Yvonne Timmerman-Buck

Yvonne Elisabeth Marie Antoinette Timmerman-Buck (born 26 July 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. She has been a Member of the Council of State since 1 November 2009.

Yvonne Timmerman-Buck
Yvonne Timmerman in 2005
Member of the Council of State
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2009
Vice President	See list Herman Tjeenk Willink (2009–2012) Piet Hein Donner (2012–2018) Thom de Graaf (from 2018)
President of the Senate
In office 17 June 2003 – 6 October 2009
Preceded by	Gerrit Braks
Succeeded by	René van der Linden
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office 2 October 2001 – 17 June 2003
Preceded by	Gerrit Braks
Succeeded by	Jos Werner
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Member of the Senate
In office 8 July 1999 – 1 November 2009
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born	Yvonne Elisabeth Marie Antoinette Buck 26 July 1956 Kerkrade, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Maximiliaan Timmerman ​ ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	3 children
Father	Werner Buck (1925–2010)
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Tilburg University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Media administrator · Academic administrator

Early life

Timmerman-Buck was born in Kerkrade on 26 July 1956. Her father Werner Buck was a politician of the Catholic People's Party and was State Secretary of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I.

Career

Timmerman-Buck was vice president of the Dutch Equal Treatment Commission from 1994 until 2001.

Timmerman-Buck was a Senator from June 1999 until November 2009. She was President of the Senate in the period 2003–2009, the first female to have the position.[1][2] Timmerman-Buck has been a member of the State Council since 1 November 2009.

Personal life

Timmerman-Buck has been married to Maximiliaan Timmerman since 1981.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 2006

References

1. Banks, Arthur S; Overstreet, William; Muller, Thomas (2008). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. p. 942.
2. Ermert, Monika (11 July 2006). "EU IP Enforcement Directive Questioned On Procedure". Intellectual Propert Watch.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Mr. Y.E.M.A. (Yvonne) Timmerman-Buck Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Mr. Y.E.M.A. Timmerman-Buck (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal