Camiel Eurlings
Encyclopedia
Camiel Eurlings (ˈkaː.mil ˈøːr.lɪŋs) (born 16 September 1973 in Valkenburg-Houthem
) is a former Dutch politician
and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA). He was the minister
at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 22 February 2007 to 14 October 2010. He announced his leave from politics on March 12, 2010.
Eurlings is a former Member of the European Parliament
and sat on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also chaired the delegation to the EU
–Russia
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and the delegation for relations with Israel
.
From March 2006 to March 2007 he served as Vice President of the European People's Party
(EPP).
From 2007 to 2010 he was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet
.
(3 December 2010): Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
(30 October 2010)
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...
) is a former Dutch politician
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
and a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
(CDA). He was the minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 22 February 2007 to 14 October 2010. He announced his leave from politics on March 12, 2010.
Eurlings is a former Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
and sat on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also chaired the delegation to the EU
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
–Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and the delegation for relations with Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
From March 2006 to March 2007 he served as Vice President of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
(EPP).
From 2007 to 2010 he was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet
Fourth Balkenende cabinet
The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the previous Dutch coalition cabinet formed by the political parties Christian Democratic Appeal , Labour Party , and ChristianUnion . The cabinet succeeded the third Balkenende cabinet following the 2006 election, and was installed by Queen Beatrix...
.
Career
- Engineer's degreeEngineer's degreeAn engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
in Industrial Engineering and Management ScienceIndustrial engineeringIndustrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
, Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven University of TechnologyThe ' is a university of technology located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The motto of the university is: Mens agitat molem . The university was the second of its kind in the Netherlands, only Delft University of Technology existed previously. Until mid-1980 it was known as the...
(1998) - Research project, Supply Chain Management, Canon Ing Ibaraki, Japan (1996)
- Research project, New Business Development, DSM Research, Geleen, Netherlands (1997–1998)
- Member of the Valkenburg a/d Geul Municipal Council and group secretary (1994–1998)
- Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General (1998–2004)
- CDA group vice-chairman (2002–2004)
- CDA spokesman on higher education and youth questions (1998–2000)
- CDA chief spokesman on transport (2001–2002)
- CDA chief spokesman on foreign affairs (2002–2004)
- CDA president of CDA Delegation to the European Parliament (2004–2007)
- CDA Minister of Minister of Transportation and Water Management (2007–2010)
- As per April 2011 Eurlings will join the board of Directors of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Honours
: Officer of the Order of Orange-NassauOrder of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
(3 December 2010): Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the pope. It traces its roots to Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade...
(30 October 2010)