Camiel Eurlings

Camiel Eurlings
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
In office February 22, 2007 – October 14, 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Karla Peijs
Succeeded by	Melanie Schultz van Haegen (IenM)
Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands
In office July 20, 2004 – February 22, 2007
Member of the House of Representatives
In office May 19, 1998 – July 20, 2004
Personal details
Born	Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings September 16, 1973 (1973-09-16) Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Residence	Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Alma mater	Eindhoven University of Technology (M.Eng.)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Corporate director
Religion	Roman Catholic

Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaː.mil ˈøːr.lɪŋs]) (born September 16 1973) is a former Dutch politicianr of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 19, 1998 until July 20, 2004 when he became a Member of the European Parliament, serving until February 22, 2007 when he became Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Cabinet Balkenende IV. He announced his leave from politics on March 12, 2010.

Eurlings is a former Member of the European Parliament and sat on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also chaired the delegation to the EU–Russia 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).

From 2007 to 2010 he was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.

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 (2007–2010)
• As per April 2011 Eurlings will join the board of Directors of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Honours

• Netherlands: Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (3 December 2010)
• Holy See: Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (30 October 2010)

External links

• European Parliament biography
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Dutch)