Aad Kosto
Aad Kosto | |
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State Secretary for Justice | |
In office 7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 | |
Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
Preceded by | Virginie Korte-van Hemel |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Schmitz |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 17 May 1994 – 12 September 1994 | |
In office 7 December 1972 – 7 November 1989 | |
Parliamentary group | Labour Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Arie Kosto 9 January 1938 Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party (from 1958) |
Spouses | Anneke Reuvekamp
(m. 1969; died 2005)Margot Prins (m. 2008) |
Children | 2 daughters (first marriage) |
Residence(s) | Grootschermer, Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Television producer · Editor · Screenwriter · Author |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 1958–1960 (Conscription) 1960–1968 (Reserve) |
Rank | Private first class |
Unit | Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene |
Battles/wars | Cold War |
Arie "Aad" Kosto (born 9 January 1938) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist.
Kosto attended the
In August 1994 Kosto was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 12 September 1994 until 1 February 2008.[2]
Kosto retired from active politic and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, Copyright and Patent association, Institute for Multiparty Democracy) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Probation Agency and the Custodial Institutions Agency)
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Order of Leopold II | Belgium | 12 April 1992 | ||
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 8 October 1994 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1 February 2008 |
References
- ^ "Aanslag RARA op staatssecretaris Aad Kosto in 1991" (in Dutch). NPO Geschiedenis. 14 November 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Mr. A. (Aad) Kosto" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Mr. A. (Aad) Kosto Parlement & Politiek