Teun Struycken (born 1969)
Teun Struycken | |
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Struycken in 2025 | |
| State Secretary for Legal Protection | |
| In office 2 July 2024 – 22 August 2025 Serving with Ingrid Coenradie | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | David van Weel |
| Preceded by | Franc Weerwind (as Minister for Legal Protection) |
| Succeeded by | Arno Rutte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken 30 October 1969 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Teun Struycken (grandfather) |
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Teun Huib Desiderius Struycken (Dutch: [tøːn ˈstrœykə(n)]; born 30 October 1969) is a Dutch lawyer and independent politician. He served as State Secretary for Legal Protection in the Schoof cabinet between July 2024 and August 2025, on behalf of the New Social Contract (NSC) party. He served as professor of private law at Utrecht University and was a lawyer at NautaDutilh.
Education and career
Struycken 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 September 2008, he was promoted to partner at NautaDutilh.[2] He was also appointed professor of private law at Utrecht University, with a teaching focus on European property law.[3]
In 2010, he received the publication award of the Vereniging voor Burgerlijk Recht (Association for Civil Law) for an analysis of the Hamm q.q./ABN AMRO judgment published in the Tijdschrift voor Insolventierecht. He later served as editor-in-chief of Bedrijfsjuridische berichten and as a contributing editor to the journal Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht.[4]
After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Struycken was sworn in as State Secretary for Legal Protection on 2 July 2024, succeeding Franc Weerwind.[1][5] He was nominated on behalf of NSC, which had been founded the year before by Pieter Omtzigt, but Struycken said he would not become a member of the party.[6] His portfolio as state secretary includes the judiciary, the legal system, legal aid, sanctions policy, juvenile justice policy, family law, crime prevention, private law, Dutch nationality law, bankruptcy law, copyright and intellectual property law, betting and gambling, and personal data protection.[7] Following a pilot by his predecessor, Struycken worked on a bill to offer free legal assistance for parents facing the out-of-home placement of their children or the termination of their parental authority, along with other reforms to prioritize reintegration and preserve sibling bonds.[8] As State Secretary, Struycken was jointly responsible with Minister of the Interior Judith Uitermark for a proposal to establish a constitutional court empowered to review legislation for compliance with the Constitution of the Netherlands.[9] He opposed a ban on high-risk gambling products and instead advocated adjustments to online gambling in order to strengthen protections against gambling addiction.[10] Following the resignation of State Secretary Ingrid Coenradie (PVV) after the collapse of the cabinet, Struycken assumed her portfolio, including responsibility for the prison system.[11] On 22 August 2025, Struycken resigned alongside the other NSC-appointed ministers and state secretaries due to a cabinet crisis concerning the Netherlands’ position on Israel.[12]
Personal life
His 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NautaDutilh benoemt drie nieuwe partners". Rechtennieuws.nl (in Dutch). 24 September 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Teun Struycken benoemd tot hoogleraar". Mr. Online (in Dutch). 7 December 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Teun Struycken". NautaDutilh (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Beoogd NSC-staatssecretaris Teun Struycken wil geen lid worden van NSC". NRC. 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Teun Struycken". Government of the Netherlands. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Meijer, Remco (18 November 2024). "Kabinet: gratis advocaat voor ouders als uithuisplaatsing van hun kinderen dreigt" [Cabinet: Free attorney for parents when they face out-of-home placement of their children]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Komst Grondwettelijk Hof en toetsen aan grondwet belangrijke stap dichterbij". Nieuw Sociaal Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ van Brunschot, Hans (11 October 2024). "Kansspelwet 2.0 , maar geen verbod op hoogrisico kansspelen". OCG (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Meijer, Remco (3 July 2025). "Tweede Kamer schrapt Omtzigts plan voor constitutioneel hof, geld gaat naar cellen en cipiers". de Volkskrant. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Ontslag ministers en staatssecretarissen van NSC". Rijksoverheid (in Dutch). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2026.