Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is a Dutch D66 politician. Brinkhorst was an Undersecretary of State of foreign affairs and a Minister of agriculture. Furthermore, he was the leader of the D66group in the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament. He was also a minister of economic affairs in the second Balkenende cabinet. Journalists gave him the nickname Brilly the kid.
LaurensJan Brinkhorst was born in the city of Zwolle. After getting his high school diploma he studied law at the University of Leiden . He got his MA in Public Law and Government at Columbia University in New York City. Afterwards he worked at Shearman amp Sterling in New York City. He married Jantien Heringa , daughter of Ewardus Heringa and wife Petronela Johanna Roskam . They are the parents of Marius Brinkhorst and the Dutch princess Laurentien Brinkhorst, who married Prince Constantijn in 2001.
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