| Present: |
President Socires Foundation, Centre for Society and Responsibility, think-tank about the future of the European society
President Netherlands Chapter of the Society for International Development (SID)
Senior Vice-President of SID International
President National Committee on International Co-operation and Sustainable Development (NCDO)
Vice-President of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy
Vice-President of the Dutch Refugee Council
Member of the IPS Board of Directors
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| 1991 – 2007: |
Member of the Upper Chamber of the Netherlands Parliament (Senate)
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| 1990 – 1999: |
Executive Director Research and Policy Institute for the Christian
Democratic Party
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| 1984 – 1990: |
Deputy Director-General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with specific responsibilities for Netherlands development co-operation programmes
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| Before 1984: |
Founder and General Director of CEBEMO, Dutch co-financing agency,
Chairman of EURONAID, co-ordinating mechanism of European NGO’s in the field of food aid and humanitarian assistance
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| 1963 – 1967: |
Officer Royal Dutch Air Force
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| Education: |
Studied law at the University of Nijmegen
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| Publications: |
Regularly publishes articles on development issues, foreign affairs, agriculture and re-orientation of democratic policies |
