Pieter Jacob Duisenberg (born 2 June 1967) is an American-born Dutch politician and businessman who served as a member of the

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from 2012 to 2017 for the

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(VVD). He resigned to become chairman of the

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per 1 October 2017. He is the son of

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(1935–2005), the first

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Education

Duisenberg was born in

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while his father was working at the

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(IMF). After attending the Eerste Vrijzinnig-Christelijk Lyceum in The Hague from 1979 to 1985, he studied at the

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from 1990 to 1995, where he gained

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and

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degrees. He also studied at the

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1992 until 1994 and received a

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degree.

Career

In his private career, Duisenberg worked for

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and

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. In the 2012 general election, he was elected to the

. He resigned in 2017 to become chairman of the

. Duisenberg started serving as president of the

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in September 2023.

Family

His grandfather is Lammert Duisenberg from

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; Pieter is the son of former

(ECB)

. His father was member of the Labour Party and served as

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from 1973 until 1977, a member of the

in 1977 and 1978 and President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands from 1982 until 1997 when he became

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of the European Monetary Institute (EMI). Pieter Duisenberg is married to Annemiek Duisenberg and has Dutch citizenship. He held American citizenship by birth but renounced it in 2015."Tegendraads, maar goed met zijn tegenstanders"
(in Dutch), ''

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'', 3 September 2017.

References

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L.P. (Pieter) Duisenberg
(Parlement & Politiek) {{DEFAULTSORT:Duisenberg, Pieter 1967 births Living people Dutch financial analysts Dutch corporate directors Dutch financial advisors Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni Dutch MPs 2017–2021 Dutch MPs 2012–2017 United Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches members Politicians from The Hague Politicians from Washington, D.C. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni 21st-century Dutch economists