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Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende Jr. (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑm ˈpeːtər ˈbɑlkənˌɛndə] ⓘ or [-ˈbɑlkəˌʔɛndə]; born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 2010.
State visit. Met with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Queen Beatrix. Turkey: Samsun: November 17–18 South Korea: Busan: November 18–19 Attended the APEC summit. Japan: Tokyo: November 20–22 Official visit. Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Emperor Akihito. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur: December 13–14 Attended the Russia ...
The Third Balkenende cabinet was installed on 7 July 2006 and served as a caretaker government until the election of 2006 on 22 November 2006. After the election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) of incumbent Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende was the winner of the
Formateur Jan Peter Balkenende, 2006. On Donner's advice, Balkenende was appointed formateur on 4 July, after which Maria van der Hoeven negotiated on behalf of CDA. The negotiators quickly agreed on the number of ministerial posts per party: CDA 6, LPF 4 and VVD 4, with the ministerial post for Development Aid becoming a State Secretary.
The second Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 27 May 2003 until 7 July 2006. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) after the election of 2003.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with, H.E. Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
The Krokettenmotie (English: "croquettes motion") is a motion proposed in the municipal council of Amstelveen on 25 November 1993 by future Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende, who had served as a municipal councillor of Amstelveen for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) since 1982. [1]
General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 9 June 2010. This was triggered by the fall of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet on 20 February with Queen Beatrix accepting the resignation of the Labour Party (PvdA) ministers on 23 February. [1]