Jan Pronk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jan Pronk

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1940

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: politician, economist, diplomat, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jan Pronk

  • Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronk Jr.
  • (Dutch pronunciation: ['j?n 'pr?nk]; born 16 March 1940) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist. Pronk attended the Zandvliet Gymnasium in The Hague from June 1952 until July 1958 and applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in June 1958 majoring in Economics obtaining an Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1960 before graduating with an Master of Economics degree in July 1960.
  • Pronk worked as a researcher for the Rotterdam School of Economics from July 1960 until April 1966 and at the Netherlands Economic Institute from April 1966 until May 1971.
  • Pronk also was active as a political activist and was one of the leaders of the New Left movement in the Netherlands which aimed to steer the Labour Party more to the Left. Pronk was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971 serving as a frontbencher and the spokesperson for Development Cooperation and deputy spokesperson for Housing and Spatial Planning and Kingdom Relations.
  • Pronk was selected as a Member of the European Parliament and dual served in those positions, taking office on 13 March 1973.
  • After the election of 1972 Pronk was appointed as Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973.
  • The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity.
  • After the election of 1977 Pronk returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 8 June 1977 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of dualism customs in the constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a dual mandate he subsequently resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 8 September 1977.
  • The Cabinet Den Uyl was replaced by the Van Agt-Wiegel cabinet following the cabinet formation of 1977 on 19 December 1977.
  • Pronk subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after the resignation of Wijnie Jabaaij taking office on 16 January 1978 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Development Cooperation and deputy spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Kingdom Relations.
  • In July 1980 Pronk was nominated as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Assistant Secretary-General, taking office on 18 August 1980.
  • After the election of 1986 Pronk returned again as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Development Cooperation, Agriculture and Fisheries and deputy spokesperson for Housing and Spatial Planning.
  • After the election of 1989 Pronk was again appointed as Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989.
  • Pronk served as acting Minister of Defence from 6 February 1991 until 3 March 1991 during a medical leave of absence of Relus ter Beek.
  • After election of 1994 Pronk once again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994.
  • Following the cabinet formation of 1994 Pronk continued as Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet Kok I, taking office on 22 August 1994.
  • After election of 1998 Pronk again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 19 May 1998.
  • Following the cabinet formation of 1998 Pronk was appointed as Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998.
  • In October 2001 Pronk announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 2002.
  • The Cabinet Kok II resigned on 16 April 2002 following the conclusions of the NIOD report into the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity.
  • The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I following the cabinet formation of 2002 on 22 July 2002.
  • In August 2002 Pronk was appointed as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Earth Summit 2002 serving from 1 September 2002 until 31 December 2002.
  • Pronk also served as a distinguished professor of International Development at the International Institute of Social Studies from 1 January 2003 until 1 July 2010.
  • In June 2004 he was nominated as the first Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Mission in Sudan serving 1 July 2004 until 10 December 2006.
  • Pronk retired after spending 35 years in national politics and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Green Cross International, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, Institute of International Relations Clingendael, Dutch Council for Refugees, Interdenominational Peace Council, Transnational Institute, Parliamentary Documentation Center and the International Institute of Social History) and as an advocate, lobbyist and activist for Human rights, Humanitarianism, Anti-war movement, Democracy, Social justice and European integration. Pronk is known for his abilities as a debater and negotiator.
  • Pronk continues to comment on political affairs as of 2019 and holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister for Development Cooperation with 13 years, 318 days and the fourth longest-serving government minister after World War II with 17 years, 330 days.

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