Jacques Wallage
 Jacques Wallage    ( politician, sociologist) | |
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| Born | 27 September 1946 Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
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Jacques Wallage is a Dutch sociologist and politician who attended the 1995 Bilderberg meeting.
Education
Wallage started at the University of Groningen in June 1965 majoring in Political sociology and Urban planning and obtaining a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Political sociology in June 1967. He worked as a student researcher before graduating with a Master of Social Science degree in Political sociology in July 1971.
Career
Wallage served on the Municipal Council of Groningen from April 1970 until June 1981 and served as an Alderman in Groningen from May 1972 until June 1981. Wallage also was active as a political activist and was one of the student leaders of the New Left movement which aimed to steer the Labour Party more toward lifestyle and social issues (like feminism, gay rights, drug policy reforms, and gender relations) instead of economic issues.[1]
Wallage was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 10 June 1981, ] chairing the parliamentary committee for Science Policy and spokesperson for Education, Social Work, Equality, Minorities and deputy spokesperson for Welfare and Culture.
After the election of 1989 Wallage was appointed as State Secretary for Education and Sciences in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. Wallage was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment following the resignation of Elske ter Veld, taking office on 9 June 1993. After the election of 1994 Wallage returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994.
Following the cabinet formation of 1994, Wallage became the Parliamentary leader, taking office on 22 August 1994. As Parliamentary leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives he also chaired the parliamentary committee for Intelligence and Security. After the election of 1998 Wim Kok returned as Parliamentary leader on 19 May 1998 but following the cabinet formation of 1998 he remained as Prime Minister in the Cabinet Kok II and the Labour Party leadership approached Wallage as interim Parliamentary leader, taking office on 30 May 1998 until Ad Melkert was approached as Parliamentary leader on 10 July 1998 and he continued to sit in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and the de facto Whip.
In August 1998 Wallage was nominated as Mayor of Groningen, he resigned as Member of the House of Representatives on 26 August 1998 and was installed as Mayor of Groningen, having the job from 1 October 1998 until 25 June 2009.
Board positions
Wallage semi-retired from national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (PostNL, International Institute of Social History, Groninger Museum, International Cycling Film Festival, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Electronic Commerce Platform, Royal Association of Shipowners and the Maritime Research Institute) and sat on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government. Wallage also became professor of Governmental Studies, Public administration and Social integration at the University of Groningen from 1 September 2009 until 1 October 2014 and a visiting professor of Public administration at the University of Groningen since 1 October 2014.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1995 | 8 June 1995 | 11 June 1995 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland. |
