Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende (born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician. He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 until 2010. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal party.
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| Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| In office 22 July 2002 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Monarch | Beatrix |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Wim Kok |
| Succeeded by | Mark Rutte |
| Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 November 2006 – 21 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Succeeded by | Pieter van Geel |
| In office 23 January 2003 – 21 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 11 July 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal | |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 9 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer |
| Succeeded by | Sybrand van Haersma Buma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1956 Biezelinge, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Spouse(s) | Bianca Hoogendijk (1996–present) |
| Children | Amelie |
| Residence | Capelle aan den IJssel |
| Alma mater | Free University Amsterdam |
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Balkenende lives in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.
Jan Peter Balkenende Media
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi in Moscow on 31 May 2003.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the Binnenhof on 25 November 2004.
Chancellor of Austria Wolfgang Schüssel and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at a European People's Party summit in Meise on 15 June 2006.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and President of the United States George W. Bush in the Oval Office on 5 June 2008.
Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende at a European People's Party congress in Warsaw on 29 April 2009.
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and President of the United States Barack Obama at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 23 September 2009.
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and President of France Nicolas Sarkozy at the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., on 14 April 2010.
President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende in Toronto on 10 June 2010.
Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme European People's Party summit in Meise on 16 June 2010.
Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross
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References
- Bio at Parlement.com (in Dutch)
Other websites
Media related to Jan Peter Balkenende at Wikimedia Commons