Dick Benschop

Dick Benschop
Dick Benschop
	Dick Benschop in 2012
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 23 May 2002 – 1 September 2002
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
	In office; 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Michiel Patijn
Succeeded by	Agnes van Ardenne ; Atzo Nicolaï
Personal details
Born	Dick Anne Benschop; 5 November 1957 (age 67); Driebergen, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1984)
Children	3 children
Residence(s)	Driebergen, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts)
Occupation	Politician · historian · researcher · political consultant · businessman · corporate director · nonprofit director · academic administrator · teacher

Dick Anne Benschop (born 5 November 1957) is a former Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman. He was the CEO and chairman of the Schiphol Group since 1 May 2018 until 1 November 2022^[1] and chairman of the Orange Foundation since 1 June 2017.^[2]

Career

Benschop worked as a political consultant for the Labour Party from 1986 until 1996. After the election of 1998 Benschop was appointed as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet Kok II, serving from 3 August 1998 until 22 July 2002.

Benschop served as the Labour Party campaign manager for the 2002 Dutch general election, where the party lost 23 seats in the House of Representatives and was defeated. Benschop, who was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, served from 23 May 2002 until his resignation on 1 September 2002.

Following his time as a politician, Benschop held several senior roles at Royal Dutch Shell, including President of Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands from May 2011 until January 2016. He served as CEO of the Schiphol airport group from May 2018 to September 2022, resigning after months of chaos and flight disruption.^[3]^[4]

Other activities

Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group^[5]
Mission Possible Partnership, Chair of the Board^[6]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	10 December 2002

References

^ "Dick Benschop definitief nieuwe topman Schiphol" (in Dutch). NOS. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "Nieuwe directeur voor Oranje Fonds" (in Dutch). Vorsten.nl. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights". 12 September 2022.
^ "Schiphol airport chief resigns over flight disruption". Financial Times. 15 September 2022.
^ Membership Archived 2 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.
^ Mission Possible Partnership (1 October 2024). "Mission Possible Partnership appoints Dick Benschop as Chair of the Board". Mission Possible Partnership. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

External links

Media related to Dick Benschop at Wikimedia Commons
(in Dutch) Drs. D.A. (Dick) Benschop Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Michiel Patijn	State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1998–2002	Succeeded by Agnes van Ardenne
Preceded by Michiel Patijn	State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1998–2002	Succeeded by Atzo Nicolaï
Business positions
Preceded by Peter de Wit	CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands 2011–2015	Succeeded by Marjan van Loon
Preceded by Unknown	Senior Vice President of Royal Dutch Shell 2016–2018	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Jos Nijhuis	CEO and Chairman of the Schiphol Group 2018–2022	Incumbent
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Joop Wijn	Chairman of the Orange Foundation [nl] 2017–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Dick Benschop definitief nieuwe topman Schiphol" (in Dutch). NOS. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[2] "Nieuwe directeur voor Oranje Fonds" (in Dutch). Vorsten.nl. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[3] "Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights". 12 September 2022.

[4] "Schiphol airport chief resigns over flight disruption". Financial Times. 15 September 2022.

[5] Membership Archived 2 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.

[6] Mission Possible Partnership (1 October 2024). "Mission Possible Partnership appoints Dick Benschop as Chair of the Board". Mission Possible Partnership. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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v t e Second Kok cabinet (1998–2002)
Preceded by: First Kok cabinet Succeeded by: First Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Wim Kok (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Annemarie Jorritsma (Economic Affairs) Els Borst (Health, Welfare and Sport)
Ministers	Bram Peper (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (1998–2000) Roger van Boxtel (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (Ad interim) Klaas de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) (from 2000) Jozias van Aartsen (Foreign Affairs) Gerrit Zalm (Finance) Benk Korthals (Justice) Frank de Grave (Defence) Klaas de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) (1998–2000) Willem Vermeend (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2000) Loek Hermans (Education, Culture and Science) Tineke Netelenbos (Transport and Water Management) Haijo Apotheker (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1998–1999) Klaas de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1999) Jan Pronk (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Roger van Boxtel (Integration and Urban Planning) Eveline Herfkens (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Gijs de Vries (Interior and Kingdom Relations) Dick Benschop (Foreign Affairs) Willem Vermeend (Finance) (1998–2000) Wouter Bos (Finance) (from 2000) Job Cohen (Justice) (1998–2001) Ella Kalsbeek (Justice) (from 2001) Gerrit Ybema (Economic Affairs) Henk van Hoof (Defence) Margo Vliegenthart (Health, Welfare and Sport) Hans Hoogervorst (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelies Verstand (Social Affairs and Employment) Karin Adelmund (Education, Culture and Science) Rick van der Ploeg (Education, Culture and Science) Monique de Vries (Transport and Water Management) Geke Faber (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Johan Remkes (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	United States Netherlands