Koen BeckingMinister for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities
Born on 3 November 1969 in Alphen aan den Rijn, married, 3 children
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Early years education
Primary education
Secondary education
Appropriate education, special education
Adult education
Lifelong learning and development
Non-formal education
Teacher policy
Community service
Educational institution buildings (inclusive in relation to climate goals)
Equal opportunities and government commissioner for sexually inappropriate behaviour and sexual violence
Board of Tests and Examinations
5 September 2025
Appointed Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities in the Schoof government
October 2024 – 5 September 2025
Chairman, Energy, Environment and Water Association (VEMW)
October 2020 – October 2024
Chairman of the Executive Board and Rector, Nyenrode Business University
October 2012 – October 2020
President of the Executive Board, Tilburg University
2007 – 2012
Chairman of the Board, KRO public broadcasting organisation
2003 – 2017
Endowed professor, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. From 2018: honorary professor
2002 – 2007
General director, National Government Training Institute
1994 – 2001
Various positions including management roles, Centre for Government Personnel Labour Relations (CAOP)
1992 – 1994
Team member, judiciary reorganisation project, Ministry of Justice
2001
Doctorate from Utrecht University on the subject of policy on employment conditions and employee participation within Dutch and European public sector organisations
1997 – 1999
Master of Public Administration (MPA), Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB)
1988 – 1992
Political science, University of Amsterdam
1982 – 1988
Secondary education, Jan Arentsz School
2025 – 5 September 2025
Chair of the supervisory board, Lucas Onderwijs school board
2025 – 5 September 2025
Chair of the supervisory board, Franciscus hospital
2020 – 5 September 2025
Chair of the supervisory board, Wereldmuseum
2021 – 5 September 2025
Member of the supervisory board, Nieuwspoort international press centre
2018 – 2023
Chair of the advisory board, TNO Vector Centre for Societal Innovation and Strategy
2014 – 2018
Chair of the VVD Brabant Talent Development Committee
2013 – 2016
Member of the VVD working group for the ongoing exploration of substantive policy issues
2010 – 2012
Member of the VVD party committee on culture and media
2008 – 2012
Member of the supervisory board, The Hague University of Applied Sciences
2007 – 2012
Member of the supervisory board, Bindinc.
