Ferdinand Grapperhaus

Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph "Ferd" Grapperhaus[1][2][3] (born 8 November 1959) is a Dutch politician serving as Minister of Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[4]

His Excellency

Ferdinand Grapperhaus
Grapperhaus in 2018
Minister of Justice and Security
Assumed office
26 October 2017
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byStef Blok
Member of the
Social and Economic Council
In office
1 April 2006 – 22 May 2015
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph Grapperhaus

(1959-11-08) 8 November 1959
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(since 2001)
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · professor · Author
Website(in English) Minister of Justice and Security

Family and education

Grapperhaus was born in Amsterdam.[5] He is the eldest son of Ferd Grapperhaus, who served as State Secretary for Finance from 1967 to 1971.[6] Grapperhaus went to the secondary school Aloysius College in The Hague in between 1971 and 1977.[7] He studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam where he obtained an LLM degree in constitutional law in 1984.[8] In 1995, Grapperhaus was awarded a PhD degree in labour law under the supervision of Paul F. van der Heijden.[7]

Career

Professional life

A jurist by occupation, he worked as a lawyer for the law firm Schut & Grosheide from 1984 until 1998 when he became a partner at the law firm Loeff Claeys Verbeke. In 1999, part of Loeff Claeys Verbeke merged with Allen & Overy (the other part continuing as Loyens & Loeff), and Grapperhaus became partner at the A&O branch in Amsterdam. He served as managing partner for the Amsterdam branch from 1 February 2015 until 1 September 2017. Grapperhaus became a professor of labour law at the Maastricht University on 1 January 2005.

Politics

He served as a member of the Social and Economic Council 1 April 2006 until 22 May 2015. Following the election of 2017 Grapperhaus was asked to become Minister of Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet. Grapperhaus accepted and resigned as a professor the same day he took office as the new Minister of Justice and Security on 26 October 2017. During his tenure, the name of his ministry was changed from "Ministry of Security and Justice" to "Ministry of Justice and Security", a move costing €2,000,000.

Controversy

As a response to parliamentary questions following the Argos documentary 'Shards of glass and dark rituals',[9] Grapperhaus said on 27 August 2020 that there would be 'no independent investigation into Ritual Abuse' of children in The Netherlands.[10] The Green Left, the Socialist Party and the Labour Party criticised the minister for his decision.[11] On the same day, Grapperhaus responded to public controversy when news media reported about the lack of social distancing at his own wedding amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[12] He agreed to pay a 390 euro fine.[13] On 13 October, the House of Representatives (Netherlands) approved a motion in which the PvdA, GL and the SP requested that an independent investigation be conducted into the nature and extent of "organized sadistic abuse of children", bypassing Grapperhaus' original refusal to investigate.[14]

References
  1. "Minister Ferd Grapperhaus geeft jawoord". De Telegraaf. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. Visser, Arjan (18 July 2020). "Ferd Grapperhaus: 'Ik kan erg heftig reageren op dingen'". Trouw. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. "Ferd Grapperhaus (@ferdgrapperhaus)". Twitter. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  4. "Ferdinand Grapperhaus (CDA), nieuwkomer in Den Haag". NOS.nl (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. "Mr. F.B.J. (Ferdinand) Grapperhaus". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. Raoul du Pré (18 October 2017). "Rutte III krijgt nu snel vorm: Dekker naar Veiligheid, UWV-baas Bruins op Onderwijs". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. "Biography". Official website of Ferdinand Grapperhaus. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. "Curriculum Vitae". Government.nl. Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. Argos (27 June 2020), Shards of glass and dark rituals
  10. Ferd Grapperhaus (27 August 2020), Antwoorden Kamervragen over de uitzending van Argos over ritueel misbruik .
  11. Sanne Terlingen and Huub Jaspers (1 September 2020), Kamerleden willen in debat over Ritueel Misbruik .
  12. Eline Schaart (28 August 2020), Dutch justice minister apologizes for lack of social distancing at his wedding Politico Europe.
  13. https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/18/justice-min-fined-social-distancing-violation-wedding
  14. https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/203828342/onderzoek-naar-ritueel-misbruik
Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Stef Blok		 Minister of Justice and Security
2017–present		 Incumbent


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