July 2011
Mrs Kathleen Ferrier, the chair of our Board of Governors, is a member of
the House of Representatives for the political party CDA. Due to the
discussion in the House of Representatives about the future of the
institutions in the field of international education and research (which
includes the African Studies Centre) and her role as spokesperson, she felt
she had to step down as a member of the Board of Governors in order to
prevent a conflict of interests. The Board of Governors and the Management
Team very much regret this, but fully sympathise with Mrs Ferrier's
decision.
The Board of Governors will now start the procedure of finding a new
chairperson. Prof. Dr. J.B. Opschoor has been asked by the Board of
Governors to be the acting chair, which he accepted.
Current members
| Ms. B.E.A. Ambags |
Former ambassador to Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe |
| Ms. J. Groen |
Journalist with the Volkskrant |
|
A. Lenstra |
Former Vice President Unilever |
|
Prof. dr. J.B. Opschoor
(Acting Chair) |
Professor at the Institute of Social Studies and the Free University |
Left to right: Ms. J. Groen, A. Lenstra, Ms. B.E.A. Ambags,
Prof. dr. J.B. Opschoor, Ms. K.G. Ferrier
Former members
|
M.J. van den Berg |
Former member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic
Party; former director Novib |
|
Ms. K.G. Ferrier (Chair until 20 June 2011) |
Member of Parliament representing the CDA party |
|
Prof. Mr. P.H. Kooijmans |
Former International Court of Justice, The Hague; former Minister of Foreign
Affairs |
|
Ms. Prof (em.) dr. G. Lycklama à Nijeholt |
Former Member of the Senate of the States General; former professor at the
Institute of Social Studies |
|
Ms. M.M. Monteiro |
Director Hivos; former director Personal Services Overseas, The Hague |
| Ir. Ing. J.I.R. Roest |
Former director of Vlisco BV |
|
Prof. dr. A. de Ruijter |
Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tilburg |
|
Ms. E.M.A. Schmitz
|
Former judge, Zwolle Law Courts; former Deputy Minister of
Justice and Mayor of Haarlem |
|
E.W. Wits |
Former representative of Heineken for Africa, Amsterdam |
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