Laurens Jan Brinkhorst

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Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Brinkhorst in 1981
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 Serving with Gerrit Zalm
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Thom de Graaf
Succeeded by	Gerrit Zalm
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Hans Hoogervorst
Succeeded by	Gerrit Zalm (Ad interim)
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
In office 9 June 1999 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Klaas de Vries (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Cees Veerman
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 July 1994 – 8 June 1999
Parliamentary group	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
Constituency	Netherlands
Ambassador of the European Union to Japan
In office 1 December 1982 – 1 January 1987
Preceded by	Leslie Fielding
Succeeded by	Dries van Agt
Leader of the Democrats 66
In office 8 September 1982 – 11 November 1982
Preceded by	Jan Terlouw
Succeeded by	Maarten Engwirda
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 11 September 1981 – 11 November 1982
Preceded by	Jan Terlouw
Succeeded by	Maarten Engwirda
Parliamentary group	Democrats 66
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 8 June 1977 – 11 November 1982
Parliamentary group	Democrats 66
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 Serving with Pieter Kooijmans
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Tjerk Westerterp
Succeeded by	Durk van der Mei
Personal details
Born	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (1937-03-18) 18 March 1937 (age 87) Zwolle, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (from 1966)
Spouse	Jantien Heringa ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	2, including Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Relatives	Prince Constantijn (son-in-law)
Residence(s)	Leiden, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (LL.B., LL.M.) Columbia University (B.Soc.Sc, MSSc)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Activist · Author · Professor

Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 18 March 1937) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist.