Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken (Dutch: [tøːn ˈstrœykən]; born 30 October 1969) is a Dutch lawyer and independent politician. In June 2024, he was nominated to serve as State Secretary for Legal Protection in the Schoof cabinet, on behalf of the New Social Contract (NSC) party.
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| Born | Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken 30 October 1969 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent |
| Relatives | Teun Struycken (grandfather) |
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Education and career
editStruycken studied law at Leiden University, and he subsequently went to universities in Paris and Oxford. He obtained his PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen. He started working at law firm NautaDutilh in 2002, where his specialties were banking and securities law, and he has written for legal publications.[1]
In June 2024, he was nominated to serve as State Secretary for Legal Protection in the new Schoof cabinet on behalf of New Social Contract (NSC), which had been founded the year before by Pieter Omtzigt.[1] He said he would not become a member of the party.[2]
Personal life
editHis father was a professor in private international law at Radboud University Nijmegen, and his grandfather, Teun Struycken (1906–1977), served as interior and justice minister in the 1950s and 1960s for the Catholic People's Party (KVP).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Teun Struycken treedt in voetsporen van opa en wordt staatssecretaris voor NSC" [Teun Struycken follows his grandfather and will become state secretary for NSC]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Beoogd NSC-staatssecretaris Teun Struycken wil geen lid worden van NSC".