Herman Tjeenk Willink

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Dutch politician (born 1942)

His Excellency Herman Tjeenk Willink
Tjeenk Willink in 1985
Vice-President of the Council of State
In office 1 July 1997 – 1 February 2012
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Willem Scholten
Succeeded by	Piet Hein Donner
President of the Senate
In office 11 June 1991 – 11 March 1997
Preceded by	Piet Steenkamp
Succeeded by	Frits Korthals Altes
Member of the Senate
In office 23 June 1987 – 11 March 1997
Personal details
Born	Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (1942-01-23) 23 January 1942 (age 83) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Party	Labour Party (since 1966)
Residence(s)	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (LL.B., LL.M)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Judge · Professor

Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (born 23 January 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.

Tjeenk Willink served as a Member of the Senate from 23 June 1987 until 11 March 1997 and served as President of the Senate from 11 June 1991 until 11 March 1997. He resigned both positions when he was selected as the Vice-President of the Council of State taking office on 1 July 1997 and therefore the most important advisor to Queen Beatrix during that time.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 February 2012	Elevated from Knight (15 March 1997)
	Honorary Medal for Initiative and Ingenuity of the Order of the House of Orange	Netherlands	9 December 2014	[1]
Honorific Titles
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	21 December 2012	Style of Excellency[2]

Honorary degrees

Honorary degrees
University	Field	Country	Date	Comment
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Social science	Netherlands	1997
University of Amsterdam	Political science	Netherlands	2007

References

1. ^ Koninklijk Huis verleent Tjeenk Willink eretitel - website nu.nl
2. ^ "Benoeming ministers van Staat" (in Dutch). Rijksoverheid. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.

External links

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Official

• (in Dutch) Mr.Dr. H.D. (Herman) Tjeenk Willink Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Mr.Dr. H.D. Tjeenk Willink (PvdA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Piet Steenkamp	President of the Senate 1991–1997	Succeeded by Frits Korthals Altes
Preceded by Willem Scholten	Vice-President of the Council of State 1997–2012	Succeeded by Piet Hein Donner
Other offices
Preceded by	Informateur 2021	Incumbent