Cees Veerman
| Cees Veerman | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| In office July 22, 2002 – February 22, 2007 |
|
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst |
| Succeeded by | Gerda Verburg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelis Pieter Veerman March 8, 1949 Nieuw-Beijerland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | CHU (1973-1980) CDA (from 1980) |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (BEc) Wageningen University and Research Centre (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician Economist Farmer Professor Teacher |
| Religion | Reformed Protestant |
Cornelis Pieter (Cees) Veerman (born March 8, 1949) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality from July 22, 2002 until February 22, 2007.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Veerman attended Erasmus University in Rotterdam, then went on to attain a doctorate degree of economic science at Wageningen University in 1983.
After attaining his degree, Veerman taught economics at a secondary school. In 1989 he taught agricultural business economics and sociology at Tilburg University. A year later, Veerman became a professor of agribusiness at his alma-mater, Erasmus University, then in 1997, became chairman of the board of management at Wageningen University.
[edit] Politics
Veerman served as the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for the Netherlands in the third and fourth cabinet Balkenende. He was also President of the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers. Some of the key issues he was focused on include the relationship between agriculture and society (especially combating poverty), the relationship between farming and nature, and reforms for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which includes the feud over European farm aid. He is very influential in international environmental affairs. He was succeeded by Gerda Verburg on February 22, 2007. [1]
[edit] Trivia
Veerman has sat as a member on various supervisory boards throughout his career. Some of these boards include the National Cooperative Council for Agricultural and Horticulture, the board of the Horticultural Auction Association, the DLO Agricultural Economics Research Institute, the Moret, Ernst & Young advisory board, the Nieuw-Beijerland municipal council for the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA), and the Social and Economic Council. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ (Dutch) NOVA
- ^ (Dutch) Deltacommissie
[edit] External links
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst |
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality 2002-2007 |
Succeeded by Gerda Verburg |
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
- Delft University of Technology faculty
- Dutch academics
- Dutch economists
- Dutch educators
- Dutch farmers
- Dutch corporate directors
- Dutch municipal councillors
- Dutch Reformed Christians from the Netherlands
- Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
- Erasmus University Rotterdam faculty
- Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands
- People from Korendijk
- Tilburg University faculty
- Wageningen University alumni
- Wageningen University faculty
