Joost Hendriks

Joost Hendriks serves as Wethouder Sociaal Domein at Gemeente Land van Cuijk since January 2022, overseeing youth support, education, childcare, poverty and debt issues, library services, arts and culture, as well as heritage and archaeology. Prior experience includes a similar role at Gemeente Cuijk from March 2008 to December 2021, where responsibilities encompassed healthcare, welfare, social affairs, education, and culture. Joost has been a member of the Gemeenteraad of Cuijk since 2010, holding the positions of political leader and faction chair starting in March 2014. Other notable roles include serving as a strategic policy advisor for youth and education, a member of various advisory councils, and involvement in community arts organizations. Joost holds degrees in Public Administration and music, with formal education from institutions such as Nyenrode Business University and Avans University of Applied Sciences.