Gerard Schouw
Gerard Schouw | |
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Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 17 June 2010 – 31 July 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Monster, South Holland | 30 December 1965
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Occupation | Politician |
Adrianus Gerardus (Gerard) Schouw (born 30 December 1965 in Monster, South Holland) is a Dutch corporate director and former politician. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) he was an MP from 17 June 2010 until 31 July 2015. He focused on matters of the European Union, democracy, judiciary and the right of asylum. He has been replaced by Fatma Koşer Kaya. Since 1 August 2015 he has been CEO of Nefarma.[1]
Biography
[edit]Schouw studied administration of business at Hogeschool Delft, public administration at VU University Amsterdam and obtained a Ph.D. in law from Leiden University.
From 1990 to 1998 he was a member of the municipal council of Dordrecht and from 1994 to 1998 an alderman of Dordrecht. From 1999 to 2002 he was D66 chairman. From 2003 to 2010 he was a member of the Senate as well as from 2007 to 2010 Senate group leader. From June 2010 till July 2015 he was a member of the House of Representatives. In 2012, he was a candidate to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. He competed against Anouchka van Miltenburg and Khadija Arib, ultimately losing to van Miltenburg.[2]
Besides his political activities Schouw was director of the Dutch knowledge centre for big cities (Kenniscentrum Grote Steden) from 2001 to 2007. Since 2007 he has been president of the board of directors of the Netherlands Institute for City Innovation Studies (Nicis Institute).
Since August 2015 he has been CEO of Nefarma, the trade association for those pharmaceutical industries in the Netherlands, which develop innovative pharmaceutical drugs.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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Party seats | Individual | |||||||
2021 | House of Representatives | Democrats 66 | 72[a] | 54 | 24 | Lost | [4] |
Notelist
[edit]- ^ Only participated as lijstduwer in the electoral district Dordrecht.
References
[edit]- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ Vermaas, Mariska (2015-05-20). "Gerard Schouw verlaat Tweede Kamer". Groenten & Fruit Actueel (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ Servaas van der Laan (25 September 2012). "VVD'er Van Miltenburg nieuwe voorzitter Tweede Kamer" (in Dutch). Elsevier. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Schouw (D66) verlaat Tweede Kamer" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
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