Willem Hoekzema

His Excellency
Willem Hoekzema
His Excellency Willem Hoekzema
	Willem Hoekzema in 1985
Member of the Senate
	In office; 10 June 2003 – 12 June 2007
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Mayor of Den Helder
	In office; 1 January 1995 – 1 January 2001
Preceded by	Jan Gmelich Meijling
Succeeded by	Jeroen Staatsen
Chairman of the People's Party ; for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 27 May 1994 – 28 May 1999
Leader	Frits Bolkestein (1994–98) ; Hans Dijkstal (1998–99)
Preceded by	Dian van Leeuwen-Schut
Succeeded by	Bas Eenhoorn
Mayor of Huizen
	In office; 1 May 1987 – 1 January 1995
Preceded by	Freerk Fontein
Succeeded by	Jos Verdier
State Secretary for Defence
	In office; 19 November 1982 – 14 July 1986 Serving with Jan van Houwelingen
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Charl Schwietert
Succeeded by	Jan van Houwelingen
Mayor of Coevorden
	In office; 1 August 1975 – 8 February 1983
Preceded by	Roelf Hofstee Holtrop
Succeeded by	Bert Spahr van der Hoek
Personal details
Born	Willem Klaas Hoekzema; 21 July 1939; Bedum, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Residence(s)	Den Helder, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Groningen ; (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Economist · Nonprofit director · Teacher

Willem Klaas Hoekzema (born 21 July 1939) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 August 1986

References

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. W.K. (Willem) Hoekzema Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Drs. W.K. Hoekzema (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

State secretaries for defence of the Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
Army	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Haex Peijnenburg Haex
Navy	Moorman De Jong Van Es
Air Force	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Den Toom Borghouts Schaper Duynstee
Defence	Van Es Mommersteeg Van Lent Stemerdink Van Eekelen Stemerdink Van Houwelingen Schwietert Van Voorst tot Voorst Frinking Gmelich Meijling Van Hoof Van der Knaap De Vries Visser Van der Maat Tuinman

First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs) Frits Bolkestein (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)