- Ab Klink
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name = Ab Klink
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office = Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
term_start = 2007
term_end = present
predecessor =Hans Hoogervorst
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office2 = Member of the Eerste Kamer
term_start2 = 2003
term_end2 = 2007
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birth_date = birth date and age|1958|11|2|df=y
birth_place =Stellendam ,Netherlands
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party =Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)
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religion = protestant
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footnotes =Abraham Klink (born
2 November 1958 ) is a Dutch politician forChristian Democratic Appeal . He is Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in theFourth cabinet Balkenende .Klink was born in
Stellendam , and attended MAVO,HAVO andVWO -education. Between 1978 and 1984 he studiedsociology at theErasmus University Rotterdam . After his studies he worked for the scientific institute of the CDA (between 1984 and 1992). In 1991 he was promoted to "Meester in de Rechten" by theUniversity of Leiden . Between 1992 and 1999 he worked at the ministry of Justice. In 1999 he became director of the scientific institute of the CDA.In 2003 he was elected into the
Eerste Kamer , where he has focused on education and international development. He was secretary of the commission which wrote the CDA 2006-election manifesto.On
13 February 2007 it was announced that Klink would become Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in thefourth cabinet Balkenende .
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