Camiel Eurlings

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Camiel Eurlings


In office
22 February 2007 – Present
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by Karla Peijs

Born 16 September 1973 (1973-09-16) (age 36)
Valkenburg-Houthem,
Netherlands
Political party CDA
Religion Roman Catholic

Camiel Eurlings (born 16 September 1973 in Valkenburg-Houthem) is a Dutch politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He is currently the minister at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.

Eurlings is a former Member of the European Parliament and sat on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also chaired the delegation to the EURussia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and the delegation for relations with Israel.

From March 2006 to March 2007 he served as Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP).

Since 2007, he has been Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.

[edit] Career

  • Engineer's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, Eindhoven University of Technology (1998)
  • Research project, Supply Chain Management, Canon Ing Ibaraki, Japan (1996)
  • Research project, New Business Development, DSM Research, Geleen, Netherlands (1997-1998)
  • Member of the Valkenburg a/d Geul Municipal Council and group secretary (1994-1998)
  • Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General (1998-2004)
  • CDA group vice-chairman (2002-2004)
  • CDA spokesman on higher education and youth questions (1998-2000)
  • CDA chief spokesman on transport (2001-2002)
  • CDA chief spokesman on foreign affairs (2002-2004)
  • CDA president of CDA Delegation to the European Parliament (2004-2007)
  • CDA Minister of Minister of Transportation and Water Management (2007-Current)

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