Frank Rijkaart
Dutch politician (born 1978)
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Frank Rijkaart (Dutch: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈrɛikaːrt]; born 7 January 1978) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), who served as the minister of the interior and kingdom relations between September 2025 and February 2026.
Frank Rijkaart | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| In office 5 September 2025 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Cabinet | Schoof |
| Preceded by | Judith Uitermark |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Heerma |
| Member of the Provincial Executive of South Holland | |
| In office 6 July 2023 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Member of the Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Municipal Council | |
| In office March 2018 – July 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1978 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Party | BBB |
Other political affiliations |
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| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and career
He was born in 1978 in Leiden.[1] He started his career in the Royal Netherlands Army in 1996, and he later worked for the police and for the Zadkine Safety & Security Academy.[1] Rijkaart became a member of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and he joined the administration and finance committee of the Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Municipal Council in 2014. He was elected to the council in March 2018, but he left the VVD ahead of the 2022 municipal elections to join the new party Lokaal Liberaal Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, which had been founded by two former VVD members. He left the municipal council in July 2023 to become a member of the Provincial Executive of South Holland on behalf of the BBB.[2][3] His portfolio contained the nitrogen crisis, agriculture, fisheries, and the Groene Hart.[2]
On 5 September 2025, Rijkaart was appointed minister of the interior and kingdom relations in the demissionary Schoof cabinet, following the resignation of Judith Uitermark when her party left the government.[4]
Personal life
As of 2025, Rijkaart lived with his partner, and he had two children.[1]