Background
Henri van den Broek was born on 11 December 1936 in Paris in France. His father was Hendrik Johannes van den Broek and his mother was Maria Alberta Antonia Roest.
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Henri van den Broek was born on 11 December 1936 in Paris in France. His father was Hendrik Johannes van den Broek and his mother was Maria Alberta Antonia Roest.
He studied Dutch law at Utrecht University in Utrecht, where he received his master"s degree (Master of Law) in 1965.
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982–1993) and European Commissioner for External Relations (1993–1999). Van den Broek went to the Roman Catholic secondary school Lyceum voor het Gooi in Hilversum. Van den Broek began his career as a lawyer
He was Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs in the governments of Ruud Lubbers three times and in 1991 was one of the European Union negotiators of the Brioni Agreement, which ended the ten day war in Slovenia.
He remained in that post until March 1999, when he retired from European politics. On 25 February 2005, he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State.
Van den Broek is president of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingendael) and also of Radio Netherlands. He is a signatory of Global Zero (campaign), a non-profit international initiative for the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.
Christian Democratic Appeal, Catholic People"s Party.
He joined the Katholieke Volkspartij (Katholieke Volks Partij (Catholic People's Party)) and was member of the municipal council of Rheden between 1970 and 1974. Between 1976 and 1981 he was member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, as representative of the Katholieke Volks Partij (Catholic People's Party) and later of the Christen-Democratisch Appèl ( Capital Development Authority). On 6 January 1993 he became a member of the European Commission, once again with responsibility for foreign relations, especially the Enlargement of the European Union.
He is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation, a respected non-governmental organization that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.
Spouse J.A.A. van den Broek van Schendel (née J.A.A. van Schendel), 1965. Children: two d.
