Job Cohen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Job Cohen

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1947

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: politician, jurist, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Job Cohen

  • Marius Job Cohen (Dutch pronunciation: ['ma?rij?s 'j?p ko?'??n]; born 18 October 1947) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist.Cohen worked as researcher at the Leiden University from September 1971 until September 1981 and at the State University of Limburg from September 1981 until September 1983.
  • Cohen worked as a professor of Jurisprudence at the State University of Limburg from September 1983 until June 1993.
  • He also served as Rector Magnificus of the State University of Limburg from January 1991 until June 1993.
  • Cohen was appointed as State Secretary for Education and Sciences in the Cabinet Lubbers III following the resignation of Roel in 't Veld, taking office on 9 June 1993.
  • In February 1994 Cohen announced that she would not stand for the election of 1994.
  • Following the cabinet formation of 1994 Cohen per his own request asked not to be considered for a cabinet post in the new cabinet as his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
  • The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I on 22 August 1994.
  • Cohen returned to the public sector and served as a professor of Jurisprudence at the State University of Limburg and as the Rector Magnificus of the State University of Limburg from January 1995 until August 1998.
  • Cohen was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1995, taking office on 13 June 1995.
  • Cohen was selected as Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the Senate following the resignation of Joop van den Berg, taking office on 1 August 1996. After the election of 1998 Cohen was appointed as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998.
  • In December 2000 Cohen was nominated as Mayor of Amsterdam, he resigned as State Secretary on 1 January 2001 and was installed as Mayor, taking office on 15 January 2001.
  • In March 2010 the Leader of the Labour Party Wouter Bos unexpectedly announced his retirement from national politics and approached Cohen to seek the leadership for the election of 2010.
  • Cohen accepted and resigned as Mayor of Amsterdam on 12 March 2010 and was unopposed in his candidacy and was elected as Leader and became the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the Labour Party for the election on 25 April 2010.
  • Following the election the Labour Party suffered a small loss, losing 3 seats and now had 30 seats in the House of Representatives but retained its place as the second largest party.
  • Cohen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives and became the Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 June 2010.
  • In February 2012 following increasing criticism on his performance as Opposition leader Cohen announced his retirement from national politics and that he was stepping down Leader and Parliamentary leader.
  • Cohen stepped down on 12 February 2012 but retained his seat in the House of Representatives and continued to serve as a backbencher until his resignation on 29 February 2012.Cohen retired from active politics and returned to the public sector and occupies numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Ronald McDonald House Charities, Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Dutch Voluntary Euthanasia association and the Anne Frank House) and as an trade association executive for the Social Welfare and Unemployment providers association (Cedris) and the Copyright and Patent association (VOICE) and serves on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Project X Haren Commission, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP and the World War II reparations Commission) and as an advocate and lobbyist for social integration, social security and voluntary euthanasia.
  • Cohen also served as a distinguished professor of Constitutional law and Governmental studies at the Leiden University holding the Thorbecke Chair from 1 April 2014 until 1 January 2019.Cohen is known for his abilities as a consensus builder and mediator and continues to comment on political affairs.

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