Hans van Mierlo Foundation


The Mr. Hans van Mierlo Foundation is a Dutch policy institute linked to the Democrats 66 party. The foundation is named after journalist and politician Hans van Mierlo, the co-founder of the Democrats 66. The institute was formed in 1972 as the and was renamed the in 2003. On 7 May 2011 the institute was renamed again in honor of co-founder Hans van Mierlo, who had died on 11 March 2010.
The organisation is a member of the European Liberal Forum, a think-tank affiliated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party and the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament.