Researching Henk Kamp
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43 people with the Kamp surname? In that year Kamp was ranked number 3536 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Henk Kamp on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henk Kamp and the Kamp Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kamp Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kamp family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kamp surname in the USA? Kamp is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Henk Kamp. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henk Kamp
Henk Kamp
Henricus Gregorius Jozeph "Henk" Kamp ( born 23 July 1952) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) serving as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III since 24 September 2021, he previously served as Minister of Defence in the Cabinets Balkenende I, II and III from 12 December 2002 until 22 February 2007.
Kamp studied Customs at the Civil Service Academy in Utrecht. Kamp worked as a tax collector for the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) of the Tax and Customs Administration from April 1980 until May 1994. After the election of 1994 Kamp was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives on 17 May 1994 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Integration. After the election of 2002 Kamp was appointed as Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Balkenende I taking office on 22 July 2002. The Cabinet Balkenende I fell just 87 days into its term and shortly thereafter was appointed as Minister of Defence following the resignation of Benk Korthals taking office on 12 December 2002. After the election of 2003 Kamp continued as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Balkenende II. The Cabinet Balkenende fell on 30 June 2006 was replaced with the caretaker Cabinet Balkenende III with Kamp retaining his position. After the election of 2006 Kamp returned to the House of Representatives on 30 November 2006 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Kingdom Relations. In December 2008 Kamp was nominated as the first Governor of the Caribbean Netherlands serving from 1 January 2009 until 10 October 2010.
After the election of 2010 Kamp was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Rutte I taking office 14 October 2010. The Cabinet Rutte I fell 18 months into its term and shortly thereafter announced that he would not stand for the election of 2012 but accept to serve in a new cabinet position. After the election Kamp was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Rutte II taking office on 5 November 2012. In February 2016 Kamp announced his retirement and that he wouldn't stand for the election of 2017 and declined to serve in new cabinet.
Kamp retired from active politics at 65 and became active in the private and public sectors as a corporate and non-profit director and serves on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government, and works as a trade association executive serving as Chairman of the Healthcare Providers association since January 2018 and became a Member of the Social and Economic Council for the Industry and Employers confederation (VNO-NCW) in February 2018.
Source: Henk Kamp, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kamp
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