Jozias Johannes van Aartsen (born December 25, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. He is currently the Mayor of The Hague.
Former agriculture minister (1994-1998) and former foreign minister (1998-2002). He was the parliamentary leader of the VVD in the Dutch Lower House from May 27, 2003 until March 8, 2006 when he stepped down because of poor results in the 2006 Dutch municipal election. The Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal ( literally "Second Chamber of the States-General" short Tweede Kamer, is the Dutch Lower house. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Dutch municipal elections of 2006 were held on March 7 2006. His successor was Willibrord van Beek, a member of parliament since 1998. [1] In August 2006 Van Aartsen announced he would not run as a candidate for the VVD in the 2006 general election. The 2006 Dutch general elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday November 22, 2006, and followed the call for new elections after [2]. In a letter[3] to party leader Mark Rutte he expressed his disappointment with the demise of the Second Balkenende cabinet which in his view was uncalled for. Mark Rutte (born February 14, 1967 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD He also warned for VVD interparty warring between a populist fraction with a no-nonsense attitude and focus on tax cuts and law and order and a liberal fraction focused on personal freedoms, rule of law, international orientation and education.
Biography
Jozias van Aartsen is the son of Jan van Aartsen, himself a minister of the Netherlands from 1958 to 1965. Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is a former United States Ambassador to Indonesia, U Johannes ("Jan" van Aartsen (born September 15 1909 in Amsterdam &ndash died April 2 1992 in Vlissingen) was After completing the Gymnasium-a he studied law at the Vrije Universiteit but did not graduate. Australia See also Education Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The VU University Amsterdam (in Dutch Vrije Universiteit, literal translation is "Free University" is a University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands At the age of 22 van Aartsen moved to The Hague to work in politics.
When Hans Wiegel became party leader, in 1971, van Aartsen was asked to work for Hans Wiegel as employee of the party in the Dutch Tweede Kamer. Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch Politician and member of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch Politician and member of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD The Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal ( literally "Second Chamber of the States-General" short Tweede Kamer, is the Dutch Lower house. In 1974 he became General Manager of the Prof. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. mr. B. M. Telder Foundation, the scientific institute of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD) (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie is a Dutch liberal Political party. In 1978 Van Aartsen became Chef de Bureau of the Secretary General of Interior. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) He did this under ministers Rietkerk, van Dijk, de Korte, de Koning, Dales and de Graaf. In 1985 he became Secretary General of Interior himself. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) He was minister of Agriculture from 1994-1998 in the First cabinet of Wim Kok. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In the Second cabinet of Wim Kok he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation When the cabinet fell as a direct result of the NIOD report about the fall of Srebrenica, he became parliamentary leader in the Dutch parliament. The Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (NIOD Dutch Institute for War Documentation is an Organisation in the Netherlands which maintains archives and Srebrenica ( Cyrillic: Сребреница srɛbrɛnitsa is a Town and municipality in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska
On April 1 2004 an attempt was made to overrun van Aartsen by a car when he and a co-worker were doing a photoshoot in front of Hotel Des Indes in The Hague. Van Aartsen was not hurt but the co-worker did sustain a shoulder injury. The assailant, a 41 year old lawyer by the name of Frederiek de Jongh and an employee of Bureau Rechtshulp in Utrecht confessed her action was politically motivated. Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. [4]
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References
- ^ (Dutch) Willibrord van Beek tussenpaus VVD Nederlandse Omroep Stichting March 9 2006 Link
- ^ (Dutch) Jozias van Aartsen vertrekt na verkiezingen Elsevier 21 August 2006 Link
- ^ (Dutch) Letter at www. The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting ( NOS, Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the broadcasters in the Dutch Public broadcasting system Nederlandse joziasvanaartsen. nl Link
- ^ (Dutch) Verwarde advocate reed met opzet Van Aartsen aan in De Volkskrant April 1, 2006
| Preceded by Piet Bukman |
Dutch Minister of Agriculture 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by Haijo Apotheker |
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