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Hans van Baalen (Johannes Cornelis van Baalen) was born on 17 June, 1960 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch politician (1960–2021). Discover Hans van Baalen'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 60 years old?

Popular As Johannes Cornelis van Baalen
Occupation N/A
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 17 June, 1960
Birthday 17 June
Birthplace Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 29 April, 2021
Died Place Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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Hans van Baalen Net Worth

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1960

Johannes Cornelis "Hans" van Baalen (17 June 1960 – 29 April 2021) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019.

Johannes Cornelis van Baalen was born on 17 June 1960 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

1973

He went to a public primary school in his hometown Krimpen aan den IJssel and to the high school Krimpenerwaard College in the same town, where he followed the havo (1973–1977) and atheneum (1977–1979) programs.

1979

He studied Dutch law (1979–1986), and international law (1986–1988) at Leiden University.

During these student years, he was a member of the Minerva fraternity and the 'Pro Patria' student guard.

1986

Van Baalen was a member of the VVD since 1986.

1988

Van Baalen, a jurist and management consultant by occupation, worked for Deloitte as Director of Public relations from his graduation in 1988 until 1999.

1993

He was international secretary for the VVD party bureau from 1993 to 1998, and was an MP from 1999 until 2002.

1999

He became a Member of the House of Representatives on 28 September 1999 serving until 23 May 2002.

2003

After the Dutch general election of 2003 he was re-elected as Member of the House of Representatives serving from 30 January 2003 until 14 July 2009 when he became Member of the European Parliament.

He was again made an MP in 2003.

Before his political career he worked as a journalist and also with the public relations department of Deloitte Consulting.

In the Dutch House of Representatives, van Baalen was a member of the Foreign Affairs commission, European Affairs commission and the Defense commission.

2009

Van Baalen served as President of the Liberal International from 20 April 2009 until 26 April 2014.

Beginning with the 2009 European elections, van Baalen was a member of European Parliament and faction leader of the Dutch VVD Delegation, and was generally seen as one of the most influential figures within the party.

He served as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Security and Defence from 2009.

On both committees, he was his parliamentary group’s coordinator.

2010

He was previously a member of the delegations with Afghanistan (2010-2014), the United States (2010-2014) and Japan (2009-2014).

2014

As substitute, he also served on the Committee on International Trade from 2014.

In addition to his committee assignments, van Baalen served as chairman of the parliament’s delegation relations with South Africa.

Van Baalen was a member of the European Parliament’s monitoring mission during the Ukrainian parliamentary elections in 2014, led by Andrej Plenković.

With regard to the conflict with Russia over Ukraine, he argued for higher military spending and NATO involvement, and improved prospects for Ukraine to join the EU if its population so decided.

In 2014 however, van Baalen, in his capacity as member of European parliament called for standardized rules for the car industry in the European Union and the United States.

2015

He also was President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party from 21 November 2015 until his death.

In 2015, news media reported that van Baalen was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.

Van Baalen worked until September 2015 as a lobbyist for the motoring organisation RAI and was on the supervisory board of Mercedes-Benz.

Van Baalen reported those positions to the European Parliament and indicated he refrained from involvement in car-related parliamentary business.

2016

In 2016 he received the Ukrainian Order of Merit Third Class, bestowed upon him by president Petro Poroshenko.

2018

In July 2018, van Baalen announced that he would not stand in the 2019 European elections but instead resign by the end of the parliamentary term.

On 11 January 2021, the Dutch government appointed van Baalen as a member of the ‘Eminent Persons Group on the European Economy’ which advises Dutch politics on the EU economy, budgetary, fiscal & monetary policy.

On 19 March 2021, the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, agreed to nominate van Baalen for an appointment as a member of the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV).