minister until February 2026.

Early life and education

Hendrikus Wilhelmus Maria Schoof was born on 8 March 1957 in Santpoort into a Catholic family, as the second-youngest of seven children (six sons and one daughter). Schoof's father was a municipal civil servant, including for social services. His older brother Nico Schoof is a former mayor of the municipalities of Akersloot, Limmen, Heiloo,

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