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Jan Peter Balkenende

Personal data
Date of birth7 May 1956(age 55)
Place of birthBiezelinge, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
SpouseBianca Hoogendijk (1960)
ResidenceCapelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Alma materFree University
OccupationCivil servant
Political scientist
Professor
ReligionReformed Protestantism
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office22 July 2002 - 14 October 2010
MonarchBeatrix
DeputySee list
Eduard Bomhoff (I)
Roelf de Boer (I)
Johan Remkes (I)
Gerrit Zalm (II, III)
Thom de Graaf (II)
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (II)
Wouter Bos (IV)
André Rouvoet (IV)
Succeeded byMark Rutte
Preceded byWim Kok
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
In office1 October 2001 - 11 July 2002
Succeeded byMaxime Verhagen
Preceded byJaap de Hoop Scheffer
Member of the House of Representatives
In office19 May 1998 - 22 July 2002

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Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende (-nlˈjɑn ˈpetər ˈbɑɫkənɛndə-Nl-Jan Peter Balkenende (born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 until 14 October 2010, having led four coalition governments, cabinets Balkenende I, II, III and IV, none of which served a full four-year term.

On 9 June 2010, Balkenende resigned his position as party leader of the CDA as well as his seat in the newly elected Netherlands parliament, taking political responsibility for the CDA's disappointing election results in the June 2010 Dutch general election.

He is now a Partner at professional services firm Ernst & Young.

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Jan Peter Balkenende presenteert RTL Boulevard Met Halalbert Verlinde en Irene van der Laar Koefnoen 2006, S04E10
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Hyves Jan Peter Balkenende
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Balkenende vindt dat er met te harde bewoordingen over Antillianen en Moslims wordt gesproken. Geert Wilders noemde Jan-Peter daarop een beroepslafaard. De Nieuwste Show kwam in het bezit van een opname van het telefoontje van Balkenende naar Wilders. Ma t/m do De Nieuwstes Show rond 23:00 uur op NL 3! www.denieuwsteshow.nl
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Jan Peter Balkenende tijdens het RTL carré debat
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Gemonteerd filmpje uitgezonden bij "De wereld draait door"
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Hyves meet&greet met Jan Peter Balkenende.
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Dutch prime minister Jan-Peter visited Eindhoven and was invited to skate. Watch what happened from the front! This is the original material shot for Peper-magazine.
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Feitje Ampersand ontvangt in Koefnoen's WEEK & N!WZ Albert Verline, Jan Peter Balkenende en Sonja Bakker.
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Televisiequiz gepresenteerd door Frits Wester met Wouter Bos en Jan Peter Balkenende
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Balkenende aan het woord
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President SBY's canceled Netherlands visit: A review - Jakarta Post Tweet this news
Jakarta Post--This visit had been arranged based on formal invitations from Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister -Jan Peter Balkenende- that had been outstanding for almost ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:59:20 GMT+00:00
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Demotix--14/10/2010 -Jan Peter Balkenende-, meanwhile, took the opportunity to say goodbye to the audience who had rushed in to his ministry he will leave today. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:56:55 GMT+00:00
New cabinet's civil service pay freeze next year 'will be impossible' - DutchNews.nl Tweet this news
DutchNews.nl--Outgoing prime minister -Jan Peter Balkenende- 'had counted on a pay freeze for 2010 and that did not happen,'FNV union negotiator Erik Pentenga told the ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:41:24 GMT+00:00
Government switch hurts the Netherlands' global influence - DutchNews.nl Tweet this news
DutchNews.nl--The Netherlands is not a member of the G20 group of leading economies but former prime minister -Jan Peter Balkenende- was regularly invited as an observer. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:27:56 GMT+00:00
EU executive says it will lay out detailed economic reforms at end of month - Newser Tweet this news
Newser--(Associated Press) European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, center, speaks with from left, Dutch Prime Minister -Jan Peter Balkenende-, British Prime ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:47:36 GMT+00:00
EU tells Iceland to meet Icesave obligations - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--“Obligations that Iceland has with the Netherlands and the UK need to be met,” -Jan Peter Balkenende-, the outgoing Dutch prime minister, told reporters. ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:12:17 GMT+00:00
Dutch to start talks on centre-left coalition - Reuters Canada Tweet this news
Reuters Canada--The June 9 election ousted Christian Democrat Prime Minister -Jan Peter Balkenende- after eight years in office. Continued...--- - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:29:39 GMT+00:00
Vietnam PM meets with leaders at G20 summit - Thanh Nien Daily Tweet this news
Thanh Nien Daily--Also on Saturday, Dung met with his Netherlands counterpart -Jan Peter Balkenende- to discuss measures to boost bilateral relations. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:19:28 GMT+00:00
Balkenende lost, 'but it was a great campaign” - Radio Netherlands Tweet this news
Radio Netherlands--By Vanessa Mock and Herman van Gelderen In an exclusive interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide, -Jan Peter Balkenende- admitted that the loss of twenty ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:43:56 GMT+00:00
Dutch voters want PM, anti-immigrant leader to go - Forexyard Tweet this news
Forexyard--AMSTERDAM, May 30 (Reuters) - Dutch voters think Prime Minister -Jan Peter Balkenende- and anti-immigrant leader Geert Wilders should quit politics and prefer ... - Date : Sun, 30 May 2010 10:46:54 GMT+00:00

Party political offices
Preceded by
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal
2001 - 2010
Succeeded by
Maxime Verhagen
Acting
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
2001 - 2002
Succeeded by
Maxime Verhagen
Preceded by
Maxime Verhagen
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
2003
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
2006 - 2007
Succeeded by
Pieter van Geel
Political offices
Preceded by
Wim Kok
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
2002 - 2010
Succeeded by
Mark Rutte
Minister of General Affairs
2002 - 2010

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