Johannes (Hans) Blokland (born 5 March 1943) is a Dutch former politician who was a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the ChristianUnion, former treasurer of the Independence and Democracy group, and former vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
He is also a former member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a former substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a former member of the delegation to the EUâÂÂArmenia, EUâÂÂAzerbaijan and EUâÂÂGeorgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, a former member of the delegation to the EUâÂÂKazakhstan, EUâÂÂKyrgyzstan and EUâÂÂUzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia, and a former substitute for the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.
Education
Career
- Researcher, Netherlands Economic Institute (1969âÂÂ1976)
- Lecturer, Erasmus University (1971âÂÂ1988)
- Head of the planning department, National Land Use Planning Agency (1976âÂÂ1980)
- Head of the research department, Central Statistical Office (1980âÂÂ1982)
- Member of the Advisory Committee on Foreigners, Ministry of Justice (1987âÂÂ2000)
- Vice-Chairman of the GPV local party (1973âÂÂ1974)
- Member of the executive, GPV provincial party (1976âÂÂ1977)
- provincial chairman, GPV (1977âÂÂ1981)
- Member of the GPV administrative committee (1978âÂÂ1984)
- Chairman of the GPV (1984âÂÂ1994)
- Member of the Capelle aan den IJssel Municipal Council (1974âÂÂ1994)
- Alderman of Capelle aan den IJssel (1982âÂÂ1986)
- Member of the South Holland Provincial Council (1982âÂÂ1995)
- Member of the European Parliament (1994âÂÂ2009)
- Co-Chairman of the EDN Group (1997âÂÂ1999)
- Co-Chairman of the EDD Group (1999âÂÂ2004)
- Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the IND/DEM Group (?âÂÂ2009)
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