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Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch) was born on 15 December, 1950 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch politician. Discover Ernst Hirsch Ballin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch
Occupation Politician · civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Lobbyist · Editor · Author · professor
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December, 1950
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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1950

Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin (born 15 December 1950) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.

1974

He graduated in 1974, and he received a Master of Laws degree.

Hirsch Ballin was a research assistant in constitutional law at the University of Amsterdam from 1974 to 1977.

He was subsequently employed as a legal officer at the Ministry of Justice.

1979

Hirsch Ballin is also a prolific author, having written more than sixty books since 1979 about politics, democracy, and law.

Hirsch Ballin is known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk.

Hirsch Ballin continues to comment on political affairs as of 2024 and holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister of Justice with 8 years, 223 days.

Hirsch Ballin was born to a Jewish father Prof. Dr. Ernst Danny Hirsch Ballin, and a Roman Catholic mother.

After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the University of Amsterdam and became a practicing Catholic.

He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1979 for his dissertation on public law and policy, which focussed on fundamental issues surrounding the work of the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR).

1981

In 1981 he was appointed professor of constitutional and administrative law at Tilburg University.

1989

After the election of 1989 Hirsch Ballin was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989.

Hirsch Ballin was also appointed as Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs, taking office on 14 November 1989.

From 7 November 1989 to 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin served as Minister of Justice and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III.

1994

Hirsch Ballin served as acting Minister of the Interior from 10 January 1994 until 18 January 1994 following the death of Ien Dales.

Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1994, taking office on 17 May 1994.

On 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin and Minister of the Interior Ed van Thijn resigned following the conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry report into illegal interrogation techniques used by the police.

Hirsch Ballin also served again as a professor of International law at the Tilburg University from 1 July 1994 until 22 September 2006 and also as a professor of Jurisprudence at the Tilburg University from 1 September 1996 until 22 September 2006.

In 1994 he offered his resignation, after turmoil about the Dutch Criminal Investigation Department.

1995

Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1995, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 1 June 1995 and was installed as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 13 June 1995.

After the Cabinet Kok I with a coalition of the Dutch Labour Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Democrats 66 came to power the Christian Democratic Appeal was pushed to the opposition and Hirsch Ballin became a Member of the House of Representatives a post he held until 1995.

During this period he was also professor of legislative issues at the Tilburg University.

In 1995 he was appointed professor of international law at the same university and later became Member of the Senate.

2000

In October 2000 Hirsch Ballin was nominated as Member of the Council of State, he resigned as a Member of the Senate the same day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 November 2000.

In 2000 Hirsch Ballin was appointed to the Dutch Council of State and he resigned as a Member of the Senate.

2004

Hirsch Ballin has held numerous other positions, among them government commissioner for the review of legislation, member of the Board of the Netherlands Atlantic Association, member of Committee 2004 (for the relationship between the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba) and deputy justice on the Central Appeals Tribunal and the Administrative Court for Trade and Industry.

He has been editor of the Dutch administrative law journal "Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Bestuursrecht" and the book series European and International Law.

2005

He was elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

2006

Hirsch Ballin was appointed again as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende III following the resignation of Piet Hein Donner, taking office on 22 September 2006.

Shortly thereafter Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2006.

2007

Following the cabinet formation of 2006 Hirsch Ballin continued as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende IV, taking office on 22 February 2007.

2008

On 23 May 2008 satirical cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot was arrested which caused (inter)national controversy.

Hirsch Ballin wanted to pass a bill on blasphemy, but failed.

He was accused of causing the cartoonist to be brought to court for blasphemy to get a verdict to bypass the parliament.

Hirsch Ballin is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Initiative.

2010

The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell on 20 February 2010 after tensions in the coalition over the extension of the Dutch involvement in the Task Force Urozgan of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity with Hirsch Ballin continuing as Minister of Justice and also took over as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, taking office on 23 February 2010.

In April 2010 Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2010.

Following the cabinet formation of 2010 Hirsch Ballin was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Balkenende IV was replaced by the Cabinet Rutte I on 14 October 2010.

Hirsch Ballin semi-retired from active politics and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Institute for Multiparty Democracy, European Christian Political Foundation, The Hague Institute for Global Justice, Carnegie Foundation, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, National Archives, Cordaid and the Anne Frank Foundation) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Scientific Council for Government Policy, the Dutch Probation Agency and Public Pension Funds APB) and as an advocate and lobbyist for human rights, anti-war movement, social justice, and democracy.

2011

Hirsch Ballin also returned as a distinguished professor of constitutional law and European law at the Tilburg University since 1 April 2011 and as a distinguished professor of human rights at the University of Amsterdam since 1 May 2011.