Ernst Hirsch Ballin
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Ernst Hirsch Ballin
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| Assumed office September 22, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
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| Preceded by | Rita Verdonk |
| In office November 7, 1989 – August 22, 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Frits Korthals Altes |
| Succeeded by | Aad Kosto |
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| Born | 15 December 1950 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Birth name | Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin |
| Political party | CDA |
| Alma mater | Amsterdam University |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin (born Amsterdam, December 15, 1950) is a Dutch politician, minister of Justice in the fourth Balkenende cabinet. He previously was minister of Justice in the third Lubbers cabinet (1989-1994), and successor of Piet Hein Donner as justice minister in the third Balkenende cabinet (2006). He is a member of the CDA.[1]
[edit] Early years
Hirsch Ballin was born to Jewish parents, but converted to Catholicism during his studies at Amsterdam University. He received an LLM degree in 1974, and a PhD degree in 1979.[2]
[edit] Political career
After a parliamentary inquiry (1994) into the investigative methods used by the Dutch interregional police force (IRT affair), Hirsch Ballin had to resign from his position. He then was member of the Tindemans group 1994-1995, a member of the House of Representatives, member of the Senate, and from 2000, member of the Dutch Council of State. [3] The arrest of the satirical cartoonist Gregorius Nekschot on May 13 2008 caused (inter)national controversy. [4]
