Dick Benschop
Dick Benschop | |
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State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Michiel Patijn |
| Succeeded by | Agnes van Ardenne Atzo Nicolaï |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dick Anne Benschop 5 November 1957 Driebergen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party (from 1984) |
| Children | 3 children |
| Residence(s) | Driebergen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts) |
| Occupation | Politician · historian · researcher · political consultant · businessman · corporate director · nonprofit director · academic administrator · teacher |
Dick Anne Benschop (born 5 November 1957) is a former Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman. He was the CEO and chairman of the Schiphol Group since 1 May 2018 until 1 November 2022 and chairman of the Orange Foundation since 1 June 2017.[1][2]
Career
Benschop worked as a political consultant for the
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Kok II
, serving from 3 August 1998 until 22 July 2002.
Benschop served as the
Lijsttrekker (top candidate) Ad Melkert accepted responsibility for the defeat and sequentially left national politics. Benschop who was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election, also took responsibility for the defeat and served in the House of Representatives
from 23 May 2002 until his resignation on 1 September 2002.
He served as CEO of the Schiphol airport group until Sept 2022, when he resigned following months of chaos. [3] [4]
Other activities
- Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group[5]
Decorations
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| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 10 December 2002 | |
References
- ^ "Nieuwe directeur voor Oranje Fonds" (in Dutch). Vorsten.nl. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Dick Benschop definitief nieuwe topman Schiphol" (in Dutch). NOS. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights". 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Schiphol airport chief resigns over flight disruption". Financial Times. 15 September 2022.
- ^ Membership Archived 2 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.
External links
Media related to Dick Benschop at Wikimedia Commons- (in Dutch) Drs. D.A. (Dick) Benschop Parlement & Politiek
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