Pieter Duisenberg

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Pieter Duisenberg
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Duisenberg in 2015
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 September 2012 –7 September 2017
Personal details
Born
Pieter Jacob Duisenberg

(1967-06-02) 2 June 1967 (age 56)
Washington, DC, United States
NationalityDutch
American (until 2015)
Political party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
SpouseAnnemiek Duisenberg
Children3
Parent
Residence The Hague
Alma mater

Pieter Jacob Duisenberg (born 2 June 1967) is an American-born Dutch politician and businessman who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017 for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). [1] He resigned to become chairman of the Vereniging van Universiteiten per 1 October 2017. [2] He is the son of Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005), the first President of the European Central Bank.

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Education

Duisenberg was born in Washington, DC while his father was working at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After attending the Eerste Vrijzinnig-Christelijk Lyceum in The Hague from 1979 to 1985, he studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from 1990 to 1995, where he gained Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics degrees. He also studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1992 until 1994 and received a Master of Financial Economics degree.

Career

In his private career, Duisenberg worked for Shell, McKinsey & Company and Eneco. [3] In the 2012 general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives. He resigned in 2017 to become chairman of the Vereniging van Universiteiten. Duisenberg started serving as president of the Court of Audit in September 2023. [3]

Family

His grandfather is Lammert Duisenberg from Heerenveen; Pieter is the son of former President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Wim Duisenberg. His father was member of the Labour Party and served as Minister of Finance from 1973 until 1977, a member of the House of Representatives in 1977 and 1978 and President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands from 1982 until 1997 when he became President of the European Monetary Institute (EMI). [3]

Pieter Duisenberg is married to Annemiek Duisenberg and has Dutch citizenship. He held American citizenship by birth but renounced it in 2015. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) Zoon Wim Duisenberg op lijst VVD, Afke Schaart vertrekt, Trouw , 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "VVD'er Duisenberg wordt voorzitter universiteiten" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 De Horde, Cor (12 May 2024). "'Toon waardering voor Kamerleden die het noeste, controlerende werk doen'" ['Show appreciation for the members of parliament who are doing the diligent and monitoring work']. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tegendraads, maar goed met zijn tegenstanders" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad , 3 September 2017.


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