Job Cohen
Job Cohen
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Cohen obtained his Master of Laws degree at the University of Groningen (1971) and his PhD at Leiden University (1981). In 1983 he became a law professor of methods and techniques and in 1991 rector magnificus at Maastricht University.
Cohen is a member of the Labour Party and he held several political positions and offices over the years. He was State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science under Ruud Lubbers (1993–1994), member of and parliamentary group leader in the Senate (1995–1998), State Secretary for Justice under Wim Kok (1998–2001), and Mayor of Amsterdam (2001–2010).
He resigned as mayor in order to take up his candidacy to become the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the Labour Party in the Dutch general election of 2010. On April 25, 2010 Cohen was officially elected as lijsttrekker of the Labour Party.
Marius Job Cohen was born on 18 October 1947 in Haarlem, Netherlands. He is the second child of Adolf Emile "Dolf" Cohen (1913–2004) and Henriëtte "Hetty" Koster (1913–1996). His elder brother is Floris Cohen (born 1946).
His parents were liberal Jews and went into hiding during World War II, which they survived. They got engaged in 1942 and married in 1945, shortly after the war. His paternal grandparents Hendrik Cohen and Flora Polak died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. His father studied history, was a high school teacher, a professor of medieval history, and a rector magnificus at Leiden University. His mother also studied history, was also a high school teacher, and a member of the city council of Heemstede. His parents were both early members of the Labour Party.
Cohen went to a public primary school in Heemstede. He attended the secondary school Stedelijk Gymnasium in Haarlem from 1960 to 1966. He studied Dutch public law at the University of Groningen from 1966 and obtained his Master of Laws degree in 1971. During his student years, he was a member of the student association Vindicat atque Polit.
Cohen married his wife Lidie on 2 July 1972 in Groningen. She studied Dutch language in Groningen and was a high school teacher. She has multiple sclerosis and is in a wheelchair. Cohen and his wife have two children, son Jaap (born 1980) and daughter Lotje (born 1983).
Between 1 September 1971 and 1 September 1981, Job Cohen held a scientific position at the Bureau Research of Education at Leiden University. He obtained a doctorate (PhD) from this university in June 1981.
On 1 September 1981 he joined the State University of Limburg in a higher scientific capacity, and was chairman of the commission that prepared the establishment of a faculty of law. On 1 September 1983 Cohen became professor of methods and techniques at the faculty of law; on 1 January 1991 he also became rector magnificus of the State University of Limburg. He resigned from this position to become State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science in 1993.
In 1995 he returned to his position in Maastricht as professor and rector magnificus at Maastricht University (renamed). From 1 January 1998, he took a sabbatical year, but he resigned in August 1998 when he became State Secretary of Justice.
Cohen is a member of the Labour Party and he held several political positions and offices over the years. He was State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science under Ruud Lubbers (1993–1994), member of and parliamentary group leader in the Senate (1995–1998), State Secretary for Justice under Wim Kok (1998–2001), and Mayor of Amsterdam (2001–2010).
He resigned as mayor in order to take up his candidacy to become the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the Labour Party in the Dutch general election of 2010. On April 25, 2010 Cohen was officially elected as lijsttrekker of the Labour Party.
Marius Job Cohen was born on 18 October 1947 in Haarlem, Netherlands. He is the second child of Adolf Emile "Dolf" Cohen (1913–2004) and Henriëtte "Hetty" Koster (1913–1996). His elder brother is Floris Cohen (born 1946).
His parents were liberal Jews and went into hiding during World War II, which they survived. They got engaged in 1942 and married in 1945, shortly after the war. His paternal grandparents Hendrik Cohen and Flora Polak died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. His father studied history, was a high school teacher, a professor of medieval history, and a rector magnificus at Leiden University. His mother also studied history, was also a high school teacher, and a member of the city council of Heemstede. His parents were both early members of the Labour Party.
Cohen went to a public primary school in Heemstede. He attended the secondary school Stedelijk Gymnasium in Haarlem from 1960 to 1966. He studied Dutch public law at the University of Groningen from 1966 and obtained his Master of Laws degree in 1971. During his student years, he was a member of the student association Vindicat atque Polit.
Cohen married his wife Lidie on 2 July 1972 in Groningen. She studied Dutch language in Groningen and was a high school teacher. She has multiple sclerosis and is in a wheelchair. Cohen and his wife have two children, son Jaap (born 1980) and daughter Lotje (born 1983).
Between 1 September 1971 and 1 September 1981, Job Cohen held a scientific position at the Bureau Research of Education at Leiden University. He obtained a doctorate (PhD) from this university in June 1981.
On 1 September 1981 he joined the State University of Limburg in a higher scientific capacity, and was chairman of the commission that prepared the establishment of a faculty of law. On 1 September 1983 Cohen became professor of methods and techniques at the faculty of law; on 1 January 1991 he also became rector magnificus of the State University of Limburg. He resigned from this position to become State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science in 1993.
In 1995 he returned to his position in Maastricht as professor and rector magnificus at Maastricht University (renamed). From 1 January 1998, he took a sabbatical year, but he resigned in August 1998 when he became State Secretary of Justice.
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