Camiel Eurlings

Camiel Eurlings
Eurlings in 2008
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Karla Peijs
Succeeded by	Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 2004 – 22 February 2007
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 May 1998 – 20 July 2004
Personal details
Born	Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (1973-09-16) 16 September 1973 (age 50) Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Residence(s)	Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Alma mater	Eindhoven University of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Businessman · Corporate director · Sport administrator

Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkaːmil ˈøːrlɪŋs]; born 16 September 1973) is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 2007 to 2010.

A corporate director by occupation, Eurlings was elected as a member of the House of Representatives at the general election of 1998, serving from 19 May 1998 until 20 July 2004, when he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the European Parliament election of 2004, serving from 20 July 2004 until 22 February 2007. After the general election of 2006, Eurlings was asked to become Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet, serving from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010.

Eurlings retired from active politics at the age of 37 and became a corporate director and later President and CEO of KLM, serving at the Air France – KLM Group from 15 March 2011 until 16 October 2014. Later he served, amongst others, as Member of the Board of Directors of American Express GBT and currently as Director of Knighthood Capital.

Eurlings is a supervisory member of the Estonian national air carrier Nordica.