26 Facts About Joris Voorhoeve

Joris Jacob Clemens Voorhoeve was born on 22 December 1945 and is a retired Dutch politician, diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and political scientist.

Joris Voorhoeve worked as a researcher at the World Bank in Washington, DC from April 1973 until January 1977 and for the Scientific Council for Government Policy from January 1977 until January 1979.

Joris Voorhoeve worked as a professor of International relations and Governmental studies at his alma mater in Wageningen from January 1979 until September 1982.

Joris Voorhoeve served as the director of the Telders Foundation from May 1979 until September 1982.

Shortly after the election of 1986 Party Leader and Parliamentary leader Ed Nijpels stepped down and Joris Voorhoeve announced his candidacy to succeed him and was selected Parliamentary leader on 9 July 1986 and not long after that was anonymously selected as Party Leader on 15 December 1986.

In January 1991 Joris Voorhoeve was nominated as the next executive director of the Clingendael Institute of International Relations and worked as a professor of International relations and Governmental studies at the Clingendael Institute from January 1991 until August 1994.

In November 1999 Joris Voorhoeve was nominated as a Member of the Council of State serving from 1 December 1999 until 1 January 2011, and worked as a distinguished professor of International relations and War studies at the Royal Military Academy and the Royal Naval College from January 2001 until January 2011.

Joris Voorhoeve retired from active politics at 65 and became active in the public sector as a non-profit director and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government, and worked as a distinguished professor of Peace and conflict studies, International relations and Public administration at The Hague University and at his alma mater in Leiden from January 2011 until March 2018.

Joris Voorhoeve attended the Gymnasium Haganum in The Hague from April 1958 until May 1964.

Joris Voorhoeve studied at Leiden University beginning in June 1968, majoring in Political science and obtaining a Bachelor of Social Science degree in September 1969 before graduating with a Master of Social Science degree in July 1971.

Joris Voorhoeve worked as a political consultant for the World Bank in Washington, DC from April 1973 to January 1977 and soon after as a researcher for the Scientific Council for Government Policy from January 1977 to January 1979.

Joris Voorhoeve taught as a professor of Governmental Studies and International Relations at the Wageningen University from 1 January 1979 to 16 September 1982.

Joris Voorhoeve worked as the executive director of the Telders Foundation from 10 May 1979 to 16 September 1982.

Joris Voorhoeve was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1982 and took office on 16 September 1982 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Joris Voorhoeve won against fellow frontbencher Loek Hermans and took office on 9 July 1986.

In December 1986, the new Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and incumbent Deputy Prime Minister Rudolf de Korte announced that he was stepping down as Leader in favor of Joris Voorhoeve, who succeeded him on 15 December 1986.

On 30 April 1990, Joris Voorhoeve announced he was stepping down as Leader and Parliamentary leader.

Joris Voorhoeve assumed responsibility for the party's defeat in the election, but continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher chairing the Parliamentary Committee for Defence.

In December 1990, Joris Voorhoeve was nominated as executive director of the Institute of International Relations Clingendael and he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives upon his appointment on 10 January 1991.

Joris Voorhoeve served as a Distinguished Professor of Governmental studies and International relations at Leiden University from December 1990 until August 1994.

Joris Voorhoeve was not given a cabinet position in the cabinet formation of 1998, though he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Defence, Development Cooperation and Kingdom Relations.

In December 1999, Joris Voorhoeve resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives after being nominated as a Member of the Council of State, which he assumed from 1 December 1999 to 1 January 2011.

Joris Voorhoeve served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government such as the Scientific Council for Government Policy, Advisory Commission for Asylum Affairs and the Advisory Council for Foreign Affairs as an advocate, lobbyist and activist for causes such as human rights, humanitarianism, social justice, poverty reduction, democracy, the anti-war movement, the anti-nuclear movement, and European integration.

Joris Voorhoeve has written more than a dozen books since 1979 about Politics, International relations, and Development Cooperation.

Joris Voorhoeve continues to comment on political affairs as of 2019 and holds the distinction as the last serving Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs.

Joris Voorhoeve is married to the American Judith Jaffe whom he married in 1974 in Bethesda, Maryland.