Cees Veerman

Cees Veerman
Veerman in 2007
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality
In office
1 July 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byHimself
as Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Fisheries
Succeeded byGerda Verburg
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Fisheries
In office
22 July 2002 – 1 July 2003
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byLaurens Jan Brinkhorst
Succeeded byHimself
as Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Fisheries<
Member of the Social and
Economic Council
In office
1 January 1990 – 1 January 1993
ChairmanTheo Quené
Personal details
Born
Cornelis Pieter Veerman

(1949-03-08) 8 March 1949 (age 75)
Nieuw-Beijerland, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(since 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Historical Union
(until 1980)
Residence(s)Nieuw-Beijerland, Netherlands
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Wageningen University
(Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Farmer · Professor

Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman (born 8 March 1949) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.

Veerman applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in May 1967 majoring in Economics obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1969 working as a student researcher before obtaining a Master of Economics degree in July 1973. Veerman worked as an economics teacher in Delft from October 1971 until January 1976. Veerman served on the Municipal Council of Nieuw-Beijerland from May 1973 until June 1980 and on the Municipal Council of Korendijk from February 1986 until September 1991. Veerman worked as an associate professor of economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from January 1976 until September 1989. Veerman applied at the Wageningen University in April 1979 for a postgraduate education in Economics working as a researcher and got a doctorate as a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural economics in August 1983. Veerman worked as a distinguished professor of Agricultural economics at the Tilburg University from September 1989 until July 2002 and as a distinguished professor of Agricultural economics and Public administration at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from May 1990 until August 1997. Veerman also became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Ernst & Young, LEI Wageningen UR and the General Bank of the Netherlands) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Social and Economic Council). Veerman also served as Chairman of the Education board of the Wageningen University from 1 May 1997 until 22 July 2002.


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