JohannesCornelisVanBaalen

General Data

 * Born on 17 June 1960, Rotterdam
 * Country: Netherlands
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:hans.vanbaalen@europarl.europa.eu hans.vanbaalen(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96937
 * Site web: www.hansvanbaalen.eu

Functions in European Parliament
(Chair)
 * Delegation for relations with Japan
 * Conference of Delegation Chairs (Member)
 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Higher degree in Netherlands law (1986)
 * Higher degree in political studies (international law) (1988)
 * Reserve colonel (Royal Army) (2008)
 * Officer, Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC), Royal Army (1986-1988)
 * Consultant and Director, Public Affairs, Deloitte (1988-1998)
 * Self-employed management consultant (1998-1999)
 * International Secretary in the VVD executive (1993-1998)
 * National campaign manager, Second Chamber elections VVD (1997-1998)
 * National campaign manager, Second Chamber elections VVD (2002-2003)
 * Member of party council, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) (1993-)
 * Executive member, Liberal International (LI), from 2009 President (1993-)
 * Executive member, Netherlands group of Liberal International (LIGN) (1990-present), LIGN Chair from 1997
 * Member of Second Chamber of the States-General for the VVD
 * Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
 * Chair, Standing Committee on Defence
 * Rapporteur, parliamentary affairs, European decision-making
 * Chair, working party on parliamentary aspects of military service (1999-2009)
 * Member of European Convention for the Second Chamber (2002)
 * Member, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2003-2004)
 * Member of COSAC (2003-2006)
 * Member, NATO Parliamentary Assembly (1999-2007)
 * Service as reserve officer in Bosnia (2002)

Positions
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