1. Jacob Kohnstamm was born on 14 November 1949 and is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who was State Secretary for the Interior from 1994 to 1998.
14 Facts About Jacob Kohnstamm
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Jacob Kohnstamm is a member of the Democrats 66, which he chaired from 1982 to 1986.
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Jacob Kohnstamm worked as a student researcher before graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1977.
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Jacob Kohnstamm worked as a criminal defense lawyer in Amsterdam from October 1977 until June 1981.
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Jacob Kohnstamm was elected to the House of Representatives after the 1981 general election, taking office on 10 June 1981 serving as a backbencher.
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Jacob Kohnstamm again worked as a criminal defense lawyer in Amsterdam from September 1982 until June 1986.
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Jacob Kohnstamm served as chairman of Democrats 66 from 30 October 1982 until 20 May 1986.
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Jacob Kohnstamm chaired the parliamentary committee for law enforcement and the parliamentary committee for the Ombudsman.
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Jacob Kohnstamm was tasked with public security, emergency services, emergency management and urban planning.
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In December 1997 Jacob Kohnstamm announced that he would not stand for the 1998 general election.
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Jacob Kohnstamm remained in active in national politics; he was elected to the Senate after the 1999 Senate election, taking office on 8 June.
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Jacob Kohnstamm served as spokesperson for foreign affairs, justice, health, European affairs, art and culture, and chaired the special parliamentary committee for the European Court of Justice.
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Jacob Kohnstamm was the chair of the Dutch Data Protection Authority from 2004 to 2016.
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Jacob Kohnstamm was chair of board of the International Chamber Music Festival Schiermonnikoog and of the board of the foundation Forbidden Music Regained.