Ad Melkert

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ad Melkert
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1956(1956-02-12)
Age	68
Birthplace	Gouda
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birth City	Gouda
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ad Melkert Biography

Ad Melkert is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 12, 1956 in Gouda, Gouda, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus “Ad” Melkert (Dutch: [ˈɑt ˈmɛlkərt] ( listen ) ; born 12 February 1956) is a Dutch politician, diplomat, lobbyist, and activist of the Labour Party (PvdA) who served as the leader of the PvdA from 2001 to

2002. He is currently a member of the Council of State and the Social and Economic Council.

After the 1989 elections he took the post of financial spokesperson of the PvdA, becoming the party’s primary spokesperson in the debates on the national budget. Between 1990 and 1994 he was vice-chairman of the parliament’s committee on finance.

In 1996 Melkert was elected into the House of Representatives. In the early years, he was the party’s spokesperson on foreign affairs, development cooperation and environmental affairs.

Following the 1998 general elections in which Melkert was the PvdA’s fifth ranking candidate, he became leader of the PvdA in parliament. He also served as chair of the parliament’s committee on Information and Security Services. During his period as chairman, the party discipline tightened. The PvdA’s image appeared arrogant. A conflict situation between Melkert and Rob van Gijzel, a popular PvdA MP, regarding the post of spokesperson on fraud in the construction sector, resulted in Van Gijzel leaving parliament. Despite concerns regarding Melkert’s policy of marginalising and isolating the Socialist Party, he was seen as a competent politician, and was designated to succeed prime minister, Wim Kok, who officially retired as leader of the PvdA in 2001.

In 1981 he became general secretary of the youth forum of the European Community in Brussels. In this capacity he attended an illegal youth conference in Chile, then ruled by Pinochet. Meanwhile, tensions within the PPR had escalated. Melkert was a member of the so-called, ‘Blues’ or ‘Godebald’ group of radicals, which favoured closer cooperation with the social-democrat Labour Party (PvdA) and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party. The conflict came to an end in 1981. The ‘Reds’, who favoured closer cooperation with the left-wing socialist Pacifist Socialist Party (PSP) party and the communist Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) party, and the ‘Greens’, who favoured an independent Green Party, joined forces. Many ‘Blues’, including Melkert, left the PPR for the PvdA. In 1984 he became director of international affairs at Oxfam Novib, the Dutch branch of Oxfam, and moved to The Hague. He also became a member of the board of the local PvdA branch. In 1986 he published a book on international development in the Netherlands titled: The Next Minister: Development Cooperation with the Cabinet, 1965 – 19?

Ad Melkert Net Worth

Ad Melkert is one of the richest Politician from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ad Melkert 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus Melkert was born into a Roman Catholic middle-class family in Gouderak, a small village situated in the province of South Holland. His father was a barber. Melkert attended a Roman Catholic primary school in Moordrecht until 1968, after which he continued his studies at the Coornhert Gymnasium in Gouda, a state school specialising in the arts. In the final year of his secondary education, he worked for a greengrocer at the local market. Melkert graduated in 1974 and went on to study political science at the University of Amsterdam. During this period he became active within the radical left-wing Christian Political Party of Radicals (PPR) party and served as a member of the board of the youth organisation of the PPR between 1978 and

1980. He went on to become a member of the general board of the Dutch branch of the European Movement, the chairperson of the Council of European National Youth Committees and the chairperson of the Dutch Platform for International Youth Work. In 1979 he was elected into the party board of the PPR, and was 3rd candidate on the PPR’s list for the 1979 European Parliament elections. He graduated in 1981 and received the Dutch Society for International Relations prize for best Master’s thesis of 1981, the subject of which dealt with the foreign policy of the Den Uyl cabinet.

Born in Gouda, Melkert attended the Coornhert Gymnasium before studying Political Science at the University of Amsterdam from 1975 to 1981. During the 1980s he was a political activist for the youth forum of the European Community in Brussels and worked for the charity Oxfam Novib. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 as a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in 1994 as a member of the first cabinet of Prime Minister Wim Kok. His term as minister largely focused on reducing unemployment. Melkert returned to the House of Representatives after the 1998 elections, becoming parliamentary leader for the PvdA.

In 1994 Melkert became the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the first cabinet of prime minister, Wim Kok. He held responsibility for one of its main goals, which, in the words of those who shaped the cabinet was: Employment, Employment, Employment. As minister, Melkert was known for his work ethic. Each Friday he would fill a postman’s cart, which he had bought specifically for that purpose, with dossiers. Upon his return to work the following Monday all the dossiers would have been read. His work ethic was also noticeable in the vast amount of policies and laws he initiated during his tenure as minister.

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Who is Ad Melkert Dating?

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In October 2002, Melkert resigned as a member of the House of Representatives after his appointment as an Executive Director of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. He resigned from both organisations in 2006 and became an Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme until 2009. He was made Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq under Ban Ki-moon from 2009 to

2011. He left the field of international politics after a failed candidacy for Director-General of the International Labour Organization.

Facts & Trivia

Ad Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Ad Melkert celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

Top Facts about Ad Melkert

1. Ad Melkert is a Dutch politician and diplomat.
2. He served as the leader of the Dutch Labour Party.
3. Melkert was also a member of the European Parliament.
4. He worked for the United Nations in various roles.
5. Melkert was involved in peacekeeping efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
6. He holds degrees from both Erasmus University Rotterdam and Harvard University.
7. Melkert has been criticized for his handling of political campaigns.
8. He currently serves as a professor at Columbia University in New York City.
9. Melkert is married with two children.
10. His net worth is estimated to be around $1 million USD.