Ab Klink

Abraham "Ab" Klink (born 2 November 1958) is a retired Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and sociologist. He is a corporate director of the VGZ Cooperative since 1 January 2014 and a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for Healthcare, Labor and Political Guidance since 1 January 2011.^[1]

His Excellency Ab Klink
Klink in 2007
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 June 2010 – 7 September 2010
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Hans Hoogervorst
Succeeded by	Edith Schippers
Member of the Senate
In office 10 June 2003 – 22 February 2007
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born	Abraham Klink (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 66) Stellendam, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1983)
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science Leiden University (Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Sociologist · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	3 December 2010	Elevated from Knight (30 April 2004)