Wim van de Camp

Wim van de Camp
MEP
Parliamentary Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 July 2009
Preceded by New office
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
14 July 2009
Constituency Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
3 June 1986 – 14 July 2009
Personal details
Born Wilhelmus Gerardus Johannes Maria van de Camp
(1953-07-27) 27 July 1953
Oss, Netherlands
Political party  Dutch:
Christian Democratic Appeal
 EU:
European People's Party
Alma mater Radboud University Nijmegen
Website Official website

Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Maria van de Camp (born 27 July 1953) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is the head of the CDA delegation, part of the European People's Party (Christian-Democrats) (EPP Group). He was previously a member of the Dutch House of Representatives (3 June 1986 – 14 July 2009) where he was active in the fields of education, justice and asylum policy.

Biography

Youth and education

Wim van de Camp was born on 27 July 1953 in Oss, Netherlands where his parents had an agricultural business. After secondary school, he went to the Higher Agricultural School of Tropical Agriculture in Deventer where he obtained his engineering degree in 1976. He continued his studies in 1982 at the University of Nijmegen where he studied Law.

Work and solitics

Wim van de Camp started his career as a paralegal in the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG in Dutch). Because of his early interest in politics, he joined the KVP-Jo, the youth association of the KVP. Between 1978 and 1981, he was President of this association. He then became Vice President of the CDJA, the youth organization of the CDA which arose in 1981 from a merger between the CSF-Jo, ARJOS and CHJO. Later, from 1981 until 1986, he was a member of the national CDA Party administration.[1]

Wim van de Camp was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives from 1986 until 2009. In this function, he worked mainly on education and justice. He was also Chairman of the standing committees Home Affairs and Education, Culture and Science.[2]

European Parliament

Wim van de Camp has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 14 July 2009. He is Head of the CDA Delegation of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (EPP Group). In his role as MEP, he is a permanent member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and substitute member of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection. He is also involved in EU-China relations as a member of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.[3]

Personal life

Because of his experience within the Dutch House of Representatives, Wim van de Camp played a prominent role in the guidance of new Dutch Members of Parliament. The 'class of Wim' became a real concept in The Hague. He trained several generations of (CDA) politicians.[2]

In 1998, Wim van de Camp wrote a Party manifesto on safety entitled "Providing Opportunities, Putting Boundaries'. In his text he called for, among other things, the reduction of the criminal liability age from twelve to ten.[2]

Wim van de Camp is an avid motorcyclist. He also brings this passion to his work as an MEP. On 5 December 2012, the European Parliament adopted legislation to oblige the installation of an ABS on all motor vehicles. Wim van de Camp drafted the text for this report. He also expressed his negative opinion on a European Commission proposal that would make annual vehicle inspection mandatory for all motorcycles. According to him, both the direct costs for the rider and the administrative costs would be too high compared to the number of accidents (0.01%) that occur due to poorly maintained vehicles.[4]

Curriculum Vitae

Studies

Professional Activities

Political activities

Other functions

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wimvandecamp.nl/pagina2/Persoonlijke+info.html
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llo3luxk/w_g_j_m_wim_van_de_camp
  3. ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/96754/WIM_VAN% 20DE% 20CAMP.html
  4. ↑ http://www.eppgroup.eu/press/showPRExport.asp?PRExportID=25740
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