Herman Tjeenk Willink

His Excellency Herman Tjeenk Willink
Vice President of the Council of State of the Netherlands
In office 1 July 1997 – 1 February 2012
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Willem Scholten
Succeeded by	Piet Hein Donner
President of the Senate of the Netherlanda
In office 11 June 1991 – 11 March 1997
Preceded by	Piet Steenkamp
Succeeded by	Frits Korthals Altes
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office 23 June 1987 – 11 March 1997
Personal details
Born	Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (1942-01-23) 23 January 1942 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Unmarried
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Jurist Judge Professor
Religion	None

Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (born 23 January 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He was the Vice President of the Council of State from July 1, 1997 until February 1, 2012.

He previously served as a Member of the Senate from June 23, 1987 and became the President of the Senate on June 11, 1991. He resigned both positions on March 11, 1997 when he became the Vice President of the Council of State taking office on July 1, 1997, and therefore the most important advisor to Queen Beatrix during that time.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 1997)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 2012)
• Minister of State (Netherlands, 2012)^[1]
• Honorary Cross of the Order of the House of Orange (Netherlands, 2014)^[2]

References

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Mr. H.D. (Herman) Tjeenk Willink Parlement & Politiek
• (Dutch) Mr. H.D. Tjeenk Willink Rijksoverheid

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