Ernst Kuipers
Ernst Kuipers | |
|---|---|
 Kuipers in 2022 | |
| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Hugo de Jonge |
| Chief Executive Officer of the Erasmus University Medical Center | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | (ad interim) |
| Chairman of the National Acute Care Network | |
| In office 2015 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernst Johan Kuipers 14 December 1959 Meppel, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Occupation | |
Ernst Johan Kuipers (born 14 December 1959) is a Dutch gastroenterologist, professor and politician who has served as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022.[1] He is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.[1]
Early life and education[]
Kuipers was born in 1959 in Meppel, Drenthe and grew up in Creil, Flevoland.[2] His father was a general practitioner and his mother a pharmacist.[2] He attended secondary school in Emmeloord, where he completed the gymnasium curriculum in 1978.[2][3] After obtaining a propaedeutic diploma (propedeuse) in chemistry, he studied medicine at the University of Groningen.[2][3] Kuipers specialized in internal medicine and gastroenterology, and obtained a doctorate from the VU University Medical Center in 1995.[2][3]
Career[]
Between 1995 and 1997, Kuipers worked as a research associate at the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4]
In 2000, Kuipers was appointed professor and head of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Erasmus University Medical Center.[2][3] In this capacity, he led a widely reported 2007 study published in the journal Gut which showed that new cases of stomach cancer would likely fall 25 percent over the following 10 years in Western countries because of better living conditions.[5]
In 2012, Kuipers became a member of the board of directors of the Erasmus University Medical Center. On 15 March 2013, he was appointed chief executive officer.[3] In addition, he became the chairman of the National Acute Care Network (LNAZ) in 2015.[2] In this position, he played a prominent role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.[2]
Minister of Health, 2022–present[]
On 10 January 2022, Kuipers joined the fourth Rutte cabinet as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, on behalf of the Democrats 66.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Dr. E.J. (Ernst) Kuipers". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dokterszoon Ernst Kuipers uit Noordoostpolder kent de zorg". De Noordoostpolder (in Dutch). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ernst Kuipers". Rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Prof. Ernst J. Kuipers, MD PhD, Head of Department". Gastrolab.nl. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ Michael Kahn (14 August 2007), Stomach cancer to fall 25 percent in 10 years: study Reuters.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Dutch physicians
- 21st-century Dutch physicians
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- Democrats 66 politicians
- Dutch gastroenterologists
- Dutch internists
- Erasmus University Rotterdam faculty
- Ministers of Health of the Netherlands
- People from Meppel
- People from Noordoostpolder
- University of Groningen alumni
- Vanderbilt University faculty
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni