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Date: 11 December 1964
Special to The New York Times
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Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok (born 10 December 1964) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet from 25 May 2021 till 10 January 2022. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
An accountant by occupation, Blok served as a member of the House of Representatives from 25 August 1998 until 23 May 2002 and from 3 September 2002 until 5 November 2012. After the election of 2010 the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Mark Rutte became Prime Minister in the First Rutte cabinet with Blok chosen to succeed him as parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives serving from 8 October 2010 until 20 September 2012. Following the election of 2012 Blok was asked to become Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector in the Second Rutte cabinet taking office on 5 November 2012. Blok served as Acting Minister of Security and Justice from 10 March 2015 until 20 March 2015 following the resignation of Ivo Opstelten and ad interim Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 29 June 2016 until 16 September 2016 during a sick-leave of Ronald Plasterk.
On 27 January 2017, Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur resigned to avoid a vote of no confidence, Blok was appointed to serve out the remainder of his term and subsequently resigned as Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector the same day. He did not stand for the election of 2017 and announced his retirement. Following the resignation of Halbe Zijlstra as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Third Rutte cabinet on 13 February 2018, Blok was nominated to succeed him taking office on 7 March 2018.
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Date: 11 December 1964
Special to The New York Times
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Date: 10 December 1964
Albany strike ends as ANG agrees to binding arbitration
Date: 10 December 1964
By JACK LANGGUTH; Special to The New York Times
Jack LANGGUTH
release of newsman Uthom Balakula and others from prison seen sign of new era under Premier Thanom Kittikachom
Date: 11 December 1964
By HANSON W. BALDWIN
Hanson BALDWIN
H W Baldwin sees staging area, supply depot and distribution point of Techepone and other Communist supply routes as 1st targets if S Vietnam, aided by US, undertakes ltd air interdiction campaign; analyzes situation; map