Career
- 1971-1975: Geography teacher, senior secondary and pre-university education
- 1980-1992: Local government official, Rotterdam City Council
- 1968-1991: Has held office at national level in the PSP (Pacifist Socialist Party) (Vice-chairman of the Chairman of elected representatives' section, editor of party magazine)
- 1992-1995: Member of executive and Vice-Chairman of the GroenLinks
- since 1999: Member of Socialist Party executive
- 1975-1978: Member of Amsterdam City Council
- 1998-2002: Member of the Delfshaven District Council
- 1982-1995: Member of the South Holland Provincial Council
- since 1999: Member of the European Parliament
- 1961-1969: Member of executive, Socialist Youth and Student Organisations
- 1990-1993: Member of executive, Citizenship Foundation
- 1995-1998: Chairman of the Spangen (Rotterdam) Residents' Association
- 1995-1999: Chairman of the Stichting Ontwikkelbank Centrum (Foundation for the Promotion of Central Rotterdam)
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)
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