1. Ferdinand Bernhard Joseph "Ferd" Grapperhaus was born on 8 November 1959 and is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022.
10 Facts About Ferdinand Grapperhaus
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus is the eldest son of Ferd Grapperhaus, who served as State Secretary for Finance from 1967 to 1971.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus studied Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam where he obtained an LLM degree in constitutional law in 1984.
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In 1995, Grapperhaus was awarded a PhD degree in labour law from the same university, under the supervision of Paul F van der Heijden.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus served as managing partner for the Amsterdam branch from 1 February 2015 until 1 September 2017.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus has been an extraordinary professor of European labour law at the Maastricht University since 1 January 2005.
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Since 1 June 2023, Ferdinand Grapperhaus is appointed full professor of "Rule of Law, Society and Legal Practice" at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus served as a member of the Social and Economic Council 1 April 2006 until 22 May 2015.
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Ferdinand Grapperhaus accepted and resigned as a professor the same day he took office as the new Minister of Justice and Security on 26 October 2017.