Ankie Broekers-Knol
Anneke "Ankie" Broekers-Knol is a Dutch politician and jurist serving as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet since 11 June 2019. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
She previously served as a member of the Senate from 2 October 2001 until 11 June 2019 and as President of the Senate from 2 July 2013 to 11 June 2019. She used to be director of the Department of Moot Court and Advocacy of the Leiden University. She started her political career as a municipal councillor of Bloemendaal. Broekers-Knol was chair of the Senate's standing committee for Security and Justice.Decorations