▁Paul us ▁" Paul " ▁Blo kh uis ▁( born ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁serving ▁as ▁State ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health , ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Sports ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁R ut te ▁cabinet ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Union ▁( C U ). ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁education ▁Paul ▁Blo kh uis ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Z uid horn ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch - re formed ▁rever end ▁Bert ▁Blo kh uis , ▁who ▁offici ated ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁northern ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁We ze p ▁and ▁Sch ied am . ▁He ▁has ▁seven ▁sib lings , ▁including ▁music ▁expert ▁and ▁journalist ▁Leo ▁Blo kh uis ▁and ▁tw in ▁brother ▁Rev . ▁Fred ▁Blo kh uis . ▁ ▁Blo kh uis ▁studied ▁history ▁at ▁Le iden ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁started ▁as ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁Re format ory ▁Political ▁Federation ▁( R PF ) ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁Union , ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁Christian ▁parties ▁R PF ▁and ▁Re formed ▁Political ▁League ▁( GP V ). ▁He ▁developed ▁himself ▁as ▁special ist ▁on ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁water ▁management , ▁social ▁policy ▁and ▁economy . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁cha ired ▁R PF - j ong eren