Mr Raymond Knops

As Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Raymond Knops is responsible for the Kingdom relations, identification certificates, the information society (which includes digital government), the Central Government Real Estate Agency, cross-border cooperation, nobility and restricting regulatory pressure for citizens. Raymond Knops was the first member of government to be specifically tasked with coordinating digital government. Raymond Knops’ career started in the military but after studying public administration in Rotterdam he became increasingly involved in politics. First on the local level, later on the national level as a Member of Parliament. In Parliament, he has at various times been a member of the Presidium and of the Permanent Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Affairs, Finance, European Affairs, Defence, Economic Affairs and the Interior. On 26 October 2017 Raymond Knops was appointed State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the third Rutte governme