Camiel Eurlings

Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːmil ˈøːrlɪŋs]; born 16 September 1973) is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 2007 to 2010.

Camiel Eurlings
Eurlings in 2008
Minister of Transport and
Water Management
In office
22 February 2007  14 October 2010
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byKarla Peijs
Succeeded byMelanie Schultz van Haegen
(Minister of Infrastructure
and the Environment)
Member of the European Parliament
In office
20 July 2004  22 February 2007
ConstituencyNetherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998  20 July 2004
Personal details
Born
Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings

(1973-09-16) 16 September 1973
Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
ResidenceValkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Alma materEindhoven University of Technology
(Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
OccupationPolitician · Businessman · Corporate director · Sport administrator

A corporate director by occupation, Eurlings was elected as a member of the House of Representatives at the general election of 1998, serving from 19 May 1998 until 20 July 2004, when he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the European Parliament election of 2004, serving from 20 July 2004 until 22 February 2007. After the general election of 2006, Eurlings was asked to become Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet, serving from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010.

Eurlings retired from active politics at the age of 37 and became a corporate director and later President and CEO of KLM, serving at the Air France – KLM Group from 15 March 2011 until 16 October 2014. Later he served, amongst others, as Member of the Board of Directors of American Express GBT and currently as Director of Knighthood Capital.

Biography

Eurlings is the eldest son of Martin Eurlings, a former member of the provincial-executive of Limburg, who has been the Mayor of Valkenburg aan de Geul since 2007 . After grammar school in Maastricht, Eurlings began to study Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven in 1993. He was also politically active in his hometown, and on 12 April 1994, at age 20, was elected councillor of his hometown. This made him the youngest councillor at that time.Eurlings graduated cum laude in 1998. At that moment he already was elected as youngest member of the Netherlands National Parliament (‘Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal’).

Politics

Camiel Eurlings was Member of the Netherlands House of Representatives from 1998 until 2004 for the CDA (Christian Democrat Alliance). He was, amongst others, chief spokesman for Transport and for Foreign Affairs. Eurlings was a former Member of the European Parliamentfrom 2004 until 2007. He sat on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He also chaired the delegation to the European UnionRussia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and the delegation for relations with Israel. He was the European Rapporteur for the Accession of Turkey from 2004 until 2007. From March 2006 to March 2007 he served as Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP). From 2007 to 2010 he was the Netherlands Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.

Business career

Eurlings became a corporate director for KLM, in the meantime leading the Cargo department of Air France and KLM. Under his responsibility the commercial integration of Full Freight company Martinair and Air France – KLM Cargo was effectuated.. On 1 July 2013 he succeeded Peter Hartman as the President and CEO of the KLM.[1][2] In 2014, fellow Dutch executives elected Eurlings as 'Best Manager 2014',[3] followed by Frans van Houten (Philips) and Dick Boer (Ahold). On 15 October 2014 he announced that he would be leaving KLM.[4]

Eurlings served as Member of the Alliance Steering Committee of the Board of Directors of GOL Airlines (Brazil) in 2013 and 2014.

From 2011 until 2014 Eurlings was Member of the Executive Board of the Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW).

In June 2015 Eurlings announced on his LinkedIn page that he had been working as a member of the board of directors of American Express Global Business Travel since January 2015.[5] He resigned from this position in January 2017.[6]

In February 2018 Eurlings started ad advisor to the Board of Directors of Knighthood Capital. An organisation based in Abu Dhabi, Geneva and Malta. In September 2018 he was asked to become a Director himself. On that occasion, Mr James Hogan, executive chairman of Knighthood and former CEO of Etihad Airways stated: ‘We are very pleased to have Camiel on board. In addition to his expertise in aviation and hospitality, his extensive strategic experience in public-private sector collaboration and partnerships will be most valuable in our current projects.’[7]

Sports

Eurlings became an IOC Member at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires in September 2013. He was appointed as the chairman of the IOC Communication Committee. [8] In January 2018 he resigned after a publicity related to the accusation of assault by a former girlfriend. IOC-President Thomas Bach regretted Eurlings’ decision to step back whilst praising his great commitment to reforms within the Swiss-based organization. 'That will make it easier for small countries to organize the Olympic Games’[9]

Out of court

The accusation was settled out of court. The settlement (by so called ‘transactie’) was without establishment of guilt by the Public Prosecution Service and without admission of guilt by Eurlings.[10][11] The settlement was entered into the Justicial Registration with a note, which formally is not a criminal record.[12] Details of the settlement were not released.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 3 December 2010
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Holy See

References

Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Karla Peijs
Minister of Transport and
Water Management

2007–2010
Succeeded by
Melanie Schultz van Haegen
as Minister of Infrastructure
and the Environment
Business positions
Preceded by
Peter Hartman
CEO and President of KLM
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Pieter Elbers
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