Max van der Stoel
Max van der Stoel | |
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High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE | |
In office 1 January 1993 – 1 July 2001 | |
Secretary-General | See list
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Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
In office 22 July 1965 – 22 November 1966 Serving with Leo de Block | |
Prime Minister | Jo Cals |
Preceded by | Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst |
Succeeded by | Leo de Block |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 16 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 | |
In office 8 June 1977 – 8 September 1977 | |
In office 23 February 1967 – 11 May 1973 | |
In office 5 June 1963 – 22 July 1965 | |
Parliamentary group | Labour Party |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 27 September 1960 – 5 June 1963 | |
Parliamentary group | Labour Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Maximilianus van der Stoel 3 August 1924 Voorschoten, Netherlands |
Died | 23 April 2011 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 86)
Political party | Labour Party (from 1950) |
Spouse |
Maria Aritia de Kanter
(m. 1953; div. 1976) |
Children | 4 daughters and 1 son |
Alma mater | Leiden University (LL.B., B.Soc.Sc, LL.M., MSS) |
Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Activist · Author · Professor |
Signature | |
Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɑksimiliˈjaːnʏs ˈmɑks vɑn dər ˈstul];[note 1] 3 August 1924 – 23 April 2011) was a Dutch politician and diplomat, member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE from 1 January 1993 until 1 July 2001.
Van der Stoel studied
Van der Stoel continued to be active in politics and in June 1983 he was nominated as the next Ambassador to the United Nations serving from 1 July 1983 until 1 August 1986 when he was appointed as a Member of the Council of State serving until 1 January 1993. In December 1992 Van der Stoel was nominated as the first High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE serving from 1 January 1993 until 1 July 2001. Van der Stoel also became active as a diplomat for the United Nations, serving as an expert on Human rights.
Van der Stoel retired from active politics at 76 and became active in the
In 2013, the PvdA-associated Foundation Max van der Stoel (FMS), which promotes international solidarity, human rights and democracy among other things, was named after Van der Stoel.
Biography
Early life and career
Van der Stoel attended the
Van der Stoel was elected as a Member of the Senate following the Senate election of 1960, serving from 27 September 1960 until 5 June 1963. That year, he became international secretary for the PvdA .
Politics
From 1973 to 1977 and 1981 to 1982 he was the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the 1973 October War when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel, van der Stoel took a highly pro-Israeli position and was regarded as the most pro-Israeli foreign minister in Europe.
In 2001, following his intervention as High Commissioner in the ongoing problem of equitable access to higher education by members of the Albanian ethnic group in the Republic of Macedonia, he became the founding President of the International Foundation for the South East European University, raising some 35m Euros from the international community. He later served as President of the University Board until 2004. He was awarded the University's first honorary Doctorate and the University named its Library and its Research Institute in his honour.
Van der Stoel was a member of the Advisory Board of the European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO).
Freedom awards
- Freedom of Speech of the Four Freedoms Award (1982)
- Helène de Montigny award (December 1991)
- Dr. J.P. van Praag award (1 June 1993, Netherlands)
- Geuzenpenning (1993, Netherlands)
- Wateler Peace award (30 oktober 1996)
Honorary degrees
- Honorary doctorate in Law, University of Athens(1977, Greece)
- Honorary doctorate in Law, Utrecht University (1994, Netherlands)
- Honorary doctorate in Law, Pázmány Péter Catholic University (1999, Hungary)
- Honorary Doctor, South East European University (2005, Republic of Macedonia)
Other
- In 2014, a new park in Prague (in Jan Patočka street) was named in van der Stoel's honour.[3] In 2017, forty years after his meeting with Jan Patočka, Van der Stoel's memorial created by Dominik Lang was unveiled in the park.[4]
Decorations
Honorary degrees
Honorary degrees | ||||
University | Field | Country | Date | Comment |
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University of Athens | Law | Greece | 1977 | |
Utrecht University | Law | Netherlands | 1994 | |
Tilburg University | Law | Netherlands | 2003 |
Notes
Books
- Lacey, Robert (1981). The Kingdom. New York: Harcout Brace Jovanovich.
References
- ^ a b Lacey 1981, p. 413.
- ^ a b Tůma, Oldřich (2008). "Snídaně s Mitterandem" [Breakfast with Mitterand]. Dějiny a současnost (2). Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Park for Everybody". Praha.eu. 2014-09-29. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ "TZ: Dominik Lang vytvořil památník Maxe van der Stoela – prvního západního politika, který potvrdil význam Charty 77" (in Czech). 2014-09-29.
- ^ a b "State decorations - Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Order - List". Prague Castle. Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 885/2001
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Dr. M. (Max) van der Stoel Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Mr. M. van der Stoel (PvdA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal