Uri Rosenthal
Uri Rosenthal | |
|---|---|
Rosenthal in 2011 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| Succeeded by | Frans Timmermans |
| Parliamentary leader in the Senate | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Nicoline van den Broek |
| Succeeded by | Fred de Graaf |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1999 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uriël Rosenthal 19 July 1945 |
| Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 1984) |
| Spouse |
Dinah Epstein (m. 1973) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) Erasmus University Rotterdam (Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Political scientist · Historian · Academic administrator · Researcher · Management consultant · Nonprofit director · Author · Columnist · Professor |
Uriël "Uri" Rosenthal ([ˈuːri ˈroːzə(n)taːl]; born 19 July 1945) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.
Rosenthal a political scientist by occupation, was elected as a Member of the Senate on 8 June 1999 after the Senate election of 1999. On 5 May 2005 he was selected as the parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate. Following the election of 2010 Rosenthal was asked to become Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Rutte–Verhagen Rosenthal accepted and resigned as parliamentary leader in the Senate and a Member of the Senate the same day he took office as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs on 14 October 2010 serving until 5 November 2012.
A professor of political science and public administration by occupation, he taught from 1980 until 2010 at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University.