Bram van Ojik
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His Excellency Bram van Ojik |
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Bram van Ojik in 2012
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| Leader of GroenLinks | |
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In office 8 October 2012 – 12 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jolande Sap |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Klaver |
| Parliamentary leader of GroenLinks in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 8 October 2012 – 12 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jolande Sap |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Klaver |
| Ambassador of the Netherlands to Benin | |
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In office 1 May 2003 – 1 August 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Weijers |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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Assumed office 23 March 2017 |
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In office 20 September 2012 – 20 May 2015 |
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In office 21 April 1993 – 17 May 1994 |
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| Chairman of the Political Party of Radicals | |
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In office 6 April 1988 – 24 November 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Janneke van der Plaat |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Personal details | |
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Abraham van Ojik 22 September 1954 Veenendaal, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | GroenLinks (from 1990) |
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Political Party of Radicals (1973–1990) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation |
Politician Diplomat Civil servant Economist Journalist Managing editor Author Environmentalist Activist |
Abraham "Bram" van Ojik (born 22 September 1954) is Dutch politician and diplomat of the GroenLinks (GL) party. Since 23 March 2017 he is a member of the House of Representatives. He previously served in the House from 1993 to 1994, and from 2012 to 2015. In the latter three years he also served as leader of GroenLinks. He is an Envoy of the Netherlands for human migration since 20 October 2015.
Van Ojik comes from the Political Party of Radicals, one of the four parties that merged to form GroenLinks in 1989. Van Ojik had been member of the PPR since 1973. Between 1972 and 1980 Van Ojik studied economics at the Free University. He specialized in development economics. Between 1978 and 1981, he served on the board for radical education. As a conscientious objector, Van Ojik did his alternative service at the development organization NIO. After that he worked for the scientific bureau of the PPR until 1983. Here he wrote a book on basic income. In 1986 he co-authored the PPR's election program. Between 1985 and 1988, he was editor-in-chief of the PPR party paper. Between 1988 and 1990 he was party chair of the PPR. As chair of the PPR, he was involved in the negotiations over the formation of GroenLinks, a new political party formed by the merger of the Pacifist Socialist Party, Communist Party of Netherlands, and Evangelical People's Party. Van Ojik had always favoured cooperation between the four parties, but the PPR party board soon wanted to abandon negotiations. Van Ojik had to defend this, although he did not support it. The formal PPR delegation was replaced by an informal delegation by former party chair Wim de Boer. In 1989 the talks led to the formation of a new party. Van Ojik became a member of the first party board. In addition to these activities, Van Ojik freelance journalist and advisor on the subject of development cooperation. Between 1990 and 1993 Van Ojik worked for Oxfam NOVIB.
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