Background
Fortman, Bastiaan De Gaay was born on November 6, 1937 in The Hague, Netherlands. Son of Wilhelm Friedrich and Margaretha T.H. (Woltjer) De Gaay Fortman.
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Fortman, Bastiaan De Gaay was born on November 6, 1937 in The Hague, Netherlands. Son of Wilhelm Friedrich and Margaretha T.H. (Woltjer) De Gaay Fortman.
Master in Economics, Free U. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1963; Master in Law, Free U. Amsterdam, 1963; D Economics, Free U. Amsterdam, 1966.
Lecturer, Free U. Amsterdam, 1965-1967; senior lecturer economics, U. Zambia, 1967-1971; professor political economics and law, Institute Social Studies, The Hague, since 1972; director research, Institute Social Studies, The Hague, since 1991.
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Member Netherlands Parliament, leader Radical Party, 1971-1977. Member Netherlands Senate, leader Radical party, 1977-1991. Commissioner justice, peace and creation World Council of Churches, since 1991.
President Holland World Youth, since 1990. Lieutenant infantry, Netherlands Armed Forces, 1963-1965. Member International Commission Jurists, Netherlands Association Post-Keynesian Economics, Hockey Club, Still Going Strong Cricket Club.
Married Clasina Van Bentum, April 6, 1962. Children: Elisabeth L., Margaretha T.H., Ida T.B., Pieter L.G., Willemijn Queen's Counsel, Vanessa Engineer of Mines.