06/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - Martijn van Dam appointed Netherlands Agriculture Minister. In the cabinet reshuffle in the Netherlands, Martijn van Dam (Labour Party, PvdA), as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, was handed responsibility for agriculture. He takes over from Sharon Dijksma, who becomes Secretary of State for Infrastructure and the Environment. Van Dam, 38, previously worked for Philips Lighting, Eindhoven, and was elected to the Dutch parliament at the start of 2003. The...