Hans van Baalen

Johannes Cornelis "Hans" van Baalen (17 June 1960 – 29 April 2021) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. He also was President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party from 21 November 2015 until his death.

Hans van Baalen
President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
In office 21 November 2015 – 29 April 2021
Preceded by	Graham Watson
Succeeded by	Vacant
Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Jules Maaten
Succeeded by	Malik Azmani
Member of the European Parliament
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2019
Constituency	Netherlands
President of the Liberal International
In office 20 April 2009 – 26 April 2014
Preceded by	John Alderdice
Succeeded by	Juli Minoves
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 January 2003 – 14 July 2009
In office 28 September 1999 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Johannes Cornelis van Baalen (1960-06-17)17 June 1960 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	29 April 2021(2021-04-29) (aged 60) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1986–2021)
Spouse(s)	Ineke Sybesma ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1 son
Education	Leiden University (LLB, LLM, MSc)
Website	Official website (in Dutch)
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1986–2021 (Reserve)
Rank	Colonel
Unit	National Reserve Corps

Van Baalen died of cancer on 29 April 2021 at a Rotterdam hospital, aged 60.