Dirk Uipko Stikker was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP),co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands.
Democrats 66 is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands,which is positioned in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer is a Dutch retired politician,jurist and diplomat who served as the eleventh Secretary General of NATO from January 2004 to August 2009. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),which he led from March 1997 to October 2001,he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2002 until December 2003 under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
Akzo Nobel N.V.,stylised as AkzoNobel,is a Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide. Headquartered in Amsterdam,the company has activities in more than 150 countries. AkzoNobel is the world's third-largest paint manufacturer by revenue after Sherwin-Williams and PPG Industries.
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo was a Dutch politician and journalist who co-founded Democrats 66 (D66).
Thomas Carolus de Graaf is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. He is the Vice-President of the Council of State since 1 November 2018.
Alexander Pechtold is a retired Dutch politician and art historian. He is a member of Democrats 66.
Johannes Franciscus "Hans" Hoogervorst is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist. He is the former chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from 1 July 2011 through 30 June 2021.
Antony Burgmans is a Dutch businessman. Formerly non-executive chairman of Unilever,he is currently chairman of paint company AkzoNobel.
The first Kok cabinet,also called the first Purple cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. The cabinet was formed by the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA),the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),and the social-liberal Democrats 66 after the election of 1994. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Wim Kok serving as Prime Minister. Prominent Liberal politician Hans Dijkstal served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior,while Progressive-Liberal Leader Hans van Mierlo served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Johannes Petrus Adrianus "Hans" Gruijters was a Dutch politician and co-founder of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and journalist.
Else "Els" Borst-Eilers was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and physician. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.
Maarten Albert van den Bergh is a Dutch businessman.
Atzo Nicolaï was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
Cees Maas is a former chief financial officer and vice chairman of the executive board for ING Group. He has been with the company since 1992 and became CFO in 1996. He graduated from Erasmus University Rotterdam with a degree in physical engineering and a master's degree in economics.
Roger Henri Ludovic Maria van Boxtel is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and businessman.
Henri Johan "Hans" de Koster was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
Menno Snel is a Dutch politician. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party,he served as State Secretary for Finance from 26 October 2017 until his resignation on 18 December 2019.
Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief is a Dutch civil servant,economist,and politician,currently serving as a member of parliament for the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66). He previously served as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries in the Fourth Rutte cabinet.
Teunis Steven Schuurman is a Dutch technology and media entrepreneur,best known for co-founding and being the first CEO of Elastic,a data search and analytics company listed at the NYSE (ESTC). After stepping down as CEO of Elastic in 2017,he started to work towards dedicating his time and resources exclusively to philanthropy. He is also the co-founder of Atlantis Entertainment,SpringSource and the founder of the non-profit organisations the Dreamery Foundation and FutureNL.
