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The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given.
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Birth: | 7th May, 1956 |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Profession: | Politician, Professor |
Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende, Jr. was born in Biezelinge, Netherlands. He is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002-2010. He earned an MA degree in history from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam in 1980. He earned a LLM degree from Vrije Universiteit in 1982. He received his PhD in Law from Free University of Amsterdam in 1992. He served as a professor of Christian theology at the VU University Amsterdam in 1993.
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