Jan Peter Balkenende

Jan Peter Balkenende
Jan Peter Balkenende
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	In office; 22 July 2002 – 14 October 2010
Monarch	Beatrix
Deputy	See list Eduard Bomhoff; Johan Remkes; Roelf de Boer; Gerrit Zalm; Thom de Graaf; Laurens Jan Brinkhorst; Wouter Bos; André Rouvoet;
Preceded by	Wim Kok
Succeeded by	Mark Rutte
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
	In office; 23 November 2006 – 21 February 2007
Preceded by	Maxime Verhagen
Succeeded by	Pieter van Geel
	In office; 23 January 2003 – 21 May 2003
Preceded by	Maxime Verhagen
Succeeded by	Maxime Verhagen
	In office; 1 October 2001 – 11 July 2002
Preceded by	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Succeeded by	Maxime Verhagen
Leader of Christian Democratic Appeal
	In office; 1 October 2001 – 9 June 2010
Preceded by	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Succeeded by	Sybrand van Haersma Buma
Personal details
Born	7 May 1956 (age 66); Biezelinge, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Spouse(s)	Bianca Hoogendijk (1996–present)
Children	Amelie
Residence	Capelle aan den IJssel
Alma mater	Free University Amsterdam
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Jan Peter Balkenende (born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician. He was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 until 2010. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal party.

In other countries, he is perhaps most famous because he looks like Harry Potter.^[1] This makes him popular with young children, but many Dutch make jokes about it and call him "Jan Potter Balkenende" and other names like that.

Balkenende lives in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands.