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Frits Bolkestein
Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein (; 4 April 1933 – 17 February 2025) was a Dutch politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and List of European Commissioners by nationality, European Commissioner for European Commissioner for Internal Market, Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi. Bolkestein worked as a corporate director for Royal Dutch Shell from May 1960 until July 1976 and as a manager for an engineering company in Amsterdam from September 1976 until January 1978. Bolkestein became a member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives shortly after 1977 Dutch general election, election of 1977 taking office on 16 January 1978 serving as a frontbencher and spokesman for Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Economic Affairs. After the 1982 Dutch general election, election of 1982 Bolkestein was appointed List of Ministers of Economic Affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of European Commissioners By Nationality
This is a list of European commissioners by member state of the European Union. Each name is a member of the European Commission and hold a specific portfolio within the college, led by the president of the European Commission. They operate similarly as European-level equivalents to Minister (government), national government ministers. Each member state of the European Union has the right to a single commissioner (before the Barroso I Commission in November 2004, the five largest states—France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom—were granted two) and appoints them in consultation with the president. The accession of Romania and Bulgaria in 2007 raised the number of commissioners from 25 to 27, and after the accession of Croatia in 2013 the number of commissioners raised to 28. The United Kingdom left the EU on 31 January 2020, and did not nominate a commissioner when the Juncker Commission ended on 1 December 2019. Below is a list of all past and present European com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party For Freedom And Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( , VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberal List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party (Netherlands), Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right that tries to promote Privately owned enterprise, private enterprise and economic liberalism. History Founding In 1947, the Freedom Party (Netherlands), Freedom Party led by Dirk Stikker and the Committee-Oud led by Pieter Oud started negotiations with the goal of a merger. The Conservative liberalism, conservative liberal Freedom Party was a continuation of the Liberal State Party, but was disappointed with only six seats in the 1946 Dutch general election, 1946 general election. The Committee-Oud was a group of former members of the social liberal Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), who had been dissatisfied with the social-democratic character of the Labour Party (Netherlands), La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Bolkestein
Gerrit Bolkestein (; 9 October 1871 – 8 September 1956) was a Dutch politician and member of the Free-thinking Democratic League. Bolkestein was the Minister for Education, Art and Science from 1939 until 1945, and was part of the Dutch government-in-exile from 1940. In early 1944 he gave a radio address from London in which he said that after the war he would collect written evidence from Dutch people relating to the oppression they had endured during the Nazi occupation. Among those who heard the broadcast was Anne Frank who had been keeping a diary for two years, while she was in hiding. His comment that he was particularly interested in diaries and letters, led Frank to edit what had originally been a diary kept for her own amusement.Frank, A., ''The Diary of a Young Girl'', edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, Penguin Books, 1997, entry for 29 March 1944, p. 244 Frank later died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, but her partially edited diary was saved, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laren, North Holland
Laren () is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the Gooi region, it is the oldest town in the area. Together with its neighbor Blaricum, Laren is one of the most affluent towns in the Netherlands. Nationally, Laren is well known for its history as a late 19th-century art colony, preserved in the museum Singer Laren, its retirement home for elderly artists Rosa Spier Huis, as well as its wide array of shops. Laren is part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area, situated east of Amsterdam. Government The municipal council of Laren consists of 15 seats, which since 2022 are divided as follows: Demographics In 2007, Laren had the following demographic data: *Birth rate: 7.29 per 1,000 *Death rate: 17.94 per 1,000 *NGR: -1.07% per year In August 2017, there were 11,135 inhabitants in Laren. The municipality has a population density of . Notable residents The arts * (1885–1980) artist, illustrated H. G. Wells' books * Maurit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its canals of Amsterdam, large number of canals, now a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. In the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enneüs Heerma
Enneüs "Inne" Heerma (23 December 1944 – 1 March 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and management consultant. Heerma applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 1963 majoring in Political science and obtaining a Bachelor of Social Science degree in June 1965 before graduating with a Master of Social Science degree in July 1970. Heerma worked as a management consultant in Amsterdam from January 1971 until September 1978. Heerma served on the Municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council of Amsterdam from March 1971 until July 1986 and served as an Alderman in Amsterdam from September 1978 until July 1986. Heerma served as acting List of mayors of Amsterdam, Mayor of Amsterdam from 1 June 1983 until 16 June 1983 following the retirement of Wim Polak. After the 1986 Dutch general election, 1986 general election Heerma was appointed as List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Dik
Willem "Wim" Dik (11 January 1939 – 19 June 2022) was a Dutch politician. Biography He was born in Rotterdam. He was the head of KPN NV, Holland's formerly state-owned postal and telecom service. On behalf of Democrats 66 (D66) he was a State Secretary in the Third Van Agt cabinet from 1981 to 1982. He died in Helvoirt Helvoirt () is a village and part of the municipality of Vught, Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1192 as Hellevorth, and means "clear fordable place". Helvoirt developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Tilburg to 's- .... References 1939 births 2022 deaths Delft University of Technology alumni Democrats 66 politicians Dutch chief executives Grand Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau Politicians from Rotterdam State Secretaries for Economic Affairs of the Netherlands {{Netherlands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Van Zeil
Petrus Hendrikus "Piet" van Zeil (3 August 1927 – 10 November 2012) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader. Limburgs Dagblad Van Zeil worked as a office clerk for from April 1944 until May 1951 and as a trade union leader for the |
Relus Ter Beek
Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek (18 January 1944 – 29 September 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 May 1971 until 7 November 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from 7 November 1989 until 22 August 1994 in the third Lubbers cabinet. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from 17 May 1994 until his resignation on 1 January 1995 to become the Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, he served for thirteen years until his death on 29 September 2008 from lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ... at the age of 64. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Bukman
Pieter Bukman (7 February 1934 – 15 March 2022) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. Biography Bukman attended a Gymnasium in Delft from April 1946 until June 1952 and applied at the Free University Amsterdam in July 1952 majoring in Economics obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1954 before obtaining a Master of Economics degree in July 1958. Bukman worked as a trade association executive for the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association (CBTB) from August 1958 until December 1980 and served as general-secretary from May 1968 until September 1975 and as chairman from September 1975 until December 1980. Bukman served as chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 11 October 1980 until 14 July 1986. Bukman was elected to the Senate after the 1981 Senate election, taking office on 10 June 1981 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for agriculture. Bukman also served as President of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
