Vincent Karremans

Vincent Karremans
State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
MinisterFleur Agema
Preceded byMaarten van Ooijen
Alderman of Rotterdam
In office
2021–2024
Member of the Municipal Council
of Rotterdam
In office
2018–2021
Personal details
Born
Vincent Pieter Geert Karremans

(1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 38)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Occupation
  • Politician

Vincent Pieter Geert Karremans (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈkɑrəmɑns]; born 12 November 1986) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has served as State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024.[1][2]

Education and career

Karremans has studied financial economics and corporate law.[3]

He was elected to the Rotterdam Municipal Council in March 2018 as the VVD's lead candidate. He drew attention during the campaign by appearing shirtless on a horse in a campaign video. The second-largest party in the council, the VVD formed a coalition government with five other parties, bypassing plurality-party Livable Rotterdam. Karremans served as the VVD's parliamentary leader until he was appointed alderman in 2021. Karremans kept his position after March 2022 municipal elections, and was responsible for enforcement, outdoor space, and mobility. During his term, he decided to construct a third bridge across the Nieuwe Maas.[3]

After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Karremans was sworn in as State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport on 2 July 2024.[3][4] His portfolio includes medical ethics, World War II veterans, healthcare in the Dutch Caribbean, youth, preventive healthcare, narcotics, sports, mental healthcare, COVID-19, Municipal Health Service, suicide prevention, sustainable healthcare, and food and product safety.[5] During his term, vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus was added to the free National Immunisation Programme [nl].[6]

References

  1. ^ "V.P.G. (Vincent) Karremans LL.M., MSc". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "CV dhr V Karremans". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "VVD'er Vincent Karremans nu wel van Rotterdam naar Den Haag" [VVD member Vincent Karremans will finally move from Rotterdam to The Hague]. NOS (in Dutch). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Vincent Karremans". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ Du Pré, Raoul (8 October 2024). "Kabinet zet licht op groen voor vaccinatie tegen RS-virus: eerste prikken vanaf volgend najaar" [Cabinet green-lights vaccination against RSV: First injections starting next year]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Youth, Prevention and Sport
2024–present
Incumbent