Cees van Leeuwen | |
Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start: | 2002 |
Term End: | 2003 |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1951 |
Birth Place: | The Hague |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | Pim Fortuyn List |
Occupation: | Musician, politician, lawyer |
Cornelis Hubertus Johannes (Cees) van Leeuwen (born 1951) is a Dutch former member of parliament for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 2002 to 2003.
Van Leeuwen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives at the 2002 election and subsequently served as Secretary of State for Education, Culture and Science in the First Balkenende cabinet. He was also a founding member and former bassist of the Dutch progressive rock group Kayak.[1] [2] He has since worked as a lawyer specializing in employment law and entertainment law.[3]