Gerrit Zalm (born May 6, 1952) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister from May 27, 2003 until February 22, 2007 in the Cabinets Balkenende II and III. He served earlier as Minister of Finance in the Cabinets Kok I and II from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002. After his term as Minister of Finance ended in 2002 he was selected by the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy to succeed retiring Party leader and Parliamentary leader in House of Representatives Hans Dijkstal. He served in this position for a full year for before becoming Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Balkenende II.He was the longest serving Minister of Finance in the History of the Netherlands and has been responsible for numerous reforms of the Economy of the Netherlands. He retired from politics after the completion of the term of the Cabinet Balkenende III.On February 28, 2009 he was named as the CEO of the newly government owned bank ABN AMRO.
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives from May 19th, 1998 to August 3rd, 1998 and from May 23rd, 2002 to May 27th, 2003.
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Is a saxophone player
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Netherlands Minister of Finance and vice-minister-president from May 27, 2003.
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Netherlands Minister of Finance from August 22, 1994 to July 22, 2002.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cool!
2004
Bankdirector
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jinek
2015
TV Series
Himself
Pauw
2014
TV Series
Himself - Voorzitter ABN Amro
Knevel & van den Brink
2010-2014
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN Amro / Himself - Topman ABN Amro / ...
Pauw & Witteman
2006-2013
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN AMRO / Himself - Topman ABN AMRO / ...
Buitenhof
2012
TV Series
Himself - Voorzitter Raad van Bestuur ABN Amro
De nieuwste show
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest
De zomer draait door
2007
TV Series
Himself
De wereld draait door
2006
TV Series
Himself
Het elfde uur
2006
TV Series
Himself - Minister van Financiën
Barend en Van Dorp
2000-2005
TV Series
Himself - Minister van Financiën / Himself - Fractievoorzitter VVD / Vice-premier / ...
Knevel op zaterdag
2002
TV Series
Himself - Minister van Financiën
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
2/11 Het spel van de wolf
2014
Himself - Dutch Vice Prime Minister (uncredited)
De erfenis van Pim: 87 dagen ruzie
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Fractievoorzitter VVD
De wereld draait door
2005-2010
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Pauw & Witteman (2006-2013) as Himself / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN AMRO / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN Amro / Himself - Topman ABN AMRO / Himself - Voorzitter Raad van Bestuur ABN Amro
Barend en Van Dorp (2000-2005) as Himself - Minister van Financiën / Himself - Fractievoorzitter VVD / Himself - VVD / Vice-premier
Knevel & van den Brink (2010-2014) as Himself / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN AMRO Bank / Himself - Bestuursvoorzitter ABN Amro / Himself - Topman ABN Amro / Himself - Topman ABN-AMRO
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