Alex Brenninkmeijer Explained

Alex Brenninkmeijer
Birth Name:	Alex Franciscus Maria Brenninkmeijer
Birth Date:	29 June 1951
Birth Place:	Amsterdam
Death Date:	14 April 2022
Death Place:	Luxembourg
Nationality:	Dutch
Occupation:	Lawyer, judge and academic
Spouse:	Sacha Prechal

Alex Brenninkmeijer (29 June 1951^[1] – 14 April 2022) ^[2] was a Dutch lawyer, judge and academic, national ombudsman between 2005 and 2014,^[3] and member of the European Court of Auditors from 2014 until his death in 2022 in Luxembourg at the age of 70.^[4]

Biography

Alex Brenninkmeijer was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1951. He studied Dutch law at the University of Groningen from 1971 to 1976, majoring in private law and public law and minoring in economics. In 1987, he obtained his doctorate from Tilburg University.^[5]

From 2005 to 2014, Brenninkmeijer served as the National Ombudsman of the Netherlands. He was a member of the ECA from 2014 until his death in April 2022.

Brenninkmeijer was married to judge Sacha Prechal.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Death of Mr Alex Brenninkmeijer . European Court of Auditors . 14 April 2022 .
2. Web site: The cultural landscape of Alex Brenninkmeijer . NPO Radio 4 . 24 July 2022 . Panorama Zondag.
3. Web site: Former ombudsman Alex Brenninkmeijer has passed away . . 19 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424004058/https://www.theioi.org/ioi-news/current-news/former-ombudsman-alex-brenninkmeijer-has-passed-away . 24 April 2022 . live .
4. Web site: Former ombudsman Alex Brenninkmeijer died at age 70 . . 14 April 2022 . 12 November 2022.
5. Web site: Alex Brenninkmeijer . European Court of Auditors . 26 October 2022 .
6. Web site: Ellenbroek . Ellis . 'European law has changed a lot for women'. https://web.archive.org/web/20231110093134/https://www.rug.nl/alumni/about-alumni/alettajaar/sacha-prechal?lang=en . University of Groningen . 17 May 2022 . 10 November 2023.