Aad Kosto

Aad Kosto
Aad Kosto
	Aad Kosto in 1985
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 12 September 1994 – 1 February 2008
Vice President	Willem Scholten; (1994–1997); Herman Tjeenk Willink; (1997–2008)
Minister of Justice
	In office; 27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Succeeded by	Winnie Sorgdrager
State Secretary for Justice
	In office; 7 November 1989 – 27 May 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Virginie Korte-van Hemel
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Schmitz
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 17 May 1994 – 12 September 1994
	In office; 7 December 1972 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Arie Kosto; 9 January 1938(age 86); Oegstgeest,Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party(from 1958)
Spouses	; Anneke Reuvekamp (m.1969; died2005) ; Margot Prins (m.2008)
Children	2 daughters; (first marriage)
Residence(s)	Grootschermer,Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam; (Bachelor of Theology,Bachelor of Laws,Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician·Civil servant·Jurist·Researcher·Nonprofit director·Lobbyist·Television producer·Editor·Screenwriter·Author
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1958–1960 (Conscription); 1960–1968 (Reserve)
Rank	Private first class
Unit	Garderegiment Fuseliers Prinses Irene
Battles/wars	Cold War

Arie "Aad" Kosto(born 9 January 1938) is a retiredDutchpolitician of theLabour Party(PvdA) and jurist.

Kosto attended theGymnasium Leidenfrom April 1950 until June 1958 where he majored inTheology.Kosto worked asstudent researcherat theUniversity of Amsterdamfrom June 1960 until July 1962. Kosto worked as a television producer, editor and screenwriter for theVARAfrom July 1962 until December 1972. Kosto was elected as aMember of the House of Representativesafter theelection of 1972,taking office on 7 December 1972. After theelection of 1989Kosto was appointed asState Secretary for Justicein theCabinet Lubbers III,taking office on 7 November 1989. On 13 November 1991 Kosto was targeted by the radical activist groupRevolutionary Anti-Racist Action(RaRa) who destroyed his house inGrootschermerwith a bomb.^[1]Kosto was appointed asMinister of Justicefollowing the resignation ofErnst Hirsch Ballin,taking office on 27 May 1994. After theelection of 1994Kosto returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994. Following thecabinet formation of 1994Kosto was not giving a cabinet post in the newcabinetand the Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by theCabinet Kok Ion 22 August 1994 and continued to serve as afrontbencher.

In August 1994 Kosto was nominated as aMember of the Council of State,he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 12 September 1994 until 1 February 2008.^[2]

Kosto retired from active politic and became active in thepublic sectorand occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn,Copyright and Patent association,Institute for Multiparty Democracy) and served on severalstate commissionsand councils on behalf of the government (Probation Agencyand theCustodial Institutions Agency)

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Officerof theOrder of Leopold II	Belgium	12 April 1992
	Knightof theOrder of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	8 October 1994
	Commanderof theOrder of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 February 2008

References

^"Aanslag RARA op staatssecretaris Aad Kosto in 1991"(in Dutch). NPO Geschiedenis. 14 November 2004.Retrieved22 May2015.
^"Mr. A. (Aad) Kosto"(in Dutch). Parlement.Retrieved22 May2015.

External links

Official

(in Dutch)Mr. A. (Aad) KostoParlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Virginie Korte-van Hemel	State Secretary for Justice 1989–1994	Succeeded by Elizabeth Schmitz
Preceded by Ernst Hirsch Ballin	Minister of Justice 1994	Succeeded by Winnie Sorgdrager
Business positions
Preceded by Office established	Chairman of the Copyright and Patent association 2008–2012	Succeeded by Job Cohen

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[1] "Aanslag RARA op staatssecretaris Aad Kosto in 1991"(in Dutch). NPO Geschiedenis. 14 November 2004.Retrieved22 May2015.

[parlement-2] "Mr. A. (Aad) Kosto"(in Dutch). Parlement.Retrieved22 May2015.

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v t e Third Lubbers cabinet(1989–1994)
Preceded by:Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by:First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers(General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok(Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales(Interior)(1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin(Interior)(Ad interim) Ed van Thijn(Interior)(1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta(Interior)(from 1994) Hans van den Broek(Foreign Affairs)(1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans(Foreign Affairs)(from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin(Justice)(1989–1994) Aad Kosto(Justice)(from 1994) Koos Andriessen(Economic Affairs) Relus ter Beek(Defence) Hedy d'Ancona(Welfare, Health and Culture)(1989–1994) Jo Ritzen(Welfare, Health and Culture)(Ad interim) Bert de Vries(Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen(Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen(Transport and Water Management)(1989–1994) Koos Andriessen(Transport and Water Management)(Ad interim) Gerrit Braks(Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries)(1989–1990) Bert de Vries(Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries)(Ad interim) Piet Bukman(Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries)(from 1990) Hans Alders(Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Ruud Lubbers(Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs)(Ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin(Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs)(1989–1994) Ruud Lubbers(Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs)(from 1994) Jan Pronk(Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta(Interior)(1989–1994) Piet Dankert(Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort(Finance) Aad Kosto(Justice)(1989–1994) Piet Bukman(Economic Affairs)(1989–1990) Yvonne van Rooy(Economic Affairs)(from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst(Defence)(1989–1993) Ton Frinking(Defence)(from 1993) Hans Simons(Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld(Social Affairs and Employment)(1989–1993) Jacques Wallage(Social Affairs and Employment)(from 1993) Jacques Wallage(Education and Science)(1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld(Education and Science)(1993) Job Cohen(Education and Science)(from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor(Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma(Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

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