Doeke Eisma

Doeke Eisma
Member of the Senate
In office
11 May 1971 – 20 September 1977
Member of the European Parliament
In office
19 June 1981 – 23 July 1984
In office
13 March 1973 – 2 October 1974
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
3 June 1986 – 17 May 1994
Personal details
BornDecember 30, 1939
Hague, Netherlands
DiedDecember 29, 2023(2023-12-29) (aged 83)
Hague, Netherlands
Political partyD66
Alma materUniversity of Utrecht
OccupationPolitician, sociologist
AwardsOrder of the Netherlands Lion

Doeke Eisma (December 30, 1939 in The Hague – December 29, 2023)[1][2] was a Dutch politician and sociologist, who served as a Member of the European Parliament and a national parliamentarian.

Biography

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He studied sociology at the University of Utrecht. In 1968, he joined Democrats 66. From June 1970 to June 1971, he was a councilor in the province of Gelderland.

From 1971 to 1977, he was a member of the Senate, the upper house of the States General of the Netherlands, from 1974 as the chairman of his party's faction.[1]

From 1973 to 1974, he served as a member of the European Parliament.[2] Later, he was employed in the public administration.[1]

From 1981 to 1984, he was again a member of the European Parliament,[2] and then a senior official at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Health, and Culture.

From 1986 to 1994, he held a seat in the House of Representatives, and then, until 1999, he again served as a member of the European Parliament.[2]

From 1999 to 2005, he was involved in lobbying activities in Brussels, focusing on environmental protection, and in 2006, he became the CEO of the GLOBE Europe institute.[1]

He was awarded the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1991).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Drs. D. (Doeke) Eisma – Parlement & Politiek". parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ a b c d ""Czwarta kadencja Parlamentu | Doeke EISMA | Posłowie do PE | Parlament Europejski"". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-02-16.