14 Facts About Leendert Ginjaar

Leendert Ginjaar was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and chemist.

Leendert Ginjaar worked as a researcher at the Organisation for Applied Scientific Research from August 1956 until December 1977 and served as Director of the department of Climatology from February 1970 until December 1977.

Leendert Ginjaar served on the Provincial-Council of South Holland from July 1971 until December 1977.

Leendert Ginjaar served as a Member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy from 1 July 1973 until 19 December 1977.

Leendert Ginjaar served as acting Minister for Science Policy from 1 April 1979 until 3 May 1979 following the death of Rinus Peijnenburg.

In December 1980, Leendert Ginjaar announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1981 but wanted to run for the Senate.

Leendert Ginjaar was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1981, taking office on 25 August 1981 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Higher Education and Science Policy and the parliamentary committee for Housing and Spatial Planning and spokesperson for the Environment, Higher Education and Agriculture.

Leendert Ginjaar served as Chairmen of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 29 November 1986 until 4 October 1991.

Leendert Ginjaar served as a distinguished professor of Medical ethics at the Utrecht University from 1 September 1982 until 1 January 1986 and served as Chairman of the Education board of the Utrecht University from 10 September 1982 until 1 January 1986 and a distinguished professor of Climatology and Medical research at the State University of Limburg from 1 March 1990 until 1 September 1994.

Leendert Ginjaar was selected as Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate following the election of Frits Korthals Altes as President of the Senate, serving from 11 March 1997 until 14 September 1999.

In November 2002 Leendert Ginjaar announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the Senate election of 2003 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 10 June 2003.

Leendert Ginjaar was known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk.

Leendert Ginjaar continued to comment on political affairs until his death four months later at the age of 75.

Leendert Ginjaar's wife Nell was a politician who served as State Secretary for Education and Sciences from 5 November 1982 until 7 November 1989.