Camiel Eurlings
| Camiel Eurlings | |
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| Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Karla Peijs |
| Succeeded by |
Melanie Schultz van Haegen as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands |
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Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands |
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In office 20 July 2004 – 22 February 2007 |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 19 May 1998 – 20 July 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
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Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings 16 September 1973 Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Other political affiliations |
European People's Party |
| Residence | Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Eindhoven University of Technology (Master of Engineering) |
| Occupation |
Politician Businessperson Corporate director |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːmil ˈøːrlɪŋs]; born 16 September 1973) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Eurlings a corporate director by occupation, was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1998 serving from 19 May 1998 until 20 July 2004 when he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) after the European Parliament election of 2004 serving from 20 July 2004 until 22 February 2007. After the Dutch general election of 2006 Eurlings was asked to become Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands in the Cabinet Balkenende IV serving from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010.
Eurlings retired from active politics at the age of thirty-seven and became a corporate director and later President and CEO of KLM serving from 1 July 2013 until 16 October 2014.
Eurlings is the eldest son of Martin Eurlings, a former Representative of Limburg in the States Deputed and who is since 2007 the Mayor of Valkenburg aan de Geul. After grammar school in Maastricht, he began to study Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven in 1991. He was also politically active in his hometown and on April 12 1994, at age 20, was elected councilor of his home town. This made him the youngest councilor at that time.
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