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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Rijn, not Rijn.

Martin van Rijn
Van Rijn in 2015

Minister for Medical Care
In office 20 March 2020 – 9 July 2020
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Bruno Bruins
Succeeded by	Tamara van Ark
State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport
In office 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Succeeded by	Paul Blokhuis

Personal details
Born	Maarten Johannes van Rijn (1956-02-07) 7 February 1956 (age 68) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Businessman · Corporate director

Maarten Johannes "Martin" van Rijn (born 7 February 1956) is a Dutch politician and businessman who served as Minister for Medical Care from March to July 2020. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he previously was CEO and chairman of the Reinier Haga Groep (a hospital conglomerate) from 1 December 2017. He served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, dealing with nursing and care, elderly policy, youth policy and biotechnology in the Second Rutte cabinet, from November 2012 to October 2017. Prior to this, he was CEO of the PGGM pension fund (2008–2012).

Career

In his capacity as a civil servant he was Director-General for health care at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport from 2003 to 2007, Director-General for management and personnel policy at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2000 to 2003 and Deputy Director-General for housing at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 1995 to 2000.

Van Rijn studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. On 15 November 2017 he was named president of the directing board of Reinier Haga Groep, managing hospitals in The Hague, Delft and Zoetermeer. On 20 March 2020, he was appointed as a replacement to the role of Minister of Medical Care due to the resignation of Bruno Bruins who collapsed from exhaustion during a parliamentary debate. He indicated he would sit on a non-partisan basis, as the Labour Party does not support the Third Rutte cabinet (a non supporting party member as minister is highly unusual in Dutch politics). He remains a member of the PvdA.

In 2025, Van Rijn was asked by the government to mediate in collective bargaining for pharmacy workers. Upon the announcement, unions canceled a planned strike.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 2008

References

Martin van Rijn nieuwe voorzitter Reinier Haga Groep, 2017-11-14, Reinier Haga Groep (in Dutch).
"Labor party member appointed new Medical Care Minister". NL Times. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
Von Piekartz, Hessel (17 January 2025). "Stakingen apotheekmedewerkers voorlopig van de baan, Van Rijn doet poging om uit impasse te raken" [Strike by pharmacy workers canceled for now, Van Rijn will try to end deadlock]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2025.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. M.J. (Martin) van Rijn Parlement & Politiek

Civic offices
Preceded byUnknown	Deputy Director-General for Housing of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 1995–2000	Succeeded byUnknown
Preceded byUnknown	Director-General for Management and Personnel Affairs of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 2000–2003	Succeeded byUnknown
Preceded byUnknown	Director-General for Healthcare of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport 2003–2007	Succeeded byUnknown
Political offices
Preceded byMarlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten	State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport 2012–2017	Succeeded byPaul Blokhuis
Preceded byBruno Bruins	Minister for Medical Care 2020	Succeeded byTamara van Ark
Business positions
Preceded byOffice established	CEO and Chairman of PGGM 2008–2012	Succeeded byEdwin Velzel
Preceded byChiel Huffmeijer	CEO and Chairman of the Reinier Haga Groep 2017–present	Succeeded byVacant

Second Rutte cabinet (2012–2017)

Ministers
General Affairs	Mark Rutte (2012–2017; Prime Minister)
Interior and Kingdom Relations	Ronald Plasterk (2012–2016) Stef Blok (2016 ad interim) Ronald Plasterk (2016–2017)
Foreign Affairs	Frans Timmermans (2012–2014) Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
Finance	Jeroen Dijsselbloem (2012–2017)
Security and Justice	Ivo Opstelten (2012–2015) Stef Blok (2015 ad interim) Ard van der Steur (2015–2017) Stef Blok (2017)
Economic Affairs	Henk Kamp (2012–2017)
Defence	Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (2012–2017) Klaas Dijkhoff (2017)
Health, Welfare and Sport	Edith Schippers (2012–2017)
Education, Culture and Science	Jet Bussemaker (2012–2017)
Infrastructure and the Environment	Melanie Schultz van Haegen (2012–2017)
Social Affairs and Employment	Lodewijk Asscher (2012–2017; Deputy Prime Minister)

Ministers without portfolio
Housing and the Central Government Sector	Stef Blok (2012–2017)
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation	Lilianne Ploumen (2012–2017)

State Secretaries
Finance	Frans Weekers (2012–2014) Eric Wiebes (2014–2017)
Security and Justice	Fred Teeven (2012–2015) Klaas Dijkhoff (2015–2017)
Economic Affairs	Co Verdaas (2012) Sharon Dijksma (2012–2015) Martijn van Dam (2015–2017)
Health, Welfare and Sport	Martin van Rijn (2012–2017)
Education, Culture and Science	Sander Dekker (2012–2017)
Infrastructure and the Environment	Wilma Mansveld (2012–2015) Sharon Dijksma (2015–2017)
Social Affairs and Employment	Jetta Klijnsma (2012–2017)

Preceded by: First Rutte cabinet
Succeeded by: Third Rutte cabinet

Third Rutte cabinet (2017–2022)

Ministers
General Affairs	Mark Rutte (2017–2022; Prime Minister)
Interior and Kingdom Relations	Kajsa Ollongren (2017–2019; Deputy Prime Minister) Raymond Knops (2019–2020 ad interim) Kajsa Ollongren (2020–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)
Foreign Affairs	Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018) Sigrid Kaag (2018 ad interim) Stef Blok (2018–2021) Sigrid Kaag (2021) Tom de Bruijn (2021 ad interim) Ben Knapen (2021–2022)
Finance	Wopke Hoekstra (2017–2022)
Justice and Security	Ferdinand Grapperhaus (2017–2022)
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Eric Wiebes (2017–2021) Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (2021 ad interim) Bas van 't Wout (2021) Stef Blok (2021–2022)
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality	Carola Schouten (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)
Defence	Ank Bijleveld (2017–2021) Ferdinand Grapperhaus (2021 ad interim) Henk Kamp (2021–2022)
Health, Welfare and Sport	Hugo de Jonge (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister)
Education, Culture and Science	Ingrid van Engelshoven (2017–2022)
Infrastructure and Water Management	Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (2017–2021) Barbara Visser (2021–2022)
Social Affairs and Employment	Wouter Koolmees (2017–2022; Deputy Prime Minister 2019–2020 ad interim)

Ministers without portfolio
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation	Sigrid Kaag (2017–2021) Tom de Bruijn (2021–2022)
Legal Protection	Sander Dekker (2017–2022)
Medical Care	Bruno Bruins (2017–2020) Martin van Rijn (2020) Tamara van Ark (2020–2021)
Primary and Secondary Education and Media	Arie Slob (2017–2022)
Environment and Housing	Stientje van Veldhoven (2019–2020)

State Secretaries
Interior and Kingdom Relations	Raymond Knops (2017–2022)
Finance	Menno Snel (2017–2019) Hans Vijlbrief (2020–2022) Alexandra van Huffelen (2020–2022)
Justice and Security	Mark Harbers (2017–2019) Ankie Broekers-Knol (2019–2022)
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy	Mona Keijzer (2017–2021) Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (2021–2022)
Defence	Barbara Visser (2017–2021)
Health, Welfare and Sport	Paul Blokhuis (2017–2022)
Infrastructure and Water Management	Stientje van Veldhoven (2017–2019; 2020–2021) Steven van Weyenberg (2021–2022)
Social Affairs and Employment	Tamara van Ark (2017–2020) Bas van 't Wout (2020–2021) Dennis Wiersma (2021–2022)

Preceded by: Second Rutte cabinet
Succeeded by: Fourth Rutte cabinet

v t e State secretaries for health of the Netherlands
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Van Rhijn Muntendam Roolvink De Meijer Bartels Kruisinga Hendriks Veder-Smit Lambers-Hacquebard Van der Reijden Dees Simons Terpstra Vliegenthart Ross-van Dorp Bussemaker Veldhuijzen van Zanten Van Rijn Blokhuis Van Ooijen Maeijer Karremans

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