Gijs de Vries
Gijs de Vries (born February 22, 1956 in New York ) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Life
De Vries was a member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1998 and Deputy Interior Minister of the Netherlands from 1998 to 2002. On March 25, 2004, he became the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator . As such, he worked under Javier Solana in the field of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters ; this is one of the three pillars of the European Union . According to Solana, his area of responsibility essentially consisted of the rationalization, organization and coordination of the anti-terrorism measures of the European Union and its members. His term of office ended in March 2007.
Offices
predecessor | Office | successor |
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EU anti-terror coordinator 2004–2007 |
Gilles de Kerchove |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet, Carolin Rüger (2015) The foreign policy of the EU ; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG; Page 320.
Web links
- Entry on Gijs de Vries in the Members' database of the European Parliament
- Personal description on nato.int
- BBC article
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vries, Gijs de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician (VVD), MEP |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |