After attending a MULO school, Van der Knaap worked for Vroom & Dreesmann. Between 1970 and 1975 he served as an enlisted soldier in the Royal Netherlands Army. After that he worked for the customs service. Since 1978 he has worked for the National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands, first as district board member, later as a member of the national board of the transport union. In 1992 he became a member of the national board of the federal trade union, first as coordinator working conditions, later as general secretary.
cees, knaap, this, dutch, name, surname, knaap, knaap, cornelis, cees, knaap, born, january, 1951, bennekom, dutch, politician, state, secretary, defence, christian, democratic, appeal, official, government, portrait, mayor, edein, office, january, 2008, septe. In this Dutch name the surname is van der Knaap not Knaap Cornelis Cees van der Knaap born 27 January 1951 in Bennekom is a Dutch politician He was State Secretary for Defence for the Christian Democratic Appeal CDA Cees van der KnaapCees van der Knaap official Government portrait Mayor of EdeIn office 21 January 2008 1 September 2017Preceded byTineke NetelenbosSucceeded byRene VerhulstState Secretary for DefenceIn office 22 July 2002 18 December 2007Preceded byHenk van HoofSucceeded byJack de VriesMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office 30 November 2006 22 February 2007In office 30 January 2003 27 May 2003In office 19 May 1998 22 July 2002Personal detailsBornCornelis van der Knaap 1951 01 27 27 January 1951 age 73 Bennekom NetherlandsPolitical partyChristian Democratic AppealBiography editAfter attending a MULO school Van der Knaap worked for Vroom amp Dreesmann Between 1970 and 1975 he served as an enlisted soldier in the Royal Netherlands Army After that he worked for the customs service Since 1978 he has worked for the National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands first as district board member later as a member of the national board of the transport union In 1992 he became a member of the national board of the federal trade union first as coordinator working conditions later as general secretary In 1998 Van der Knaap became a member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Democratic Appeal In 2002 he became State Secretary for Defence in the First Balkenende cabinet a post he has held until 2008 even though there were considerable mutations between the second Balkenende cabinet the third cabinet Balkenende and the Fourth Balkenende cabinet Van der Knaap is a trustee of Jan Peter Balkenende and has been an important contact between the cabinet and the trade unions in times of crisis Van der Knaap has become mayor of Ede in 2008 1 his successor as State Secretary was Jack de Vries References edit in Dutch Parlement com biography Probleemjongeren op gesprek bij burgemeester in Dutch De Gelderlander Retrieved 31 December 2010 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cees van der Knaap nbsp This article about a Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a mayor in the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cees van der Knaap amp oldid 1032959590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
