Ernst Hirsch Ballin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Occupation	Jurist
Date Of Birth	Dec 15, 1950(1950-12-15)
Age	74
Birthplace	Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	North Holland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ernst Hirsch Ballin Biography

Ernst Hirsch Ballin is one of the most popular and richest Jurist who was born on December 15, 1950 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin (born 15 December 1950) is a retired Dutch politician in the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party as well as a jurist.

Between 7 November 1989 until 7 November 1989 until the 27 May of 1994 Hirsch Ballin was Secretary of Justice and Minister of Suriname as well as Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet of Lubbers III. In 1994, he announced his resignation after a storm concerning his involvement in the Dutch Criminal Investigation Department.

During this period he was also professor of legislative issues at the Tilburg University. In 1995 he was appointed professor of international law at the same university and later became Member of the Senate. He was elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005. In 2000 Hirsch Ballin was appointed to the Dutch Council of State and he resigned as a Member of the Senate.

After the Cabinet Kok I with a coalition of the Dutch Labour Party, People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and Democrats 66 came to power the Christian Democratic Appeal was pushed to the opposition and Hirsch Ballin became a Member of the House of Representatives a post he held until 1995.

The class was completed in the year 1974 and earned an Master of Laws degree. He earned an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1979 for his dissertation in public law and policy that focused on the important issues pertaining to activities that is the work of the Advisory Council on Government Policy (WRR).

Ernst Hirsch Ballin Net Worth

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

Hirsch Ballin enrolled to The University of Amsterdam in June 1969 to study Law and earning a Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1971. He also worked as student researcher prior to finishing with a Master of Laws degree in July

1975. He then received an honorary doctorate in the form of a Doctor of Law in May 1979. Hirsch Ballin was an official in the civil service department of Public Law of the Ministry of Justice until August 1977 to May 1981. Hirsch Ballin was employed as an associate professor in the field of Constitutional law as well as Administrative Law at Tilburg University between May 1981 and November 1989.

Hirsch Ballin worked as a researcher associate in the field of constitutional law from the University of Amsterdam from 1974 until 1977. He later became an official in the legal department of the Ministry of Justice. In 1981, he was appointed professor of administrative and constitutional legal in Tilburg University.

After the election of 1989 Hirsch Ballin was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin was also appointed as Minister for Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs, taking office on 14 November 1989. Hirsch Ballin served as acting Minister of the Interior from 10 January 1994 until 18 January 1994 following the death of Ien Dales. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1994, taking office on 17 May 1994. On 27 May 1994 Hirsch Ballin and Minister of the Interior Ed van Thijn resigned following the conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry report into illegal interrogation techniques used by the police. Hirsch Ballin also served again as a professor of International law at the Tilburg University from 1 July 1994 until 22 September 2006 and also as a professor of Jurisprudence at the Tilburg University from 1 September 1996 until 22 September 2006. Hirsch Ballin was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1995, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 1 June 1995 and was installed as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 13 June 1995. In October 2000 Hirsch Ballin was nominated as Member of the Council of State, he resigned as a Member of the Senate the same day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 November 2000. Hirsch Ballin was appointed again as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende III following the resignation of Piet Hein Donner, taking office on 22 September 2006. Shortly thereafter Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2006. Following the cabinet formation of 2006 Hirsch Ballin continued as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Balkenende IV, taking office on 22 February 2007. The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell on 20 February 2010 after tensions in the coalition over the extension of the Dutch involvement in the Task Force Urozgan of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity with Hirsch Ballin continuing as Minister of Justice and also took over as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, taking office on 23 February 2010. In April 2010 Hirsch Ballin announced that he would not stand for the election of 2010. Following the cabinet formation of 2010 Hirsch Ballin was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Balkenende IV was replaced by the Cabinet Rutte I on 14 October 2010.

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Top Facts about Ernst Hirsch Ballin

1. Ernst Hirsch Ballin is a Dutch politician and jurist.
2. He was born on December 15, 1950 in Amsterdam.
3. Ballin served as Minister of Justice twice (1989-1994, 2006-2010).
4. He was also a member of the Dutch parliament for over two decades.
5. Ballin is known for his conservative views on law and order.
6. He has written extensively on constitutional law and human rights.
7. In 2011, he became a professor of law at Tilburg University.
8. Ballin has received numerous awards for his contributions to legal scholarship.
9. He is married with three children.
10. Despite retiring from politics in 2010, he remains an influential figure in Dutch society and academia.