Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
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His Excellency Laurens Jan Brinkhorst |
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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst in 1980
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 Serving with Gerrit Zalm |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Thom de Graaf |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Hans Hoogervorst |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries of the Netherlands | |
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In office 7 June 1999 – 22 July 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Haijo Apotheker |
| Succeeded by | Cees Veerman |
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Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands |
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In office 19 July 1994 – 8 June 1999 |
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| Ambassador of the European Union to Japan | |
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In office 1 December 1982 – 1 January 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Fielding |
| Succeeded by | Dries van Agt |
| Leader of the Democrats 66 | |
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In office 8 September 1982 – 10 November 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Jan Terlouw |
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| Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 11 September 1981 – 10 November 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Jan Terlouw |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 8 June 1977 – 10 November 1982 |
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| Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 Serving with Pieter Kooijmans |
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| Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
| Preceded by | Tjerk Westerterp |
| Succeeded by | Durk van der Mei |
| Personal details | |
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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst 18 March 1937 Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (from 1966) |
| Spouse(s) | Jantien Heringa (m. 1960) |
| Children | Marius Brinkhorst (born 1964) Princess Laurentien (born 1966) |
| Residence | Leiden, Netherlands |
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Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) Columbia University (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) |
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Politician Diplomat Jurist Researcher Nonprofit director Author Professor |
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 18 March 1937) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst was born in the city of Zwolle. After getting his high school diploma (gymnasium-B-diploma in Dutch) he studied law at the University of Leiden (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden in Dutch) (doctoral exam in 1959). He got his MA in Public Law and Government at Columbia University in New York City. Afterwards he worked at Shearman & Sterling in New York City. He married Jantien Heringa (born 2 February 1935 in Voorburg), daughter of Ewardus Heringa (Den Haag, 14 November 1904 - Den Haag, 30 November 1988) and wife (m. Utrecht, 4 August 1930) Petronela Johanna Roskam (Utrecht, 20 August 1905 - Den Haag, 19 December 1991). They are the parents of Marius Brinkhorst (born 9 February 1964) and the Dutch princess Laurentien Brinkhorst, who married Prince Constantijn in 2001.
From 1962, and from 1965 as a director, he worked at the Europe-institute at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden where he became a Reader (Lector) in 1965 as well. During the period 1967-1973 he was Professor of European Law at the University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in Dutch). On 11 May 1973, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Den Uyl.
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