What is Maxime Verhagen?
[[File:Maxime-Verhagen-CDA-DSC 0118 (crop).jpg|thumb|Maxime Verhagen]] '''Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen''' (born 14 September 1956, [[Maastricht]]) is a former [[Dutch people|Dutch]] politician of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA). Verhagen studied history at [[Leiden University]]. He was a member of the municipal council of [[Oegstgeest]] from 1989 to 1990,<ref>[https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/maxime-verhagen/ Maxime Verhagen], EenVandaag, 22 November 2011</ref> a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 1989 to 1994, a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] from 1994 to 2007 and in 2010, and also parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2006 and in 2010. From 2007 to 2010, he was foreign minister, in the [[Fourth Balkenende cabinet]]. He also was development cooperation minister in the same cabinet in 2010. From 2010 to 2012, he was both economics and agriculture minister, and deputy prime minister in the [[First Rutte cabinet]]. Verhagen was leading the CDA from 2010 to 2012. Since July 2013 he has been chairing Bouwend Nederland. Maxime Verhagen is married with three children, and a member of the [[Catholic Church]]. He lives in [[Voorburg]] (province of [[South Holland]]). == References == * [https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llptfcwl/m_j_m_maxime_verhagen Bio at Parlement.com] {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Verhagen, Maxime}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Christian Democratic Appeal politicians]] [[Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch businesspeople]] [[Category:Dutch councillors]] [[Category:Dutch historians]] [[Category:Dutch Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Ministers of foreign affairs of the Netherlands]] [[Category:MEPs for the Netherlands]] [[Category:Politicians from Maastricht]] [[Category:Writers from Limburg (Netherlands)]]