Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal party and historian.
14 Facts About Maxime Verhagen
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Maxime Verhagen worked as a political consultant and campaign manager for the Christian Democratic Appeal from February 1986 until July 1989.
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The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell exactly 3 years into its term and Maxime Verhagen took over as Minister for Development Cooperation taking office on 23 February 2010.
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Shortly after the election of 2010 Balkenende announced he was stepping down as Party Leader and Maxime Verhagen was anonymously selected as his successor on 9 June 2010.
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The Cabinet Rutte I fell 18 months into its term and shortly thereafter Maxime Verhagen unexpectedly announced his retirement and that he wouldn't stand for the election of 2012.
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Maxime Verhagen retired from active politics at 56 and became active in the private and public sectors as a corporate and non-profit director, and works as a trade association executive serving as Chairman of the Construction association since July 2013 and became a Member of the Social and Economic Council for the Industry and Employers confederation in October 2015.
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Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen was born on 14 September 1956 in Maastricht in the Netherlands Province of Limburg in a Roman Catholic family.
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Maxime Verhagen studied at Leiden University where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in History in 1986.
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Maxime Verhagen started working for the CDA and was elected to the city council of Oegstgeest, and then elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the European People's Party after the European Parliament election of 1989.
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Maxime Verhagen became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Balkenende IV serving from 22 February 2007 to 14 October 2010, while he served as Minister for Development Cooperation following the resignation from Bert Koenders.
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Maxime Verhagen replaced him as leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal parliamentary party.
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Maxime Verhagen resigned in November 2012, together with the rest of the cabinet.
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Maxime Verhagen had been paid by the Province of Limburg to negotiate with industrial company VDL Groep as an 'ambassador' of the Province of Limburg.
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Maxime Verhagen is married to Annemieke Beijlevelt since 1984 and has 2 sons and 1 daughter.