Hans Blokland (politician)
Johannes Blokland is a Dutch former politician who was a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the ChristianUnion, former treasurer of the Independence and Democracy group, and former vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
He is also a former member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a former substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, a former member of the delegation to the EU–Armenia, EU–Azerbaijan and EU–Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, a former member of the delegation to the EU–Kazakhstan, EU–Kyrgyzstan and EU–Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia, and a former substitute for the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.
Education
Career
- Researcher, Netherlands Economic Institute
- Lecturer, Erasmus University
- Head of the planning department, National Land Use Planning Agency
- Head of the research department, Central Statistical Office
- Member of the Advisory Committee on Foreigners, Ministry of Justice
- Vice-Chairman of the GPV local party
- Member of the executive, GPV provincial party
- provincial chairman, GPV
- Member of the GPV administrative committee
- Chairman of the GPV
- Member of the Capelle aan den IJssel Municipal Council
- Alderman of Capelle aan den IJssel
- Member of the South Holland Provincial Council
- Member of the European Parliament
- Co-Chairman of the EDN Group
- Co-Chairman of the EDD Group
- Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of the IND/DEM Group