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Hans van Baalen

1960 - 2021

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Johannes Cornelis "Hans" van Baalen (17 June 1960 – 29 April 2021) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. He also was President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party from 21 November 2015 until his death. Van Baalen, a jurist and management consultant by occupation, worked for Deloitte as Director of Public relations from his graduation in 1988 until 1999. He became a Member of the House of Representatives on 28 September 1999 serving until 23 May 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans van Baalen is the 17,572nd most popular politician (down from 16,925th in 2024), the 1,032nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 990th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans van Baalen ranks 17,572 out of 19,576. Before him are Cristóbal Montoro, Sergey Menyaylo, Vincenzo Sospiri, Anuradha Koirala, George Barnes, and Govan Mbeki. After him are David Paterson, Khil Raj Regmi, Laura Boldrini, Zambiya, Rick Santorum, and Jimmie Åkesson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Hans van Baalen ranks 608. Before him are Loren Legarda, Stéphane Freiss, Joe Simpson, Leroy Chiao, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, and Sergey Menyaylo. After him are Anoushka, Scott McCloud, Chen Min'er, Mirwais, Luis Gabelo Conejo, and Frédéric Pierrot. Among people deceased in 2021, Hans van Baalen ranks 642. Before him are Bernd Nickel, Walter Smith, Carl Levin, Sylvain Sylvain, Cara Williams, and Trevor Moore. After him are Johnny Isakson, Pete George, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Gillian Sheen, C. J. Hunter, and Richard Lerner.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hans van Baalen ranks 1,032 out of 1,646. Before him are Hans van Helden (1948), Marco Borsato (1966), Tom Six (1973), Giedo van der Garde (1985), Peter Houtman (1957), and Gert-Jan Theunisse (1963). After him are Ronald Plasterk (1957), Rudolf Koelman (1959), Jan Tops (1961), Teun Koopmeiners (1998), Trijntje Oosterhuis (1973), and Johan de Kock (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Hans van Baalen ranks 130. Before him are Johan van Hulst (1911), Dick Quax (1948), Wopke Hoekstra (1975), Maxime Verhagen (1956), Rita Verdonk (1955), and Anky van Grunsven (1968). After him are Ronald Plasterk (1957), Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Kajsa Ollongren (1967), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), Bert Koenders (1958), and Leo Peelen (1968).

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