Cornelis "Cees" Berkhouwer (, 19 March 1919 – 5 October 1992) was a Dutch politician.
He was a
Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
between 1964 and 1984, for the Dutch
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 (Netherl ...
, which sat as part of the
Liberal Democrat group in the Parliament. Between 13 March 1973 and 10 March 1975, he served as
President of the European Parliament
The president of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament. They also represent the Parliament within the European Union (EU) and internationally. The president's signature is required for Euro ...
.
He was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a
world constitution. As a result, for the first time in human history, a
World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the
Constitution for the Federation of Earth.
References
External links
Profile on the European Parliament websiteBiography(Dutch)
1919 births
1992 deaths
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
Presidents of the European Parliament
People from Alkmaar
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy MEPs
Municipal councillors in North Holland
MEPs for the Netherlands 1958–1979
MEPs for the Netherlands 1979–1984
World Constitutional Convention call signatories
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