Jules Maaten - Career

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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