Lambert van Nistelrooij

Lambert van Nistelrooij (born 5 March 1953 in Nuland, North Brabant) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

* Studied social geography at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (1979, cum laude)
* Worked for the Tilburg Urban Region (1979-1983)
* Policy adviser, province of Gelderland (1983-1988)
* Department head for management training and organisational development, North Brabant Christian Farmers Union (1987-1991)
* Member of the North Brabant Provincial Executive for public health, a comprehensive policy for the elderly, housing, urban renewal and internationalisation (1991-2003)
* Committee chairman and vice-chairman, Assembly of European Regions (1992-2003)
* Member of a delegation and rapporteur, Committee of the Regions (1995-2003)
* Has held various offices in the Regional Assembly of the Council of Europe (1995-2003)
* Chairman of various social welfare organisations
* Chairman of Alive
* Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau
* President of the Association of European Border Regions (www.aebr.org)(2005 to present)
* Member of the ERRIN advisory board (2005 to present)

External links

* [http://www.lambertvannistelrooij.nl Official website]
* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28165 European Parliament biography]
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