Hans Hoogervorst

Hans Hoogervorst
Hans Hoogervorst
	State Secretary for Social Affairs ; and Employment
	In office; 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 Serving with Annelies Verstand
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Frank de Grave
Succeeded by	Mark Rutte ; Philomena Bijlhout
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003
	In office; 23 May 2002 – 22 July 2002
	In office; 17 May 1994 – 3 August 1998
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Johannes Franciscus Hoogervorst; 19 April 1956 (age 68); Haarlem, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1986)
Other political; affiliations	Labour Party (1978–1983)
Spouse	Marisa Polin (m. 1996)
Children	1 son
Residence(s)	London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts) ; Johns Hopkins University ; (Master of Arts)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Businessman · Banker · Financial analyst · Financial adviser · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Political consultant · Author
Website	(in English) Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board

Johannes Franciscus "Hans" Hoogervorst (born 19 April 1956) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist. He is the former chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from 1 July 2011 through 30 June 2021.

Hoogervorst attended a

Modern history and obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in June 1976 before graduating with a Master of Arts degree in July 1980. Hoogervorst applied at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in March 1981 for a postgraduate education in International relations obtaining a Master of Arts degree in July 1983. Hoogervorst worked as a financial analyst at the National Bank of Washington (NBW) in Washington, D.C. from August 1983 until March 1986 and as a civil servant for the Ministry of Finance from March 1986 until September 1987. Hoogervorst worked as a political consultant for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from September 1987 until May 1994 and also as a speechwriter for the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Frits Bolkestein

from April 1990 until May 1994.

Hoogervorst was elected as a

Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Balkenende II, taking office on 27 May 2003. The Cabinet Balkenende II fell on 30 June 2006 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Balkenende III with Hoogervorst remaining as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, taking office on 7 July 2006. In August 2006 Hoogervorst announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 2006 but did serve as campaign manager for that election. The Cabinet Balkenende III was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende IV following the cabinet formation of 2006

on 22 February 2007.

Hoogervorst semi-retired from national politics and became active in the public sector, in August 2007 he was nominated as chairman of the executive board of the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), taking office on 15 September 2007. In May 2008 Hoogervorst was nominated as vice chairman of the supervisory board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), taking office on 29 May 2008. In June 2010 Hoogervorst was elected as chairman of the supervisory board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, taking office on 9 June 2010. In June 2011 Hoogervorst was nominated as the chairman of the executive board of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), he resigned as chairman of the Authority for the Financial Markets and chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions the same day he was installed as chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board, taking office on 1 July 2011.

Biography

Early life

After completing his secondary education, he studied history at the

Johns Hopkins University SAIS in Washington, D.C.

in 1983.

From 1983 to 1986 Hoogervorst worked as an international banking officer with the

Member of Parliament

.

Politics

From 3 August 1998, Hoogervorst was State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the second

Balkenende

government. In this position, Hoogervorst introduced a basic health insurance policy, mandatory for all registered inhabitants, but executed by private insurers.

In 2007 Hoogervorst succeeded Arthur Docters van Leeuwen as director of AFM, the Dutch financial market supervisory organization.

On 1 July 2011 he became chairman of the IASB upon the retirement of

Sir David Tweedie.^[1]

Hoogervorst is faced with many challenges as the new IASB chairman. For instance, countries such as the U.S. and Japan have not yet adopted IFRS.[2]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II	Belgium	15 May 2005
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	11 April 2007

References

^ "A welcome from the incoming Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board". IFRS. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ "New IASB Leader Embraces Challenges". Journal of Accountancy. September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. J.F. (Hans) Hoogervorst MA Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Frank de Grave	State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment 1998–2002 Served alongside: Annelies Verstand	Succeeded by Mark Rutte
Preceded by Frank de Grave		Succeeded by Philomena Bijlhout
Preceded by Gerrit Zalm	Minister of Finance 2002–2003	Succeeded by Gerrit Zalm
Preceded by Herman Heinsbroek	Minister of Economic Affairs 2002–2003	Succeeded by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Preceded by Aart Jan de Geus	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport 2003–2007	Succeeded by Ab Klink
Civic offices
Preceded by Arthur Docters van Leeuwen	Chairman of the Executive Board of the Authority for the Financial Markets 2007–2011	Succeeded by Ronald Gerritse
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Unknown	Vice Chairman of the Supervisory board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions 2008–2010	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Supervisory board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions 2010–2011	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Sir David Tweedie	Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Accounting Standards Board 2011–present	Incumbent

[1] "A welcome from the incoming Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board". IFRS. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[2] "New IASB Leader Embraces Challenges". Journal of Accountancy. September 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

[1]

v t e Third Balkenende cabinet (2006–2007)
Preceded by: Second Balkenende cabinet Succeeded by: Fourth Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gerrit Zalm (Finance)
Ministers	Johan Remkes (Interior) Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) (2006) Rita Verdonk (Justice) (ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (from 2006) Economic Affairs ) Henk Kamp (Defence) Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (2006) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 2006)
Ministers without portfolio	Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration) Atzo Nicolaï (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) Development Cooperation )
State secretaries	Economic Affairs ) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Balkenende cabinet (2003–2006)
^{Preceded by: First Balkenende cabinet · Succeeded by: Third Balkenende cabinet}
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Gerrit Zalm (Finance) Thom de Graaf (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2003–2005) Economic Affairs ) (2005–2006)
Ministers	Johan Remkes (Interior) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Foreign Affairs) (2003) Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs) (from 2003) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) Economic Affairs ) (ad interim) Henk Kamp (Defence) Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration) Development Cooperation ) Alexander Pechtold (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2005–2006)
State secretaries	Atzo Nicolaï (Foreign Affairs) Joop Wijn (Finance) Economic Affairs ) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Annette Nijs (Education, Culture and Science) (2003–2004) Medy van der Laan (Education, Culture and Science) Mark Rutte (Education, Culture and Science) (2004–2006) Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) (from 2006) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) Mark Rutte (Social Affairs and Employment) (2003–2004) Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2004) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e First Balkenende cabinet (2002–2003)
Preceded by: Second Kok cabinet Succeeded by: Second Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Eduard Bomhoff (Health, Welfare and Sport) (2002) Johan Remkes (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) (from 2002)
Ministers	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Foreign Affairs) Hans Hoogervorst (Finance) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) Economic Affairs ) (2002) Hans Hoogervorst ( Economic Affairs ) (from 2002) Benk Korthals (Defence) (2002) Henk Kamp (Defence) (from 2002) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Aart Jan de Geus (Health, Welfare and Sport) (from 2002) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Henk Kamp (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Hilbrand Nawijn (Integration and Immigration)
State secretaries	Rob Hessing (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Atzo Nicolaï (Foreign Affairs) Agnes van Ardenne (Foreign Affairs) Steven van Eijck (Finance) Economic Affairs ) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Cees van Leeuwen (Education, Culture and Science) Annette Nijs (Education, Culture and Science) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Transport, Public Works and Water Management ) Jan Odink (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Mark Rutte (Social Affairs and Employment) Philomena Bijlhout (Social Affairs and Employment) (22 July 2002) Khee Liang Phoa (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2002) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Kok cabinet (1998–2002)
Preceded by: First Kok cabinet Succeeded by: First Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Wim Kok (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Economic Affairs ) Els Borst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
Ministers	Bram Peper (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (1998–2000) Roger van Boxtel (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (Ad interim) Klaas de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2000) Jozias van Aartsen (Foreign Affairs) Gerrit Zalm (Finance) Benk Korthals (Justice) Frank de Grave (Defence) Klaas de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) (1998–2000) Willem Vermeend (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2000) Loek Hermans (Education, Culture and Science) Tineke Netelenbos (Transport and Water Management) Haijo Apotheker (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1998–1999) Klaas de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1999) Jan Pronk (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Integration and Urban Planning ) Eveline Herfkens (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Gijs de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Dick Benschop (Foreign Affairs) Willem Vermeend (Finance) (1998–2000) Wouter Bos (Finance) (from 2000) Job Cohen (Justice) (1998–2001) Ella Kalsbeek (Justice) (from 2001) Economic Affairs ) Henk van Hoof (Defence) Margo Vliegenthart (Health, Welfare and Sport) Hans Hoogervorst (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelies Verstand (Social Affairs and Employment) Karin Adelmund (Education, Culture and Science) Rick van der Ploeg (Education, Culture and Science) Monique de Vries (Transport and Water Management) Geke Faber (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Johan Remkes (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)