Background

Swinnen, Johan F. M. was born on September 28, 1962 in Olmen, Belgium. Son of Jos and Elza (Kenis) Swinnen.

Education

Master of Science, Catholic U. Leuven, Belgium, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1992.

Career

Senior economist, Leuven Institute Control and East European Studies, 1992-1993; assistant professor agricultural economics, Catholic U. Leuven, since 1993. Consultant European Union Commission, Brussels, since 1994, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, since 1994, Government of Bulgaria, Sofia, 1993-1996, World Bank, Washington, 1993, 96.

Achievements

• Johan F. M. Swinnen has been listed as a noteworthy Agricultural economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Agricultural Economists, International Association Agricultural Economists, European Association Agricultural Economists, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Martine Wouters, June 8, 1992. 1 child, Lena.

Father:

Jos Swinnen

Mother:

Elza (Kenis) Swinnen

Spouse:

Martine Wouters

child:

Lena Swinnen