Koen Becking

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Koen Becking
Becking in 2025
State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 September 2025
MinisterGouke Moes
CabinetSchoof
Preceded byMariëlle Paul
Personal details
BornKoen Martijn Becking
(1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 56)
Alphen aan den Rijn
PartyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Children3
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • academic administrator

Koen Martijn Becking (Dutch: [ˈkum ˈbɛkɪŋ]; born 3 November 1969) is a Dutch academic administrator and politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who is serving as the state secretary for primary and secondary education and equal opportunities.

Early life and career

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Becking was born in 1969 in Alphen aan den Rijn, and he attended the secondary school CSG Jan Arentsz (nl). He studied political science at the University of Amsterdam between 1988 and 1992 and public administration at the Netherlands School of Public Administration (nl) between 1997 and 1999. In 2001, he obtained his doctorate at Utrecht University with a specialisation in employment conditions and co-determination in Dutch and European governments.[1] He served as president of the executive board of Tilburg University from October 2012 until October 2020, when Becking became rector of Nyenrode Business University. He left the latter role at the end of this term in September 2024.[2][3]

On 5 September 2025, he joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet as state secretary for primary and secondary education and equal opportunities, succeeding Mariëlle Paul who became social affairs minister.[3][4]

Personal life

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As of 2025, Becking was married, and he had three children.[1] He was Prince Carnival of 's-Hertogenbosch until 2024.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Koen Becking". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Dr. K.M. (Koen) Becking". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Van de Ven, Jos (3 September 2025). "Van Prins Amadeiro naar staatssecretaris, Koen Becking gaat het demissionair kabinet in" [From Prince Armadeiro to state secretary, Koen Becking enters the demissionary cabinet]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Weer nieuwe gezichten in kabinet dat alleen nog op de winkel moet passen" [Yet more new faces in the cabinet who only have to take care]. NOS (in Dutch). 5 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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