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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Brinkhorst in 1981
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006
Serving with Gerrit Zalm
Prime Minister
Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by
Thom de Graaf
Succeeded by
Gerrit Zalm
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006
Prime Minister
Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by
Hans Hoogervorst
Succeeded by
Gerrit Zalm (Ad interim)
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
In office 9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister
Wim Kok
Preceded by
Klaas de Vries (Ad interim)
Succeeded by
Cees Veerman
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 July 1994 – 8 June 1999
Parliamentary group
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
Constituency
Netherlands
Ambassador of the European Union to Japan
In office 1 December 1982 – 1 January 1987
Preceded by
Leslie Fielding
Succeeded by
Dries van Agt
Leader of the Democrats 66
In office 8 September 1982 – 11 November 1982
Preceded by
Jan Terlouw
Succeeded by
Maarten Engwirda
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 11 September 1981 – 11 November 1982
Preceded by
Jan Terlouw
Succeeded by
Maarten Engwirda
Parliamentary group
Democrats 66
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 8 June 1977 – 11 November 1982
Parliamentary group
Democrats 66
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977
Serving with Pieter Kooijmans
Prime Minister
Joop den Uyl
Preceded by
Tjerk Westerterp
Succeeded by
Durk van der Mei
Personal details
Born
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
(1937-03-18) 18 March 1937 (age 87) Zwolle, Netherlands
Political party
Democrats 66 (from 1966)
Spouse
Jantien Heringa
(m. 1960)
Children
Marius Brinkhorst (born 1964) Laurentien Brinkhorst (born 1966)
Relatives
Prince Constantijn (son-in-law)
Residence(s)
Leiden, Netherlands
Alma mater
Leiden University (LL.B., LL.M.) Columbia University (B.Soc.Sc, MSSc)
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