Atzo Nicolaï

Committees

• Foreign Affairs
• Defence
• European Affairs
• Finance
• Interparliamentary committee on the Dutch Language Union

Education

• Pre-university education (Gymnasiun Bèta), Montesorilyceum, Rotterdam, 1972-1980
• Political Science, VU University Amsterdam, 1980-1987
• Law ('doctoraal'), VU University, Amsterdam, 1982-1987

Career

• Assistent (later Head), Arts department, Ministry of Welfare, Health and Culture
• Interim manager (part-time) during the merger of the Council of Culture Management, the Arts Council, Media Council and the Advisory Council on Libraries and Information
• General Secretary, Dutch Arts Council
• Project leader (part-time) at the ministry of Education, Culture and Science
• General Secretary, Council for Culture, 1995-1998
• Member of the Dutch House of Representatives (VVD, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy), 1998-2002
• State Secetary for European Affairs, Balkenende I cabinet, 2002-2003
• State Secretary for European Affairs, Balkenende II cabinet, 2003-2006
• Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations, Bakenende III, cabinet, 2006-2007
• Member of the Dutch House of Representatives since 22 November 2006