Alexander Rinnooy Kan
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Alexander Hendrik George Rinnooy Kan (born 5 October 1949) is a Dutch politician, businessman and mathematician who served as Chairman of the Social and Economic Council from 2006 to 2012. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he was a member of the Senate from 2015 to 2019 and is a distinguished professor of Economics and Business Studies at the University of Amsterdam since 1 September 2012. He has also been president of the supervisory board of EYE Film Institute Netherlands since 2008 and of Museum Boerhaave since 2018.
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Alexander Rinnooy Kan | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2019 | |
Chairman of the Social and Economic Council | |
In office 1 April 2006 – 1 September 2012 | |
Preceded by | Herman Wijffels |
Succeeded by | Wiebe Draijer |
Member of the Social and Economic Council | |
In office 1 January 1991 – 1 August 1996 | |
Chairman | Theo Quené Klaas de Vries |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander Hendrik George Rinnooy Kan (1949-10-05) 5 October 1949 (age 74) Scheveningen, Netherlands |
Political party | Democrats 66 (since 1980) |
Residence(s) | Aerdenhout, Netherlands |
Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (BSc, PhD) Leiden University (MSc) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Mathematician · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Trade association executive · Author · Professor |
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