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'''Mr. Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst''' is the Knootian minister of Economic Affairs, and as such he was been in charge of the economy of [[Knootoss]] for several decades, serving in vastly different coalition governments but always maintaining his post. The [[EIVD]] intelligence agency reports to him.
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The Minister of Economic Affairs is a member of the social-liberal [[SLP]] party
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'''Mr. Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst''' is the Knootian minister of Economic Affairs, and as such he was been in charge of the economy of [[Knootoss]] for several decades, serving in vastly different coalition governments but always maintaining his post. The [[EIVD]] intelligence agency reports to him. He is a member of the [[liberal]] [[SLP]] party. Brinkhorst is well connected, and is said to have been on good terms with key persons in RecDrug Incorporated (now [[Bonifatius Recreational Drugs Incorporated|Bonifatius]]) even before being appointed minister.
  
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In the past, the Economics Affairs Ministry was sometimes dismissed as a talking shop but the elder statesman Brinkhorst has managed to restore gravitas to the Ministry, making it perhaps the most important ministry of all with a sizable budget and its own intelligence agency and embassies.
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== Policy history ==
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After being appointed into the first government of [[Roel Vogels]], Brinkhorst was a major force in the rise of the successful economic reforms associated with the [[WBO]] in the 1990s, stimulating free-market reform while retaining a very corporatist model for the labour market. He won national and international praise for his handling of the Knootian economy, but his elevation to being a high-profile member of the SLP has done little to restore his parties mixed fortunes at the polls as the minister tends to attract as much right-wing voters from the [[RCPK]] as he drives away to the others with more left-wing economic ideas to the [[KGP]].
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Brinkhorst's tenure as the Economic Affairs Minister in the government of [[Lousewies van der Laan]] was not an outstanding success and he now has to get a handle on reversing his own policies of liberalising and privatising state assets such as [[Republican KLM]] and utility companies. (Which the KGP considered to have been mismanaged). In the end he managed to keep most of these reforms at bay despite parliamentary pressure, Republican KLM being the only high-provile re-nationalisation. Under Vogels he had presided over an economy that was on the way up, but after the [[Shadow War]] he had to deal with post-war devestation as well as radical increases in government spending. He saw it has his task to work hard to make sure his credibility would not follow declining economic growth indicators.
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During this period his reputation was shaped as a representative of the right-wing of the [[SLP]] which favoured coalitions with the economically conservative RCPK. His political opponents used this to accuse him of executing [[wikipedia:neoliberalism|neoliberal]] policies and (later) painting him as a radical member of the [[Order of the Invisible Hand]].
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Under the government of [[Galadriël Táralóm nos Círdan]] Now he is back in the familiar territory of economics, his mission is clear: cut costs, cut and cut some more.
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convince the business community that the government is serious about promoting economic prosperity.
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He faces a constant battle from his cash-strapped fellow ministers (especially from the popular Education department) and has shown an iron will to stick to his austere financial plans.
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He was supported by Galadriël in his quest to increase the power of ihs ministry, which led amongst others to the creation of the [[EIVD]]. (For more see the [[Galadriël Táralóm nos Círdan|Galadriël article]]) Has announced that he will retire after serving in the second nos Círdan administration. It is not yet known who will replace him.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:47, 23 December 2004

Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst
brinkhorst.jpg
Position
Minister of Economic Affairs
Age
80s
Political affiliation
SLP
Marital status
Married, one daughter

Mr. Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst is the Knootian minister of Economic Affairs, and as such he was been in charge of the economy of Knootoss for several decades, serving in vastly different coalition governments but always maintaining his post. The EIVD intelligence agency reports to him. He is a member of the liberal SLP party. Brinkhorst is well connected, and is said to have been on good terms with key persons in RecDrug Incorporated (now Bonifatius) even before being appointed minister.

In the past, the Economics Affairs Ministry was sometimes dismissed as a talking shop but the elder statesman Brinkhorst has managed to restore gravitas to the Ministry, making it perhaps the most important ministry of all with a sizable budget and its own intelligence agency and embassies.

Policy history

After being appointed into the first government of Roel Vogels, Brinkhorst was a major force in the rise of the successful economic reforms associated with the WBO in the 1990s, stimulating free-market reform while retaining a very corporatist model for the labour market. He won national and international praise for his handling of the Knootian economy, but his elevation to being a high-profile member of the SLP has done little to restore his parties mixed fortunes at the polls as the minister tends to attract as much right-wing voters from the RCPK as he drives away to the others with more left-wing economic ideas to the KGP.

Brinkhorst's tenure as the Economic Affairs Minister in the government of Lousewies van der Laan was not an outstanding success and he now has to get a handle on reversing his own policies of liberalising and privatising state assets such as Republican KLM and utility companies. (Which the KGP considered to have been mismanaged). In the end he managed to keep most of these reforms at bay despite parliamentary pressure, Republican KLM being the only high-provile re-nationalisation. Under Vogels he had presided over an economy that was on the way up, but after the Shadow War he had to deal with post-war devestation as well as radical increases in government spending. He saw it has his task to work hard to make sure his credibility would not follow declining economic growth indicators.

During this period his reputation was shaped as a representative of the right-wing of the SLP which favoured coalitions with the economically conservative RCPK. His political opponents used this to accuse him of executing neoliberal policies and (later) painting him as a radical member of the Order of the Invisible Hand.

Under the government of Galadriël Táralóm nos Círdan Now he is back in the familiar territory of economics, his mission is clear: cut costs, cut and cut some more. convince the business community that the government is serious about promoting economic prosperity. He faces a constant battle from his cash-strapped fellow ministers (especially from the popular Education department) and has shown an iron will to stick to his austere financial plans.

He was supported by Galadriël in his quest to increase the power of ihs ministry, which led amongst others to the creation of the EIVD. (For more see the Galadriël article) Has announced that he will retire after serving in the second nos Círdan administration. It is not yet known who will replace him.