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Anneke "Ankie" Broekers-Knol (born 23 November 1946) is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the
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from 11 June 2019 until 10 January 2022. She is a member of the
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(VVD). She previously served as a member of the
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from 2 October 2001 until 11 June 2019 and as
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from 2 July 2013 to 11 June 2019. Broekers-Knol was chair of the Senate's standing committee for Security and Justice.Broekers voorzitter Eerste Kamer
NOS, 2 July 2013 She used to be director of the Department of Moot Court and Advocacy at
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. She started her political career as a municipal councillor of
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(1986–1997).


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Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal 1946 births Living people Dutch academic administrators Dutch legal educators Dutch women academics Dutch women jurists Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Leiden University alumni Leiden University faculty Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in North Holland People from Bloemendaal People from Leiden People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands) State Secretaries for Justice of the Netherlands Women government ministers of the Netherlands 20th-century Dutch educators 20th-century Dutch jurists 20th-century Dutch women politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch educators 21st-century Dutch jurists 21st-century Dutch women politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians 20th-century women educators 21st-century women educators {{Netherlands-VVD-politician-stub