Herman Tjeenk Willink

His Excellency Herman Tjeenk Willink
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Vice President of the Council of State
In office 1 July 1997 – 1 February 2012
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Willem Scholten
Succeeded by	Piet Hein Donner
President of the Senate
In office 11 June 1991 – 11 March 1997
Preceded by	Piet Steenkamp
Succeeded by	Frits Korthals Altes
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office 23 June 1987 – 11 March 1997
Personal details
Born	Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (1942-01-23) 23 January 1942 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Jurist Judge Professor

Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink (born 23 January 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Tjeenk Willink served as a Member of the Senate from 23 June 1987 until 11 March 1997 and served as President of the Senate from 11 June 1991 until 11 March 1997. He resigned both positions when he was selected as the Vice President of the Council of State taking office on 1 July 1997 and therefore the most important advisor to Queen Beatrix during that time.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 1997)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands, 2012)
• Minister of State (Netherlands, 2012)
• Honorary Cross of the Order of the House of Orange (Netherlands, 2014)

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Mr. H.D. (Herman) Tjeenk Willink Parlement & Politiek
• (Dutch) Mr. H.D. Tjeenk Willink Rijksoverheid

Political offices
Preceded by Piet Steenkamp	President of the Senate 1991–1997	Succeeded by Frits Korthals Altes
Preceded by Willem Scholten	Vice President of the Council of State 1997–2012	Succeeded by Piet Hein Donner