Jan Peter Balkenende

Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands （2002-2010）

He studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he received a Master of Arts degree in history in 1980, a Master of Laws degree in Law in 1982, and finally a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Law in 1992.

Gerrit Zalm

Former Minister of Economic Affair

Former Deputy Prime Minster(2003-2007)

CEO of ABN AMRO

Zalm began a study in economics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, from which he graduated in 1975. In the same year he joined the Ministry of Finance. From 1983 he worked for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, where he eventually became a director. In 1988 he was appointed deputy director of the Centraal Planbureau, a state institution that, among other things, calculates the financial effects of government plans. In 1989 he became director of this institute. In that capacity Zalm had, although not formally a politician, a significant influence on politics. From 1990 he also gave lectures at the Vrije Universiteit.

WouterJacob Bos

Former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands(2007-2010)

In 1981, Bos started studying Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. In 1982 he also took up Economics. In 1988 he graduated cum laude in both subjects.

Werner Hans Peter Vogels

CTO and Vice President of Amazon

Vogels studied computer science at The Hague University of Applied Sciences finishing in June 1989. Vogels received a Ph.D. in computer science from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands supervised by Henri Bal and Andy Tanenbaum

Piet Hein Donner

Former Minister of Justice (2012-2018)

 Piet Hein Donner studied Law at the Free University of Amsterdam, obtaining a degree in 1974. During his study, he joined the student society L.A.N.X. in 1968.