Piet Hein Donner

Piet Hein Donner
Vice President of the Council of State of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2012
Monarch	Beatrix (2012–2013) Willem-Alexander (since 2013)
Preceded by	Herman Tjeenk Willink
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands
In office 14 October 2010 – 16 December 2011
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Succeeded by	Liesbeth Spies
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands
In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Aart Jan de Geus
Succeeded by	Henk Kamp
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 30 November 2006 – 22 February 2007
Minister of Justice of the Netherlands
In office 22 July 2002 – 21 September 2006
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Benk Korthals
Succeeded by	Rita Verdonk
Member of the Council of State of the Netherlands
In office 22 December 1997 – 22 July 2002
Director of the Scientific Council for Government Policy
In office 1 January 1993 – 22 December 1997
Preceded by	Frans Rutten
Succeeded by	Michiel Scheltema
Personal details
Born	Jan Pieter Hendrik Donner (1948-10-20) 20 October 1948 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Spouse(s)	Liesbeth Maria Quanjer (since 1973)
Children	3 sons
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit (Master of Laws) University of Michigan (Juris Doctor)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Jurist
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Website	Council of State

Jan Pieter Hendrik "Piet Hein" Donner (born 20 October 1948) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He is the Vice President of the Council of State since February 1, 2012.

Donner previously served as the Director of the Scientific Council for Government Policy from 1 January 1993 until 22 December 1997 when he became a Member of the Council of State serving from 22 December 1997 until 22 July 2002. He became Minister of Justice serving from 22 July 2002 until 21 September 2006 in the Cabinets Balkenende I, II and III. He and Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Sybilla Dekker resigned in the wake of a Dutch Safety Board enquiry into a fire at a cell block near Schiphol Airport. He then became a Member of the House of Representatives, serving from 30 November 2006 until 22 February 2007 when he became Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Balkenende IV, serving until 14 October 2010 when he became Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte I. He resigned on 16 December 2011 after he was elected the new Vice President of the Council of State succeeding Herman Tjeenk Willink, he was replaced as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations by fellow Christian Democratic Appeal party member Liesbeth Spies.^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Early life

The Donner family has produced a number of Calvinist judges. Piet Hein Donner's father, André Donner, was a judge at the European Court of Justice in 1958-1979 and was part of the government commission that looked into Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands's dealing with the Lockheed Corporation. His grandfather was Jan Donner, who served as Minister of Justice for the Anti Revolutionary Party in the first cabinet of Dirk Jan de Geer and was later president of the Dutch Supreme Court. His uncle Jan Hein Donner, however, was a chess grandmaster and author. Piet Hein Donner studied Law at the Free University of Amsterdam, obtaining a degree in 1974. During his study, he joined the student society L.A.N.X. in 1968.

Politics

In 2006, Piet Hein Donner recorded a rap song together with Meester G to explain his point of view on the Dutch soft-drug policy. It was a reply to a song by Gerd Leers, Mayor of Maastricht, (with punk band Heideroosjes), which called for a more progressive policy which would not only regulate the selling of soft drugs, but also legalise their production.^[5]

On 13 September 2006, Donner was the subject of controversy when he suggested Islamic law could be established in the Netherlands by democratic means. He responded by a clarification that he was not advocating such a scenario but warning against it.^[6] That same month, a report of the investigative commission into a fire at Schiphol Airport jail was released, condemning Dutch government officials.^[7] Donner, as responsible justice minister, resigned in aftermath of the report's conclusions. His successor was Ernst Hirsch Ballin, who had been justice minister in the third Lubbers cabinet.^[8] Four months later, Donner was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the new Cabinet, Balkenende IV.

References

External links

• Media related to Piet Hein Donner at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Mr. J.P.H. (Piet Hein) Donner (Parlement & Politiek)

Council of State of the Netherlands Current members of the Council of State of the Netherlands King Willem-Alexander (President of the Council) Piet Hein Donner (Vice President of the Council) Jaap Polak (President of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division) Hans Borstlap Wim Deetman Pieter van Dijk Joke van der Meer Kamiel Mortelmans Kees Schuyt Hanna Sevenster Winnie Sorgdrager Yvonne Timmerman-Buck Ben Vermeulen Jan-Kees Wiebenga Sylvia Wortmann

Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Luzac De Kempenaer Thorbecke Van Reenen Simons Van Rappard Van Tets van Goudriaan Van Heemstra Thorbecke Geertsema Carelszoon J. Heemskerk Fock Thorbecke Van Bosse Geertsema Carelszoon J. Heemskerk Kappeyne van de Coppello Six Pijnacker Hordijk J. Heemskerk Mackay De Savornin Lohman Tak van Poortvliet Van Houten Goeman Borgesius Kuyper Rink T. Heemskerk Cort van der Linden De Beerenbrouck De Geer Kan De Beerenbrouck De Wilde Boeijen Burger Van Boeijen Beel Witteman Van Maarseveen Van Schaik Teulings Van Maarseveen Teulings Beel Van Oven Suurhoff Struycken Toxopeus Smallenbroek Samkalden Verdam Beernink Geertsema De Gaay Fortman Wiegel Van Thijn Rood Rietkerk Korthals Altes De Korte Van Dijk De Koning Van Dijk Dales Hirsch Ballin Van Thijn De Graaff-Nauta Dijkstal Peper Van Boxtel De Vries Remkes Ter Horst Hirsch Ballin Donner Spies Plasterk

Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Korthals Biesheuvel Bakker Nelissen Lardinois Geertsema De Gaay Fortman Van der Stee Den Uyl De Koning Lubbers Hirsch Ballin Lubbers Voorhoeve Peper Van Boxtel De Vries Remkes De Graaf Pechtold Nicolaï Ter Horst Hirsch Ballin Donner Spies Plasterk

Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Aalberse Koolen Slotemaker de Bruine Verschuur Slotemaker de Bruine Slingenberg Romme Damme Van den Tempel Wijffels Drees Joekes Suurhoff Beel Van Rooy Marijnen Veldkamp Roolvink Boersma Albeda Den Uyl De Graaf De Koning De Graaf De Koning B. De Vries Melkert K. De Vries Vermeend De Geus Donner Kamp Asscher

Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands Ministry of Security and Justice Tadama Reuvens Van Hooff Van der Goes van Dirxland Cambier Appelius Van Hugenpoth tot Aerdt Van Maanen Van Pallandt van Keppel Van Maanen Van Hall De Jonge van Campensnieuwland Donker Curtius Wichers Lightenvelt Nedermeyer van Rosenthal Strens Donker Curtius Van der Brugghen Boot Godefroi Olivier Pické Borret J. Heemskerk Wintgens Van Lilaar Jolles De Vries Van Lynden van Sandenburg Smidt Modderman Du Tour van Bellinchave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Smidt Van der Kaay Cort van der Linden Loeff Van Raalte Nelissen T. Heemskerk Regout T. Heemskerk Ort T. Heemskerk Schokking J. Donner Van Schaik Goseling De Visser Gerbrandy Van Angeren Van Heuven Goedhart Gerbrandy Kolfschoten Van Maarseveen Wijers Van Maarseveen Struycken Mulderije Donker Beel Van Oven Samkalden Struycken Beerman Scholten Samkalden Struycken Polak Van Agt De Gaay Fortman De Ruiter Korthals Altes Hirsch Ballin Kosto Sorgdrager Korthals P. H. Donner Verdonk Hirsch Ballin Opstelten Blok Van der Steur