Joris Voorhoeve

Joris Voorhoeve
Voorhoeve in 2014
Member of the Council of State
[Status]
In office
1 December 1999 – 1 January 2011
Vice PresidentHerman Tjeenk Willink
Minister of Defence
In office
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byRelus ter Beek
Succeeded byFrank de Grave
Minister for Netherlands
Antilles and Aruba Affairs
In office
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byRuud Lubbers
Succeeded byBram Peper
Interior and Kingdom Relations
Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy
In office
15 December 1986 – 30 April 1990
Preceded byRudolf de Korte
Succeeded byFrits Bolkestein
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
9 July 1986 – 30 April 1990
Preceded byEd Nijpels
Succeeded byFrits Bolkestein
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 1 December 1999
In office
16 September 1982 – 10 January 1991
Personal details
BornJoris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve
(1945-12-22) 22 December 1945
The Hague, Netherlands
PartyDemocrats 66 (from 2009)
Other political
affiliations
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1975–2010)
Democrats 66 (1969–1971)
Spouse
Judith Jaffe
(m. 1976)
ChildrenAlex Voorhoeve
Alma materLeiden University
Wageningen University
Paul H. Nitze School
OccupationPolitician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Political scientist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Activist · Author · Professor
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Joris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve (born 22 December 1945) is a retired Dutch politician, diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.