News item | 17-06-2022 | 16:15
The Council of Ministers has approved the nomination for appointment of the new council of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). Chairman Corien Prins: “During the composition of the Board, careful consideration was given to scientific qualifications, affinity with policy issues, diversity in composition and scientific disciplines and preferably administrative or political-administrative experience.”
In order to ensure a proper transfer from the current to the new council, the WRR has again opted for a step-by-step transition. In addition, four members are reappointed. The following members will sit on the council for the coming term (2023-2027):
Councilors
- Corien Prins (chair) – professor of Law and Computerization, Tilburg University
- Catrien Bijleveld – professor of methods and techniques of empirical-legal and criminological research, VU University Amsterdam
- Suzanne Hulscher – professor of hydraulic engineering and water management, University of Twente
- Casper de Vries – professor of monetary economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Paul ‘t Hart – professor of public administration, Utrecht University
- Cecile Janssens – research professor of translational epidemiology, Emory University Atlanta
- Mathieu Segers – professor of European history and integration, Maastricht University
- Maarten Lindeboom (as of 1/1/24) – Professor of Economics, VU University Amsterdam
- Tanja van der Lippe (as of 1/7/24) – Professor of Sociology of Households and Labor Relations, Utrecht University
- Ab Klink (as of 1/7/24) – Professor of Care, Labor and Political Governance, VU University Amsterdam
Advisory members
- Mark Bovens (until 1/1/24) – professor of public administration, Utrecht University
- Godfried Engbersen (until 1/7/2024) – Professor of General Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Ernst Hirsch Ballin (until 1/7/2024) – emeritus university professor, Tilburg University
About the WRR
The Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) informs and advises the government and parliament on major social issues. From artificial intelligence to migration diversity and from sustainable care to the future of work. The recommendations of the WRR are scientifically substantiated and aimed at the long term. The WRR works independently, multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral.