Maxime Verhagen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maxime Verhagen
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 14, 1956(1956-09-14)
Age	68
Birthplace	Maastricht
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Virgo

Maxime Verhagen Biography

Maxime Verhagen is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 14, 1956 in Maastricht, Netherlands. Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen, a Roman Catholic child, was born in Maastricht, Netherlands Province of Limburg on 14 September 1956. He attended Leiden University and received a Master of Arts in History degree in 1986. Verhagen was briefly associated with left-wing radicalism and liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) during college. In 1976, he joined the CDA.

After the 1989 European Parliamentary elections, Verhagen was elected Member of the European Parliament. He took office on 25th July 1989. After the 1994 election, Verhagen was elected a member of the House of Representatives. He took office on 17 mai 1994. Verhagen later resigned from the European Parliament as a Member on 19 July 1994. The Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal, and Parliamentary leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in House of Representatives Jan Peter Balkenende was elected Prime Minister in Cabinet Balkenende I. Verhagen was then selected to succeed him as Parliamentary leader in House of Representatives. He took office on 11th July 2002. Balkenende was elected Parliamentary leader again on 30 January 2003, but he was reelected Prime Minister in Cabinet Balkenende II. Verhagen took over as Parliamentary Leader on 21 May 2003. Balkenende was elected as Parliamentary leader again on 30 November 2006. However, he resigned and Verhagen took office as the Parliamentary leader. Verhagen was elected Minister of Foreign Affairs in Cabinet Balkenende IV on 22 February 2007. After tensions within the coalition over the extension by the Dutch participation in Task Force Urozgan (ISAF) in Afghanistan, Verhagen was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Balkenende IV. He remained in demissionary status with Verhagen serving as Minister of Development Cooperation and continuing to be Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Verhagen started working for the CDA and was elected to the city council of Oegstgeest, and then elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the European People’s Party after the European Parliament election of 1989. After the general election of 1994, he was elected to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands. On 11 July 2002 he became CDA parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. After became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Balkenende cabinet in 2007, he was succeeded in that position by Pieter van Geel. After the resignation of the Labour Party ministers, he became interim Minister for Development Cooperation.

He became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Balkenende IV serving from 22 February 2007 to 14 October 2010, while he also served as Minister for Development Cooperation following the resignation from Bert Koenders. As such, at the request of gay rights groups, Verhagen called upon the Nuncio to the Netherlands, Monsignor François Bacqué, to respond to accusations that the Roman Catholic Church opposed homosexual rights. He later expressed concern at the lifting of the excommunication of controversial bishop Richard Williamson, a member of the Society of Saint Pius X.

Annemieke Beijlevelt, Verhagen’s wife since 1984, has 2 sons (and 1 daughter). They reside in Voorburg.

Maxime Verhagen Net Worth

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

Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen, Dutch pronunciation: [ma’ksim Zak Mar’sel v@r’ha:g@n]; born 14 September 1956), is a retired Dutch politician. He is also a historian. He is a member the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Verhagen was educated at Sint-Maartenscollege, Maastricht, from June 1969 to June 1975. He then applied at Leiden University in May 1975. He majored in Modern history. In July 1977, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. After that, he worked as a student researcher and graduated with a Master of Arts in July 1986. Verhagen was a member of the Municipal Council of Oegstgeest between May 1982 and July 1989. He also worked as a consultant for the Christian Democratic Appeal, from February 1986 to July 1989.

When the Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal and Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Jan Peter Balkenende became Prime Minister Verhagen succeed him as the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 11 July 2002. During the Cabinets Balkenende I, II en III Verhagen became the unofficial Deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal.

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