Jan Mulder (politician)

Jan Mulder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑˈmʏldər]; born 3 October 1943 in Diever) is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1994 until 2004 and from 2010 until 2014. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), a member party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

Political career

Mulder served as vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets and its Committee on Budgetary Control. In 2007 he was elected one of the six quaestors of the European Parliament.

He was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Fisheries. During the 2009 European Parliament elections, he was not re-elected but in May 2010 he replaced Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert who was elected in the Dutch parliament.

Mulder is in favour of the European cause and supported the Spinelli Group manifesto.

Other activities

• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Chairman of the Supervisory Committee^[1]

Education

• 1970: Agricultural engineer

Career timeline

• 1970–1975: Assistant FAO expert and subsequently FAO expert in Kenya
• 1975–1976: Official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
• 1976–1994: Official of the European Commission, Brussels
• 1977–1988: Chairman of the VVD Brussels section
• 1994–2009, 2010–2014: Member of the European Parliament

See also

• 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands

References

External links

• Official website
• Personal profile of Jan Mulder in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)

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Christian Democratic Appeal

• Hanja Maij-Weggen
• Peter Pex
• Wim van Velzen
• Bartho Pronk
• Arie Oostlander
• Jan Sonneveld
• Karla Peijs
• Ria Oomen-Ruijten
• Jim Janssen van Raaij
• Pam Cornelissen

Labour Party

• Piet Dankert
• Leonie van Bladel
• Jan Marinus Wiersma
• Frits Castricum
• Hedy d'Ancona
• Wim van Velzen
• Maartje van Putten
• Alman Metten

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

• Jessica Larive
• Jan Mulder
• Elly Plooij-van Gorsel
• Gijs de Vries
• Jan-Kees Wiebenga
• Florus Wijsenbeek
• Robert Jan Goedbloed

Democrats 66

• Jan-Willem Bertens
• Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
• Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
• Doeke Eisma

SGP, GPV and RPF

• Hans Blokland (GPV)
• Leen van der Waal (SGP)
• Rijk van Dam (RPF)

GreenLeft

• Nel van Dijk
• Joost Lagendijk

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