Eimert van Middelkoop
Eimert van Middelkoop | |
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![]() Van Middelkoop in 2007 | |
Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration | |
In office 23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Preceded by | Eberhard van der Laan |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Preceded by | Henk Kamp |
Succeeded by | Hans Hillen |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 10 June 2003 – 22 February 2007 | |
Parliamentary group | Christian Union |
Leader of the Reformed Political League | |
In office 14 February 2001 – 13 March 2001 | |
Preceded by | Gert Schutte |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
In office 14 February 2001 – 13 March 2001 | |
Preceded by | Gert Schutte |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Parliamentary group | Reformed Political League |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 14 May 1989 – 23 May 2002 | |
Parliamentary group | Reformed Political League |
Personal details | |
Born | Eimert van Middelkoop (1949-02-14) 14 February 1949 (age 75) Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands |
Political party | Christian Union (from 2002) |
Other political affiliations | Reformed Political League (1973–2002) |
Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
Residence(s) | Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Social Science) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Political consultant · Nonprofit director · Teacher |
Eimert van Middelkoop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛimərt fɑˈmɪdəlkoːp];[1] born 14 February 1949) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) party and teacher. He is the chairman of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy since 20 January 2018.
Early life
After high school, van Middelkoop attended what is now Erasmus University, earning a B.A. in Sociology in 1971. In 1971 and 1972, he was a teacher at the Reformed Social Academy in Zwolle. He was exempt from military draft for being indispensable as staff member of the Reformed Political League in the House of Representatives.[2]
Politics
Van Middelkoop became a member of the House of Representatives in 1989, while affiliated with the Reformed Political League. Since 2000, he has been aligned with the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie), which was the product of a fusion of the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) and the Reformatory Political Federation (GPV). He specialised in foreign and military affairs, prepared the inquiry by the House of Representatives into the role of the Netherlands in the fall of Srebrenica. He lost his seat in the House of Representatives in the 2002 elections.
From 2003 until 2007, van Middelkoop was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands. In the 2006 elections, the ChristianUnion party doubled its seats and joined the fourth Balkenende cabinet. Van Middelkoop became Minister of Defence in 2007.
In September 2008, he told the Dutch opinion magazine, Vrij Nederland, that he would have been very unhappy to have joined the army. Because of this and other remarks, he received criticism from military labour unions, who said that Van Middelkoop had lost his credibility.[3][4]
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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![]() | Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal | Afghanistan | 2010 | |
![]() | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 December 2010 | Elevated from Knight (23 May 2002) |
References
- ^ In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].
- ^ Van Middelkoop biography, House of Representatives (in Dutch)
- ^ "Van Middelkoop was blij dat hij niet in dienst hoefde" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 23 September 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Van Middelkoop moet praten met militaire vakbonden" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
External links
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- Official
- (in Dutch) E. (Eimert) van Middelkoop Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) E. van Middelkoop (ChristenUnie) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Leader of the Reformed Political League 2001 | Succeeded by Office discontinued |
Parliamentary leader of the Reformed Political League in the House of Representatives 2001 | ||
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Minister of Defence 2007–2010 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration 2010 | Succeeded by Office discontinued |
Non-profit organization positions | ||
Preceded by | Chairman of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy 2018–present | Incumbent |
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