Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 18 March 1937) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist.
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | |
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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst in 1981 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Thom de Graaf |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Hans Hoogervorst |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm (Ad interim) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries | |
| In office 9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Klaas de Vries (Ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Cees Veerman |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 8 June 1999 | |
| Parliamentary group | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Ambassador of the European Union to Japan | |
| In office 1 December 1982 – 1 January 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Fielding |
| Succeeded by | Dries van Agt |
| Leader of the Democrats 66 | |
| In office 8 September 1982 – 11 November 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Terlouw |
| Succeeded by | Maarten Engwirda |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 September 1981 – 11 November 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Terlouw |
| Succeeded by | Maarten Engwirda |
| Parliamentary group | Democrats 66 |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 June 1977 – 11 November 1982 | |
| Parliamentary group | Democrats 66 |
| State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 Serving with Pieter Kooijmans | |
| Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
| Preceded by | Tjerk Westerterp |
| Succeeded by | Durk van der Mei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 18 March 1937 Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (from 1966) |
| Spouse |
Jantien Heringa (m. 1960) |
| Children | Marius Brinkhorst (born 1964) Laurentien Brinkhorst (born 1966) |
| Relatives | Prince Constantijn (son-in-law) |
| Residence(s) | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LL.B., LL.M.) Columbia University (B.Soc.Sc, MSSc) |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Activist · Author · Professor |
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