What is Halbe Zijlstra?
[[File:Halbe-zijlstra-portret.jpg|thumb|Halbe Zijlstra]] '''Halbe Zijlstra''' (born January 21, [[1969]] in [[Oosterwolde, Friesland]]) is a former Dutch politician of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD). ==Early life and education== He studied [[marketing]] at [[Hanze University of Applied Sciences]], and [[sociology]] at the [[University of Groningen]]. ==Career== He was on the city council of [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]]. From 2006 to 2010 he was a member of the [[Second Chamber (Netherlands)|Second Chamber]]. He held the position of Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the [[List of Dutch cabinets|First Rutte cabinet]] from 2010 to 2012. Then he was his party's parliamentary leader from 2012 to 2017. His highest political position was as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the [[Third Rutte cabinet]] beginning on October 26, 2017. On February 13, 2018, Halbe Zijlstra resigned after he had lied about attending meetings with [[President of Russia|Russian president]] [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2133258/dutch-foreign-minister-quits-after-lying-about|title=Dutch foreign minister quits after lying about meeting Putin|date=14 February 2018|website=South China Morning Post}}</ref> ==Personal life== Halbe Zijlstra is married with one child. == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/9291000/bio/03068 Bio at Parlement.com] {{Commonscat}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zijlstra, Halbe}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Deputy government ministers of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch councillors]] [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of the Netherlands]] [[Category:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Friesland]]