Career
- 1978-1979: History student (Free University of Amsterdam)
- 1978-1979: Member of the Europe committee, JOVD (Youth Organisation for Freedom and Democracy)
- 1978-1979: Journalist, Amstelveens Nieuwsblad
- 1978-1980: Member and secretary, JOVD Amsterdam
- 1979-1980: Member and secretary, Committee on foreign policy, JOVD
- 1979-1981: Personal assistant, Second Chamber
- 1979-1985: Foundation course in international law (Free University of Amsterdam
- 1980-1984: International secretary, JOVD executive
- 1980-1985: Secretary, IDEALS (Liberal foundation for development cooperation)
- 1981-1983: Member of executive, International Federation of Liberal and Radical Youth (IFLRY)
- 1982-1984: Member of General Executive of the EC Youth Forum
- 1983-1986: Staff assistant, National Working Party on the UN International Youth Year, Amsterdam
- 1983-1989: Chairman of IFLRY
- 1985-1989: Member of executive of European Political Youth Council
- 1986-1991: Member of Amstelveen Municipal Council
- 1992-1999: Secretary-General, Liberal International, London
- 1999-2003: Treasurer of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (Brussels)
- 1999-2009: Member of the European Parliament in the liberal-democrat group (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)
- 2009-2010: Independent consultant on good governance issues
- 2010-now: Philippines Country Director for the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Manila)
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