van BAALEN Johannes Cornelis
Strasbourg
European Parliament
Building: Winston Churchill
Office: M02087
1, avenue du Président
Robert Schuman CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 1 75615
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 1 79615
Brussels
European Parliament
Building: Altiero Spinelli
Office: 10G306
60, rue Wiertz
Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45615
Fax: +32 (0)2 28 49615
Parliamentary Activities
- European Parliament (Member)
- Conference of Delegation Chairs (Member)
Delegations
- United States (Member)
- Japan (Chair)
- Afghanistan (Member)
Committees
Foreign Affairs (Member)
Security and Defence (Coordinator, Member)
Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)
Group Responsibility
ALDE Bureau (Member)
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).
