Doeke Eisma | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 11 May 1971 – 20 September 1977 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 19 June 1981 – 23 July 1984 | |
In office 13 March 1973 – 2 October 1974 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 3 June 1986 – 17 May 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 30, 1939 Hague, Netherlands |
Died | December 29, 2023 Hague, Netherlands | (aged 83)
Political party | D66 |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
Occupation | Politician, sociologist |
Awards | Order of the Netherlands Lion |
Doeke Eisma (December 30, 1939 in The Hague – December 29, 2023)[1][2] was a Dutch politician and sociologist, who served as a Member of the European Parliament and a national parliamentarian.
Biography
[edit]He studied sociology at the University of Utrecht. In 1968, he joined Democrats 66. From June 1970 to June 1971, he was a councilor in the province of Gelderland.
From 1971 to 1977, he was a member of the Senate, the upper house of the States General of the Netherlands, from 1974 as the chairman of his party's faction.[1]
From 1973 to 1974, he served as a member of the European Parliament.[2] Later, he was employed in the public administration.[1]
From 1981 to 1984, he was again a member of the European Parliament,[2] and then a senior official at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Health, and Culture.
From 1986 to 1994, he held a seat in the House of Representatives, and then, until 1999, he again served as a member of the European Parliament.[2]
From 1999 to 2005, he was involved in lobbying activities in Brussels, focusing on environmental protection, and in 2006, he became the CEO of the GLOBE Europe institute.[1]
He was awarded the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1991).[1]