▁weeks ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁re - app oint ed ▁after ▁new ▁negoti ations ▁for ▁a ▁coal ition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁around ▁the ▁permission ▁for ▁more ▁g amb ling ▁machines ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁which ▁he ▁object ed ▁to . ▁As ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁council ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁decision , ▁he ▁noted ▁an ▁official ▁ob jection ▁in ▁the ▁records ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁formally ▁opp ose ▁the ▁decision . ▁ ▁National ▁politics ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁final isation ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁a ▁coal ition ▁including ▁the ▁C U ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁government , ▁Blo kh uis ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁State ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health , ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Sports ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁R ut te ▁cabinet . ▁His ▁port folio ▁includes ▁M ental ▁Health care , ▁V eter an ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Well ness ▁Prom otion . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁▁ ▁D rs . ▁P . ▁( Paul ) ▁Blo kh uis ▁Par lement ▁& ▁Polit iek ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Christ ian ▁Union ▁( N ether lands ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : State ▁Secret aries ▁for ▁Health ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : Re format ory ▁Political ▁Federation ▁polit icians ▁Category : A ld erm en ▁of ▁Ap el do orn ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Z uid horn <0x0A> </s> ▁Elisabeth ▁P