Jozias van Aartsen

Jozias van Aartsen
Van Aartsen in 2012
Mayor of Amsterdam
Acting
In office
4 December 2017 – 12 July 2018
Preceded byEric van der Burg (ad interim)
Succeeded byFemke Halsema
King's Commissioner of Drenthe
Acting
In office
19 April 2017 – 1 December 2017
Preceded byJacques Tichelaar
Succeeded byJetta Klijnsma
Mayor of The Hague
In office
27 March 2008 – 1 March 2017
Preceded byJetta Klijnsma (ad interim)
Succeeded byTom de Bruijn (ad interim)
Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy
In office
27 November 2004 – 8 March 2006
Preceded byGerrit Zalm
Succeeded byMark Rutte
Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy

in the House of Representatives
In office
27 May 2003 – 8 March 2006
Preceded byGerrit Zalm
Succeeded byWillibrord van Beek
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byHans van Mierlo
Succeeded byJaap de Hoop Scheffer
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
In office
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byPiet Bukman
Succeeded byHaijo Apotheker
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002 – 30 November 2006
In office
19 May 1998 – 3 August 1998
Personal details
Born
Jozias Johannes van Aartsen

(1947-12-25) 25 December 1947 (age 76)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 1968)
Spouse
Henriëtte Warsen
(m. 1972)
[1]
Children3 children[2]
Parent
Residence(s)The Hague, Netherlands
Alma materFree University Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Political consultant · Nonprofit director · Author
Signature

Jozias Johannes van Aartsen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːzijɑ ɕoːˈɦɑnəs fɑn ˈaːrtsə(n)];[a] born 25 December 1947) is a retired Dutch politician who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 2004 to 2006.

A native of The Hague, he attended the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet from April 1960 until May 1968 and applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in June 1968 majoring in Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1970. Van Aartsen served as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries (1994–1998) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998–2002) under Prime Minister Wim Kok, as well as Mayor of The Hague from 2008 until 2017.

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Schoktherapeut in een mooi Haags streepjespak, NRC, 4 September 2000
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Minister Jozias van Aartsen langs de Feministische Meetlat, Opzij.nl, 1 October 2000


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