release |url = https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/nieuws/2024/05/22/vivianne-heijnen-draagt-taken-over-aan-mark-harbers |date = 22 May 2024 |access-date = 5 June 2024 |title = Vivianne Heijnen draagt taken over aan Mark Harbers |trans-title = Vivianne Heijnen transfers tasks to Mark Harbers |language = nl |website = Government of the Netherlands }} Harbers's term as minister ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2527025-ministers-en-staatssecretarissen-kabinet-schoof-beedigd |date = 2 July 2024 |access-date = 2 July 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd |trans-title = Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in }}

Electoral history

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| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

| style=text-align:right | 7

| style=text-align:right | 4,438

| style=text-align:right | 34

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| {{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2021/03/26/uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-17-maart-2021 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |format = PDF |date = 29 March 2021 |title = Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 |trans-title = Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021}}

References

{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9353000/1f/j9vvhy5i95k8zxl/vhf519pbxzy9 Parlement.com biography]

External links

{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.markharbers.nl/ Mark Harbers]
{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerleden/alle_kamerleden/harbers_markus_gerardus_jozef/index.jsp House of Representatives biography]
{{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110321142501/http://www.vvd.nl/mensen/detail/52/mark-harbers People's Party for Freedom and Democracy biography]

{{s-ttl|title=State Secretary for Justice and Security|years=2017–2019}}

{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Infrastructure
and Water Management|years=2022–2024}}

{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–present}}

{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021}}

{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–2017}}

{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–2012}}

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