Baron
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst
Van Voorst tot Voorst in 1988
Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
In office
1 July 1993 – 1 July 2005
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byEmile Mastenbroek
Succeeded byLéon Frissen
State Secretary for Defence
In office
7 November 1989 – 1 June 1993
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byJan van Houwelingen
Succeeded byTon Frinking
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
14 September 1989 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
In office
27 September 1988 – 7 November 1989
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byRené van der Linden
Succeeded byPiet Dankert
Personal details
Born
Berend-Jan Marie van Voorst tot Voorst

(1944-02-07)7 February 1944
Beek, German-occupied Netherlands
Died6 November 2023(2023-11-06) (aged 79)
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Catholic People's Party
(1966–1980)
Children3 daughters
Residence(s)Maastricht, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
University of Fribourg
(Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
OccupationPolitician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

Baron Berend-Jan Marie van Voorst tot Voorst (7 February 1944 – 6 November 2023) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.[1]

Van Voorst tot Voorst worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from July 1968 until September 1972 and as a diplomat for the Directorate-General for External Relations of the European Commission in Brussels from September 1972 until May 1985. Van Voorst tot Voorst worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Economic Affairs as Director-General of the department for Foreign Trade from May 1985 until September 1988. Van Voorst tot Voorst was appointed State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers II following the resignation of René van der Linden, taking office on 27 September 1988. Van Voorst tot Voorst was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1989, taking office on 14 September 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Van Voorst tot Voorst was appointed State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989.

In June 1993 Van Voorst tot Voorst was nominated as Queen's Commissioner of Limburg, he resigned as a State Secretary on 1 June 1993 and was installed as Queen's Commissioner, serving from 1 July 1993 until 1 July 2005.

Personal life

Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst had his secondary education in Tilburg and studied law at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and politics as well as science at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.[1]

Van Voorst tot Voorst was married and had three daughters. He died on 6 November 2023, at the age of 79.[2]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Commander of the Order of Leopold II Belgium 15 May 1989
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 25 June 1993
Knight Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Holy See 16 April 1996 Elevated from Knight (19 July 1989)
Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown Luxembourg 12 December 1996
Knight Commander of the
Order of St. Gregory the Great		 Holy See 18 September 1998
Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi Sovereign Military Order of Malta 1 January 2002
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 1 July 2005
Commander of the Legion of Honour France 25 November 2005

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr. B.J.M. (Berend-Jan) baron van Voorst tot Voorst" (in Dutch). Parliamentary Documentation Centre (PDC). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Oud-gouverneur Van Voorst tot Voorst (79) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023.
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