Dick Benschop

Dick Benschop
Benschop in 2012
State Secretary for European Affairs
In office
3 August 1998  22 July 2002
Prime MinisterWim Kok
MinisterJozias van Aartsen
Preceded byMichiel Patijn
Succeeded byAtzo Nicolaï
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002  31 August 2002
Succeeded byGerritjan van Oven
Personal details
Born
Dirk Anne Benschop

(1957-11-05) 5 November 1957
Driebergen, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseElisabeth Minnemann
Children3
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Occupation
  • Politician
  • political consultant
  • business executive

Dirk Anne "Dick" Benschop (Dutch: [ˈdɪk ˈbɛnsxɔp]; 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 and chairman of the Orange Foundation since 1 June 2017.