predecessor successor birth_place imagesize nationality party office primeminister birth_date term_start residence birthname image article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
alexander pechtold dick benschop '' ` none '' ' frans timmermans delft , netherlands 250px dutch people 's party for freedom and democracy minister -rrb- state secretary for foreign affairs member of the house for of representatives government reform and kingdom relations -lrb- netherlands jan peter balkenende jan peter balkenende 22 february 1960 july 30 , 2006 january 30 , 2003 may 19 , 7 1998 , 2006 july 22 , 2002 november amstelveen , netherlands atzo nicolaï atzo.jpg atzo nicolaï
 february 31 , 2011 may 27 , 2003 july 22 , 22 2002 , 2007 july 7 , 2006 may atzo nicolaï politician civil servant jurist corporate director vrije universiteit -lrb- ll.m. , m.sc -rrb-
atzo nicolaï

atzo nicolaï -lrb- born february 22 , 1960 -rrb- is a retired dutch politician of the people 's party for freedom and democracy -lrb- vvd -rrb- .
he served as a member of the house of representatives from may 19 , 1998 until july 22 , 2002 when he became state secretary for foreign affairs in the cabinets balkenende i and ii .
he again had a short stint as an mp following the dutch general election of 2003 serving from january 30 , 2003 until may 27 , 2003 .
he became minister for government reform and kingdom relations in the cabinet balkenende iii serving from july 7 , 2006 until february 22 , 2007 following the resignation of alexander pechtold .
after the dutch general election of 2006 nicolaï returned to the house of representatives and took office on november 30 , 2006 .
following the dutch general election of 2010 nicolaï became a likely candidate as minister of foreign affairs during the cabinet formation of 2010 but his appointment was blocked by the coalition partner party for freedom -lrb- pvv -rrb- .
nicolaï resigned as an mp on may 31 , 2011 .
next day he became a member of the board of directors of the chemical multinational dsm .
