Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst

Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst
Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst ; (politician, diplomat);
Born	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst; 1937-03-18; Zwolle, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Alma mater	Leiden University, Columbia University
Children	• Marius Brinkhorst; • Princess Laurentien
Spouse	Jantien Heringa
Member of	European Leadership Network, LSV Minerva, Netherlands/Deep state
Party	Democrats 66
	Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
	31 March 2005 - 3 July 2006
	Serving with Gerrit Zalm
	Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
	27 May 2003 - 3 July 2006
	Minister of Agriculture Nature and Fisheries
In office
	7 June 1999 - 22 July 2002
	Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands
In office
	19 July 1994 - 8 June 1999
Preceded by	Maxime Verhagen
	Ambassador of the European Union to Japan
In office
	1 December 1982 - 1 January 1987
	Leader of the Democrats 66
In office
	8 September 1982 - 10 November 1982
	Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives
In office
	11 September 1981 - 10 November 1982
	Member of the House of Representatives
In office
	8 June 1977 - 10 November 1982
	Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
	11 May 1973 - 8 September 1977
	Serving with Pieter Kooijmans

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1970	17 April 1970	19 April 1970	Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz	the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland.
Bilderberg/1974	19 April 1974	21 April 1974	France Hotel Mont d' Arbois Megève	The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France
Bilderberg/1981	15 May 1981	17 May 1981	Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock	The 29th Bilderberg

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