Jean Rummenie

Dutch civil servant and politician (born 1953)

Jean Rummenie
State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
MinisterFemke Wiersma
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born
Jean F. Rummenie

(1953-07-13) 13 July 1953 (age 70)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyFarmer–Citizen Movement
Occupation
  • Politician
  • agricultural engineer
  • civil servant

Jean F. Rummenie (Dutch: [ʒɑ̃ rʏˈmeːni]; born 13 July 1953) is a Dutch agricultural engineer, civil servant and politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He has served as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024.[1]

Career

An agricultural engineer, Rummenie had an extensive career at the Ministry of Agriculture. Besides roles in The Hague, he served as an agricultural attaché in Hungary, Poland, the United States, Argentina, Indonesia and Mexico. He was involved in negotiations to allow Dutch products to be sold internationally.[2]

Rummenie ran for the House of Representatives in November 2023 as the eighth candidate of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB). He was not elected, as his party secured seven seats.[2][3] After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Rummenie was sworn in as State Secretary for Fisheries, Food Security and Nature on 2 July 2024.[2][4] His portfolio includes fisheries, horticulture, NVWA, inspections, nature, biodiversity, and Staatsbosbeheer.[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Jean Rummenie
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2023 House of Representatives Farmer–Citizen Movement 8 342 7 Lost [3]

References

  1. ^ "Ir. J.F. (Jean) Rummenie". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Staatssecretaris Jean Rummenie ging wereld over voor Nederlandse landbouw" [State Secretary Jean Rummenie traveled the world for Dutch agriculture]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Model P 22-1: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal" [Model P 22–1: Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives] (PDF). Staatscourant (in Dutch). Vol. 2024, no. 119. 24 January 2024. pp. 103–141, 190. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Overheid.nl.
  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. ^ "Jean Rummenie". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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