Economist Conferences – Greece
Tom de Bruijn
Member
Tom de Bruijn (Eindhoven, 1948) studied political science at the Graduate Institute of International Relations in Geneva (1968-1973) and War Studies at Kings College of the University of London (1973-1974). He also holds a law degree from the University of Utrecht (1977).
After his studies he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and held functions respectively dealing with Treaty Law, the United Nations and the European Union. He was Director General for European Affairs from 1999 to 2003 and Ambassador of the Netherlands to the European Union from 2003 to 2011. He was also the alternate representative of the Netherlands to the European Convention (2002-2003).
He is now a member of the Dutch State Council and holds several other functions such as chairman of the Advisory Board of ProDemos, House for Democracy and Rule of Law. He is also Special Advisor to the Task Force for Greece of the European Commission.