Foort van Oosten
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Dutch politician and lawyer (born 1977)
Foort van Oosten | |
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.jpg) Van Oosten in 2025 | |
| Minister of Justice and Security | |
| In office 5 September 2025 – 23 February 2026 | |
| Cabinet | Schoof |
| Preceded by | David van Weel |
| Succeeded by | David van Weel |
| Mayor of Nissewaard | |
| In office 20 February 2019 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mirjam Salet |
| Succeeded by | Cor Lamers (acting) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 September 2012 – 20 February 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-06-25) 25 June 1977 (age 48) Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
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Foort van Oosten (born 25 June 1977) is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as Minister of Justice and Security in the Schoof cabinet between September 2025 and February 2026.
Van Oosten was born in 1977 in Dordrecht, and studied law at Leiden University. He was a member of the municipal council of Schiedam from 2010 to 2011, and subsequently an alderman of this municipality from 2011 to 2012. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 20 September 2012 and 20 February 2019.[1]
On 20 February 2019 he was appointed as mayor of Nissewaard.[1][2][3] In February 2020, he lobbied for a national knife ban following a spate of stabbings involving teenagers.[4] In September 2020, Nissewaard councilor Peter van der Velden filed a complaint against the municipality and mayor Foort van Oosten for raiding his home in Spijkenisse without permission. Officials of the civil affairs department, at the behest of Van Oosten, started an investigation on suspicions that Van der Velder did not live within the municipality and therefore may not be a councilor there.[5][6]
Van Oosten joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet on 5 September 2025 as minister of justice and security, succeeding David van Weel in a cabinet reshuffle.[7]
Personal life
He is married, and has a son.
References
- 1 2 "Mr. F (Foort) van Oosten". Parlement.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (2019-01-18). "Benoeming burgemeester Nissewaard - Nieuwsbericht - Rijksoverheid.nl". www.rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Foort van Oosten nieuwe burgemeester Nissewaard". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 26 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Ook burgemeester Nissewaard voor landelijk messenverbod: 'Wet is toch een spiegel van wat wij normaal vinden?'". Rijnmond. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "Aangifte tegen burgemeester Nissewaard: 'Ambtenaren vallen binnen bij raadslid'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 4 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "Councilor Van der Velden furious about 'trespass' by civil servants: charges against mayor Nissewaard". www.ad.nl. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ↑ "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 5 September 2025.
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| Preceded by | Minister of Justice and Security 2025–2026 |
Succeeded by |
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House of Representatives 23 March 2017 – 30 March 2021 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 32 seats |
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| Party for Freedom 20 seats | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal 19 seats |
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| Democrats 66 19 seats |
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| GroenLinks 14 seats | |
| Socialist Party 14 seats |
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| Labour Party 9 seats |
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| Christian Union 5 seats |
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| Party for the Animals 4 seats |
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| 50Plus 3 seats |
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| Reformed Political Party 3 seats |
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| Denk 3 seats | |
| Forum for Democracy 3 seats | |
| Member Van Kooten-Arissen 1 seat |
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| Member Krol 1 seat |
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House of Representatives 20 September 2012 – 22 March 2017 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 40 seats |
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| Labour Party 35 seats |
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| Socialist Party 15 seats | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal 13 seats | |
| Party for Freedom 12 seats | |
| Democrats 66 12 seats | |
| Christian Union 5 seats | |
| GroenLinks 4 seats | |
| Reformed Political Party 3 seats |
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| Party for the Animals 2 seats |
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| Bontes/Van Klaveren Group 2 seats |
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| Kuzu/Öztürk Group 2 seats | |
| 50Plus 1 seat |
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| Member Houwers 1 seat |
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| Member Klein 1 seat |
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| Member Monasch 1 seat |
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| Member Van Vliet 1 seat |
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