Gijs de Vries
Gijsbert Marius "Gijs" de Vries (born 22 February 1956) is a retired Dutch-American politician and diplomat who served as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 1998 to 2002 and European Union Counter-terrorism Coordinator from 2004 until 2007. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) until 2010, when he joined the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
Gijs de Vries | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Court of Auditors | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 January 2014 | |
| Member of the Court of Audit | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2011 | |
| European Union Counter-terrorism Coordinator | |
| In office 25 March 2004 – 1 March 2007 | |
| Secretary-General | Javier Solana |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Gilles de Kerchove |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 8 October 2002 | |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations | |
| In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Tonny van de Vondervoort Jacob Kohnstamm (as State Secretaries for the Interior) |
| Succeeded by | Rob Hessing |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 24 July 1984 – 3 August 1998 | |
| Parliamentary group | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group (1994–1998) Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group (1985–1994) Liberal and Democratic Group (1984–1985) |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gijsbert Marius de Vries 22 February 1956 New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American, Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1974–2010) |
| Residence(s) | Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Author · Professor |
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