Yvonne Timmerman-Buck
Yvonne Timmerman in 2005
Member of the Council of State
Assumed office
1 November 2009
Vice President
See list
President of the Senate
In office
17 June 2003 – 6 October 2009
Preceded byGerrit Braks
Succeeded byRené van der Linden
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office
2 October 2001 – 17 June 2003
Preceded byGerrit Braks
Succeeded byJos Werner
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Member of the Senate
In office
8 July 1999 – 1 November 2009
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Yvonne Elisabeth Marie Antoinette Buck

(1956-07-26) 26 July 1956
Kerkrade, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Maximiliaan Timmerman
​
​
(m. 1981)​
Children3 children
Parent
Residence(s)The Hague, Netherlands
Alma materTilburg University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Media administrator · Academic administrator

Yvonne Elisabeth Marie Antoinette Timmerman-Buck (born 26 July 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. She has been a Member of the Council of State since 1 November 2009.

Early life

Timmerman-Buck was born in Kerkrade on 26 July 1956. Her father Werner Buck was a politician of the Catholic People's Party and was State Secretary of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I.

Career

Timmerman-Buck was vice president of the Dutch Equal Treatment Commission from 1994 until 2001.

Timmerman-Buck was a Senator from June 1999 until November 2009. She was President of the Senate in the period 2003–2009, the first female to have the position.[1][2] Timmerman-Buck has been a member of the State Council since 1 November 2009.

Personal life

Timmerman-Buck has been married to Maximiliaan Timmerman since 1981.

Decorations

Honours
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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 30 April 2006

References

  1. ↑ Banks, Arthur S; Overstreet, William; Muller, Thomas (2008). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. p. 942.
  2. ↑ Ermert, Monika (11 July 2006). "EU IP Enforcement Directive Questioned On Procedure". Intellectual Property Watch.
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