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'''Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin''' (born 15 December 1950) is a retired [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA).
'''Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin''' (born 15 December 1950) is a retired Dutch politician of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA) party and jurist.


Hirsch Ballin served as [[Ministry of Security and Justice (Netherlands)|Minister of Justice]] and [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs]] from 7 November 1989 until 27 May 1994 in the [[Third Lubbers cabinet|Cabinet Lubbers III]]. And as acting [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Minister of the Interior]] from 10 January 1994 until 18 January 1994 following the death of [[Ien Dales]]. He became a [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]] from 17 May 1994 until 1 June 1995 and served as a [[Senate (Netherlands)|Member of the Senate]] from 13 June 1995 until 1 November 2000 when he resigned to become a [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]] serving from 1 November 2000 until 22 September 2006 when he resigned to become [[Ministry of Security and Justice (Netherlands)|Minister of Justice]] in the [[Third Balkenende cabinet|Cabinet Balkenende III]] following the resignation of [[Piet Hein Donner]]. After the [[Dutch general election, 2006|Dutch general election of 2006]] and the inauguration of the [[Fourth Balkenende cabinet|Cabinet Balkenende IV]] he remained [[Ministry of Security and Justice (Netherlands)|Minister of Justice]] serving from 22 September 2006 until 14 October 2010. He became again acting [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]] from 23 February 2010 until 14 October 2010 following the resignation of [[Guusje Ter Horst]].
After the [[1989 Dutch general election|election of 1989]] Hirsch Ballin was appointed as [[List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands|Minister of Justice]] in the [[Third Lubbers cabinet|Cabinet Lubbers III]], taking office on 7 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin was also appointed as [[List of Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands|Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs]], taking office on 14 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin served as acting [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior]] from 10 January 1994 until 18 January 1994 following the death of [[Ien Dales]]. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|Member of the House of Representatives]] after the [[1994 Dutch general election|election of 1994]], taking office on 17 May 1994. On 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin and Minister of the Interior [[Ed van Thijn]] resigned following the conclusions of a [[:nl:Parlementaire enquêtecommissie opsporingsmethoden|parliamentary inquiry]] report into illegal interrogation techniques used by the [[Law enforcement in the Netherlands|police]]. Hirsch Ballin also served again as a professor of [[International law]] at the Tilburg University from 1 July 1994 until 22 September 2006 and also as a professor of [[Jurisprudence]] at the Tilburg University from 1 September 1996 until 22 September 2006. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a [[Senate (Netherlands)|Member of the Senate]] after the [[Historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands|Senate election of 1995]], he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 1 June 1995 and was installed as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 13 June 1995. In October 2000 Hirsch Ballin was nominated as [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]], he resigned as a Member of the Senate the same day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 November 2000. Hirsch Ballin was appointed again as Minister of Justice in the [[Third Balkenende cabinet|Cabinet Balkenende III]] following the resignation of [[Piet Hein Donner]], taking office on 22 September 2006. Shortly thereafter Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the [[2006 Dutch general election|election of 2006]]. Following the [[2006–07 Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation of 2006]] Hirsch Ballin continued as Minister of Justice in the [[Fourth Balkenende cabinet|Cabinet Balkenende IV]], taking office on 22 February 2007. The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell on 20 February 2010 after tensions in the coalition over the extension of the Dutch involvement in the [[Task Force Urozgan]] of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) in Afghanistan and continued to serve in a [[Demissionary cabinet|demissionary]] capacity with Hirsch Ballin continuing as Minister of Justice and also took over as [[List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands|Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations]], taking office on 23 February 2010. In April 2010 Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the [[2010 Dutch general election|election of 2010]]. Following the [[2010 Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation of 2010]] Hirsch Ballin was not giving a cabinet post in the new [[First Rutte cabinet|cabinet]], the Cabinet Balkenende IV was replaced by the [[First Rutte cabinet|Cabinet Rutte I]] on 14 October 2010.


Hirsch Ballin semi-retired from active politics and became active in the [[public sector]] and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards ([[Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy|Institute for Multiparty Democracy]], [[European Christian Political Foundation]], [[The Hague Institute for Global Justice]], [[Carnegie Foundation (Netherlands)|Carnegie Foundation]], [[T.M.C. Asser Instituut]], [[Nationaal Archief|National Archives]], [[Cordaid]] and the [[Anne Frank Foundation]]) and served on several [[:nl:Staatscommissie|state commissions]] and councils on behalf of the government ([[Scientific Council for Government Policy]], [[:nl:Reclassering in Nederland|the Dutch Probation Agency]] and [[Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP|Public Pension Funds APB]]) and as an advocate and lobbyist for human rights, [[anti-war movement]], [[social justice]], and democracy. Hirsch Ballin also returned as a distinguished professor of constitutional law and [[European Union law|European law]] at the Tilburg University since 1 April 2011 and as a distinguished professor of human rights at the University of Amsterdam since 1 May 2011. Hirsch Ballin is also a prolific author, having written more than sixty books since 1979 about politics, democracy, and law.
After the [[Dutch general election, 2010|Dutch general election of 2010]], he made an appeal to his party not to work with [[Party for Freedom]] (PVV) to begin a [[2010 Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation]] for a new cabinet. After the success of the formation he was not offered a new position in the new [[First Rutte cabinet|Cabinet Rutte]], and returned as a [[Professor]] at the [[University of Amsterdam]] and the [[Tilburg University]] as a legal scholar.


Hirsch Ballin is known for his abilities as a manager and ''[[wikt:policy wonk|policy wonk]]''. Hirsch Ballin continues to comment on political affairs as of {{Currentyear}} and holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister of Justice with 8 years, 223 days.
Hirsch Ballin is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justiceleaders.org/leaders/ernst-hirsch-ballin/|title=Ernst Hirsch Ballin - Justice Leadership|publisher=justiceleaders.org}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Hirsch Ballin was born to a [[Jewish]] father Prof. Dr. Ernst Danny Hirsch Ballin, and a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] mother. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the [[University of Amsterdam]] and became a practicing [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].
Hirsch Ballin was born to a Jewish father Prof. Dr. Ernst Danny Hirsch Ballin, and a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] mother. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the [[University of Amsterdam]] and became a practicing [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].


He graduated in 1974, and he received a [[Master of Laws]] degree. He received a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in 1979 for his dissertation on public law and policy, which focussed on fundamental issues surrounding the work of the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR).
He graduated in 1974, and he received a [[Master of Laws]] degree. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1979 for his dissertation on public law and policy, which focussed on fundamental issues surrounding the work of the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR).


Hirsch Ballin was a research assistant in constitutional law at the [[University of Amsterdam]] from 1974 to 1977. He was subsequently employed as a legal officer at the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Ministry of Justice]]. In 1981 he was appointed [[professor]] of constitutional and administrative law at [[Tilburg University]].
Hirsch Ballin was a research assistant in constitutional law at the [[University of Amsterdam]] from 1974 to 1977. He was subsequently employed as a legal officer at the [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Ministry of Justice]]. In 1981 he was appointed professor of constitutional and administrative law at [[Tilburg University]].


===Politics===
===Politics===
[[Image:Ernst Hirsch Ballin.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Hirsch Ballin in 2009.]]
[[File:HirschAgtVeldhoven1982.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Prime Minister [[Dries van Agt]] and professor Gerard van Veldhoven during a meeting at the [[Catshuis]] on 20 October 1982.]]


From 7 November 1989 to 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin served as [[Ministry of Justice (Netherlands)|Minister of Justice]] and [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs]] in the [[Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-3|Cabinet Lubbers III]]. In 1994 he offered his resignation, after turmoil about the Dutch Criminal Investigation Department.
From 7 November 1989 to 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin served as [[Ministry of Justice (Netherlands)|Minister of Justice]] and [[Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations|Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs]] in the [[Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-3|Cabinet Lubbers III]]. In 1994 he offered his resignation, after turmoil about the Dutch Criminal Investigation Department.
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After the [[Netherlands cabinet Kok-1|Cabinet Kok I]] with a coalition of the [[Dutch Labour Party]], [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] and [[Democrats 66]] came to power the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] was pushed to the opposition and Hirsch Ballin became a [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|Member of the House of Representatives]] a post he held until 1995.
After the [[Netherlands cabinet Kok-1|Cabinet Kok I]] with a coalition of the [[Dutch Labour Party]], [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] and [[Democrats 66]] came to power the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] was pushed to the opposition and Hirsch Ballin became a [[House of Representatives of the Netherlands|Member of the House of Representatives]] a post he held until 1995.


During this period he was also [[professor]] of legislative issues at the [[Tilburg University]]. In 1995 he was appointed [[professor]] of [[international law]] at the same university and later became [[Senate of the Netherlands|Member of the Senate]]. He was elected as a member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/members/6715 |title=Ernst Hirsch Ballin |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |date= |accessdate=17 July 2015}}</ref> In 2000 Hirsch Ballin was appointed to the [[Dutch Council of State]] and he resigned as a [[Senate of the Netherlands|Member of the Senate]].
During this period he was also professor of legislative issues at the [[Tilburg University]]. In 1995 he was appointed professor of [[international law]] at the same university and later became [[Senate of the Netherlands|Member of the Senate]]. He was elected as a member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/members/6715 |title=Ernst Hirsch Ballin |publisher=Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences |access-date=17 July 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051509/https://www.knaw.nl/en/members/members/6715 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2000 Hirsch Ballin was appointed to the [[Dutch Council of State]] and he resigned as a [[Senate of the Netherlands|Member of the Senate]].


Hirsch Ballin has held numerous other positions, among them government commissioner for the review of legislation, member of the Board of the [[Netherlands Atlantic Association]], member of Committee 2004 (for the relationship between the [[Netherlands]], the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Aruba]]) and deputy justice on the Central Appeals Tribunal and the ''Administrative Court for Trade and Industry''. He has been editor of the Dutch administrative law journal "Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Bestuursrecht" and the book series European and [[International Law]].
Hirsch Ballin has held numerous other positions, among them government commissioner for the review of legislation, member of the Board of the [[Netherlands Atlantic Association]], member of Committee 2004 (for the relationship between the Netherlands, the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and Aruba) and deputy justice on the Central Appeals Tribunal and the ''Administrative Court for Trade and Industry''. He has been editor of the Dutch administrative law journal "Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Bestuursrecht" and the book series European and [[International Law]].


On 23 May 2008 satirical cartoonist [[Gregorius Nekschot]] was arrested which caused (inter)national controversy.<ref>{{nl icon}} [http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2008/05_mei/15/binnenland/0515_2315_gregorius_nekschot_cartoonist_opgepakt.xml/ Cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot opgepakt], [[RTL Nederland|RTL Nieuws]]</ref> Hirsch Ballin wanted to pass a bill on blasphemy, but failed. He was accused of causing the cartoonist to be brought to court for blasphemy to get a verdict to bypass the parliament.
On 23 May 2008 satirical cartoonist [[Gregorius Nekschot]] was arrested which caused (inter)national controversy.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2008/05_mei/15/binnenland/0515_2315_gregorius_nekschot_cartoonist_opgepakt.xml/ Cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot opgepakt], [[RTL Nederland|RTL Nieuws]]</ref> Hirsch Ballin wanted to pass a bill on blasphemy, but failed. He was accused of causing the cartoonist to be brought to court for blasphemy to get a verdict to bypass the parliament.

Hirsch Ballin is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justiceleaders.org/leaders/ernst-hirsch-ballin/|title=Ernst Hirsch Ballin – Justice Leadership|publisher=justiceleaders.org}}</ref>


===Family===
===Family===
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Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Hirsch Ballin in 2013
Member of the Scientific
Council for Government Policy
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 April 2019
Director
See list
  • André Knottnerus (2014–2017)
    Corien Prins (2017–2019)
Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
In office
23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byGuusje Ter Horst
Succeeded byPiet Hein Donner
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 November 2000 – 22 September 2006
Vice PresidentHerman Tjeenk Willink
Member of the Senate
In office
13 June 1995 – 1 November 2000
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 May 1994 – 1 June 1995
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Minister of the Interior
In office
10 January 1994 – 18 January 1994
Ad interim
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byIen Dales
Succeeded byEd van Thijn
Minister for Netherlands
Antilles and Aruba Affairs
In office
14 November 1989 – 27 May 1994
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byRuud Lubbers (Ad interim)
Succeeded byRuud Lubbers
Minister of Justice
In office
22 September 2006 – 14 October 2010
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byRita Verdonk (Ad interim)
Succeeded byIvo Opstelten
as Minister of Security
and Justice
In office
7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byFrits Korthals Altes
Succeeded byAad Kosto
Personal details
Born
Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch

(1950-12-15) 15 December 1950 (age 74)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1982)
Parent
Residence(s)Tilburg, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Law)
OccupationPolitician · civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Lobbyist · Editor · Author · professor

Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin (born 15 December 1950) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.

After the election of 1989 Hirsch Ballin was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin was also appointed as Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs, taking office on 14 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin served as acting Minister of the Interior from 10 January 1994 until 18 January 1994 following the death of Ien Dales. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1994, taking office on 17 May 1994. On 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin and Minister of the Interior Ed van Thijn resigned following the conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry report into illegal interrogation techniques used by the police. Hirsch Ballin also served again as a professor of International law at the Tilburg University from 1 July 1994 until 22 September 2006 and also as a professor of Jurisprudence at the Tilburg University from 1 September 1996 until 22 September 2006. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1995, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 1 June 1995 and was installed as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 13 June 1995. In October 2000 Hirsch Ballin was nominated as Member of the Council of State, he resigned as a Member of the Senate the same day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 November 2000. Hirsch Ballin was appointed again as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende III following the resignation of Piet Hein Donner, taking office on 22 September 2006. Shortly thereafter Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2006. Following the cabinet formation of 2006 Hirsch Ballin continued as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende IV, taking office on 22 February 2007. The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell on 20 February 2010 after tensions in the coalition over the extension of the Dutch involvement in the Task Force Urozgan of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity with Hirsch Ballin continuing as Minister of Justice and also took over as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, taking office on 23 February 2010. In April 2010 Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2010. Following the cabinet formation of 2010 Hirsch Ballin was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Balkenende IV was replaced by the Cabinet Rutte I on 14 October 2010.

Hirsch Ballin semi-retired from active politics and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Institute for Multiparty Democracy, European Christian Political Foundation, The Hague Institute for Global Justice, Carnegie Foundation, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, National Archives, Cordaid and the Anne Frank Foundation) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Scientific Council for Government Policy, the Dutch Probation Agency and Public Pension Funds APB) and as an advocate and lobbyist for human rights, anti-war movement, social justice, and democracy. Hirsch Ballin also returned as a distinguished professor of constitutional law and European law at the Tilburg University since 1 April 2011 and as a distinguished professor of human rights at the University of Amsterdam since 1 May 2011. Hirsch Ballin is also a prolific author, having written more than sixty books since 1979 about politics, democracy, and law.

Hirsch Ballin is known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk. Hirsch Ballin continues to comment on political affairs as of 2024 and holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister of Justice with 8 years, 223 days.

Biography

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Early life

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Hirsch Ballin was born to a Jewish father Prof. Dr. Ernst Danny Hirsch Ballin, and a Roman Catholic mother. After completing his secondary education, he studied law at the University of Amsterdam and became a practicing Catholic.

He graduated in 1974, and he received a Master of Laws degree. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1979 for his dissertation on public law and policy, which focussed on fundamental issues surrounding the work of the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR).

Hirsch Ballin was a research assistant in constitutional law at the University of Amsterdam from 1974 to 1977. He was subsequently employed as a legal officer at the Ministry of Justice. In 1981 he was appointed professor of constitutional and administrative law at Tilburg University.

Politics

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Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Prime Minister Dries van Agt and professor Gerard van Veldhoven during a meeting at the Catshuis on 20 October 1982.

From 7 November 1989 to 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin served as Minister of Justice and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III. In 1994 he offered his resignation, after turmoil about the Dutch Criminal Investigation Department.

After the Cabinet Kok I with a coalition of the Dutch Labour Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Democrats 66 came to power the Christian Democratic Appeal was pushed to the opposition and Hirsch Ballin became a Member of the House of Representatives a post he held until 1995.

During this period he was also professor of legislative issues at the Tilburg University. In 1995 he was appointed professor of international law at the same university and later became Member of the Senate. He was elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.[1] In 2000 Hirsch Ballin was appointed to the Dutch Council of State and he resigned as a Member of the Senate.

Hirsch Ballin has held numerous other positions, among them government commissioner for the review of legislation, member of the Board of the Netherlands Atlantic Association, member of Committee 2004 (for the relationship between the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba) and deputy justice on the Central Appeals Tribunal and the Administrative Court for Trade and Industry. He has been editor of the Dutch administrative law journal "Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Bestuursrecht" and the book series European and International Law.

On 23 May 2008 satirical cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot was arrested which caused (inter)national controversy.[2] Hirsch Ballin wanted to pass a bill on blasphemy, but failed. He was accused of causing the cartoonist to be brought to court for blasphemy to get a verdict to bypass the parliament.

Hirsch Ballin is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Initiative.[3]

Family

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Ernst Hirsch Ballin is married; he and his wife have two children.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Holy See 10 December 1990
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 8 October 1994
Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II Belgium 21 March 2008
Officer of the Legion of Honour France 30 October 2014
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1 April 2019 Elevated from Officer (3 December 2010)

References

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  1. ^ "Ernst Hirsch Ballin". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot opgepakt, RTL Nieuws
  3. ^ "Ernst Hirsch Ballin – Justice Leadership". justiceleaders.org.
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Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1989–1994
2006–2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Rita Verdonk
Ad interim
 Succeeded by
Ivo Opstelten
as Minister of Security
and Justice
Preceded by
Ruud Lubbers
Ad interim
 Minister for Suriname and
Netherlands Antilles Affairs
1989–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
Ad interim
1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
2010 		Succeeded by
Non-profit organization positions
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Sijbolt Noorda
 President of the
T.M.C. Asser Instituut
2012–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Frans Slangen
 Chairman of the
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Cordaid
2013–2018 		Succeeded by
Ton Heerts
Preceded by Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Anne Frank Foundation
2017–present 		Incumbent
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