13 Facts About Cees Veerman

Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman was born on 8 March 1949 and is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party and economist.

Cees Veerman worked as an economics teacher in Delft from October 1971 until January 1976.

Cees Veerman served on the Municipal Council of Nieuw-Beijerland from May 1973 until June 1980 and on the Municipal Council of Korendijk from February 1986 until September 1991.

Cees Veerman worked as an associate professor of economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from January 1976 until September 1989.

Cees Veerman applied at the Wageningen University in April 1979 for a postgraduate education in Economics working as a researcher and got a doctorate as a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural economics in August 1983.

Cees Veerman worked as a distinguished professor of Agricultural economics at the Tilburg University from September 1989 until July 2002 and as a distinguished professor of Agricultural economics and Public administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from May 1990 until August 1997.

Cees Veerman became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government.

Cees Veerman served as Chairman of the Education board of the Wageningen University from 1 May 1997 until 22 July 2002.

Cees Veerman attended Erasmus University in Rotterdam, then went on to attain a doctorate degree of economic science at Wageningen University in 1983.

Cees Veerman served as the Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for the Netherlands in the third.

Cees Veerman was President of the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers.

Cees Veerman was succeeded by Gerda Verburg on 22 February 2007.

Cees Veerman sat as a member on various supervisory boards throughout his career.