Bert Koenders
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| Bert Koenders | |
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| In office 2007 – present |
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| Preceded by | Agnes van Ardenne |
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| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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| Born | May 28, 1958 (age 48) Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (PvdA) |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Albert Gerard "Bert" Koenders (born May 28, 1958 in Arnhem) is a Dutch politician. From 1997 until 2007 he was a member of the Tweede Kamer. Since 2007 he is Minister of Development Cooperation in the Netherlands.
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[edit] University
In 1983 Bert Koenders graduated cum laude in Political and Social Sciences at the Free University in Amsterdam, specialised in international relations and economics. He received his Master of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University, where he studied at the School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna and Washington D.C..[1]
He was adjunct professor at Webster University in Leiden. In 2002 he was visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University in Bologna teaching about conflict prevention, conflict management and post-conflict reconstruction.[1]
[edit] Politics
He was a member of the Tweede Kamer (lower house) for the Labour Party from 1997 until 2007. In 1997 he filled up the vacant seat after member of parliament Maarten van Traa died in a car accident.[2] He was member of the permanent parliamentary committees on foreign affairs and on defense.[1] From 2002 until 2003 he was a member of the parliamentary hearing committee on the Srebrenica massacre.[3]
From November 17, 2006 to February 19, 2007 he was president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
He is Minister without Portfolio of Development Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet sworn in on February 22, 2007.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bert Koenders. www.pvda.nl. Labour Party. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. (Dutch)
- ^ Bert Koenders. www.novatv.nl. NOVA (VARA/NPS) (2003-09-23). Retrieved on 2007-02-14. (Dutch)
- ^ Drs. A.G. Koenders. www.parlement.com. Leiden University. Retrieved on 2007-02-14. (Dutch)
- ^ Development Cooperation Minister Bert Koenders. www.minbuza.nl. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. (Dutch)
[edit] External links
- Bert Koenders at Labour Party (Dutch)
- Bert Koenders at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister: Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers: Wouter Bos (Finance) • André Rouvoet (Youth and Family)
Ministers: Guusje ter Horst (Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Maxime Verhagen (Foreign Affairs) • Eimert van Middelkoop (Defense) • Maria van der Hoeven (Economic Affairs) • Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) • Gerda Verburg (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) • Ronald Plasterk (Education, Culture and Science) • Piet Hein Donner (Social Affairs and Employment) • Camiel Eurlings (Transport and Water Management) • Ab Klink (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports) • Jacqueline Cramer (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) • Ella Vogelaar (Minister of Housing and Integration) • Bert Koenders (International Development)
State Secretaries: Jan Kees de Jager (Finance) • Frans Timmermans (European Affairs) • Nebahat Albayrak (Justice) • Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations) • Marja van Bijsterveldt (Education, Culture and Science) • Sharon Dijksma (Education, Culture and Science) • Cees van der Knaap (Defense) • Tineke Huizinga (Transport and Water Management) • Frank Heemskerk (Economic Affairs) • Ahmed Aboutaleb (Social Affairs and Employment) •Jet Bussemaker (Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports)
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