Caspar van den Berg

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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van den Berg, not Berg.
Caspar van den Berg
A caucasian man with a beard and glasses wearing a suit indoors
Van den Berg in 2022
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
18 January 2022
Preceded byEric van der Burg
Personal details
Born
Caspar F. van den Berg

(1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 43)
Angerlo, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Children2
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Professor
  • politician

Caspar F. van den Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑspɑr vɑn dɛn bɛrx]; born 19 May 1980) is a Dutch public administration professor and politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Early life and career

Van den Berg was born in Angerlo, Gelderland in 1980. He studied liberal arts and sciences at Utrecht University between 1999 and 2002. He obtained a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics the following year, and he continued studying public administration at Leiden University. Van den Berg received his doctorate in 2011.[1]

He became a professor specialized in global and local governance at the

endowed professor at Leiden University specialized in transitions in the public sector. A member of the VVD, Van den Berg was sworn into the Senate on 18 January 2022, and he was re-elected in May 2023.[1]

In April 2024, Van den Berg proposed to postpone consideration of a bill to permanently cease gas extraction from the

induced earthquakes, starting in May. A Senate majority supported Van den Berg's argument to await future legislation on security of the gas supply. The submitter of the bill, State Secretary Hans Vijlbrief, subsequently threatened to resign, as the condition could result in a delay to the field's closure of 1.5 years. Van den Berg declared his comments were based on a misunderstanding, and he withdrew his objection to the bill's consideration.[2][3]

Senate committee assignments

Personal life

Van den Berg is married with two sons, and he lived in The Hague as of 2024.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prof. dr. C.F. van den Berg (VVD)". Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ "VVD-senator door het stof: behandeling sluiten Groninger gasveld kan snel" [VVD senator has to apologize: Consideration closure Groningen gas field could happen soon]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Van den Berg, Jurre (3 April 2024). "'Misverstand' over leveringszekerheid gas raakt in Groningen een open zenuw" ['Misunderstanding' about security of gas supply touches a nerve in Groningen]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Lidmaatschappen C.F. van den Berg" [Memberships C.F. van den Berg]. Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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