Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

His Excellency

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
His Excellency; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
11th Secretary General of NATO
	In office; 1 January 2004 – 1 August 2009
Preceded by	Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (Acting)
Succeeded by	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 22 July 2002 – 3 December 2003
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Jozias van Aartsen
Succeeded by	Ben Bot
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
	In office; 27 March 1997 – 1 October 2001
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma
Succeeded by	Jan Peter Balkenende
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
	In office; 27 March 1997 – 1 October 2001
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma
Succeeded by	Jan Peter Balkenende
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 June 1986 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer; 3 April 1948 (age 76); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (Before 1982); Christian Democratic Appeal (1982–present)
Spouse(s)	Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer
Children	2
Alma mater	Leiden University

Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer ([ˈjaːb də ˈɦoːp ˈsxɛfər] ( listen);^[1] born 3 April 1948) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as the 11th Secretary General of NATO from 5 January 2004 until 1 August 2009.^[2]

Jaap De Hoop Scheffer Media

Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and United States Secretary of State Colin Powell during a press conference at the Harry S Truman Building on 10 November 2004.
Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan during the Munich Security Conference of 2005 on 12 February 2005.
Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and President of the United States George W. Bush during a meeting in the Oval Office in the White House on 27 October 2006.
Secretary General of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the 2008 Bucharest summit in Bucharest on 4 April 2008.
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His Excellency Jaap de Hoop Scheffer


11th Secretary General of NATO
In office 1 January 2004 – 1 August 2009
Preceded by	Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (Acting)
Succeeded by	Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 22 July 2002 – 3 December 2003
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Jozias van Aartsen
Succeeded by	Ben Bot
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 27 March 1997 – 1 October 2001
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma
Succeeded by	Jan Peter Balkenende
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
In office 27 March 1997 – 1 October 2001
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma
Succeeded by	Jan Peter Balkenende
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 June 1986 – 23 May 2002

Personal details
Born	Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer (1948-04-03) 3 April 1948 (age 76) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (Before 1982) Christian Democratic Appeal (1982–present)
Spouse(s)	Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer
Children	2
Alma mater	Leiden University