Retired Physician. Personal: Born 19 December 1947, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Education: Analytical Chemist, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, 1967-69; MD, Catholic University, Nijmegen, 1969-80; Course in General and Experimental Oncology, Institute ARC, Villejuif, France, 1985-86; Assessment Medicine, SMI course, School of Public Health, Utrecht, 1999; Course of Counselling and Coaching, Benelux University Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2002-05. Positions held: Assistant pathologist, clinical and research departments, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, 1980-1988; Physician, Bureau of Driving Licenses, Rijswijk, The Netherlands, 1990-1992; Physician of Assurance Medicine, GUO, GAK, ZVN, 1992-99; Physician of Occupational Health, several Arbo Services, 1999-2012. Retired from practice as a physician, 2012