Curriculum Vitae Jan Mulder Born: 3 October 1943 in Diever, The Netherlands 1970: MCs degree at Agricultural University in Wageningen, The Netherlands 1970-1975 Working first as an Associate Expert and later as Expert for the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations in Kenya. 1975-1976 Working as an official of the Ministry of Development Cooperation in the Netherlands 1976-1994 Working as an official of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Responsible for developing and implementing Agricultural Development projects, especially Animal Production projects in Africa and Asia. 1994-2004 and 2010-2014 Member of the European Parliament. Elected on the list of the Dutch Liberal Party(VVD) and therefore initially a member of the Group of European Liberal Democrat and Reform party(ELDR), which transformed later in the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe(ALDE). In his parliamentary activities; Chair of the Budget Control Committee.(2011-2012) Vice-Chair Temporary Committee on foot and mouth disease.(2002) Vice-Chair Committee on Budgets.(2004-2007) Vice-Chair Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and SAARC Quaestor 2007-2009 Member or substitute-member of the following committees. Budgets 1994-2010 and 2012-2014 Agriculture and Rural Development 1994-2009 Budgetary Control 1994-2009 and 2011-2014 Civil liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2010-2014 Fisheries. 2007-2009 Temporary committee of Inquiry into the Community Transit system.(1996-1997) Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease.(2002) Special committee on organized crime, corruption and money laundering.(2012-2013) Member or substitute-member of the following delegations. EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee(1994-2004) Relations with Slovenia(1997-1999) EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee.(2002-2004) Relations with South East Asia.(2007-2009) Relations with South Africa.(2004-2009) Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.(2010-2014) Relations with the United States.(2010-2014) Relations with Belarus.(2010-2014) Other Chief Observer of the EU during elections in Nepal in 2008 Language skills: Dutch, English fluent, adequate proficiency in German and French. .