Editing Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (section)

{{Short description|11th Secretary General of NATO}}
{{Family name hatnote|lang=Dutch|de Hoop Scheffer|Scheffer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
| image               = Hoop Scheffer I (crop).jpg
| caption             = De Hoop Scheffer in 2005
| office              = 11th [[Secretary General of NATO]]
| term_start          = 1 January 2004
| term_end            = 1 August 2009
| predecessor         = [[Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo]] (acting)
| successor           = [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]
| office1             = [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| term_start1         = 22 July 2002
| term_end1           = 3 December 2003
| primeminister1      = [[Jan Peter Balkenende]]
| predecessor1        = [[Jozias van Aartsen]]
| successor1          = [[Ben Bot]]
| office2             = [[Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal]]
| term_start2         = 27 March 1997
| term_end2           = 1 October 2001
| predecessor2        = [[Enneüs Heerma]]
| successor2          = [[Jan Peter Balkenende]]
| office3             = [[Parliamentary leader|Leader]] of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] <br /> in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start3         = 27 March 1997
| term_end3           = 1 October 2001
| predecessor3        = [[Enneüs Heerma]]
| successor3          = [[Jan Peter Balkenende]]
| office4             = [[Member of parliament|Member]] of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| term_start4         = 3 June 1986
| term_end4           = 23 May 2002
| birthname           = Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1948|04|03|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (since 1982)
| otherparty          = [[Democrats 66]] (1979–1982)
| spouse              = {{marriage|Jeannine van Oorschot|1979}}
| children            = 2 daughters
| residence           = [[The Hague]]
| alma_mater          = [[Leiden University]] <br /> ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]], [[Master of Laws|LL.M.]])
| occupation          = {{hlist|[[Politician]]|[[diplomat]]|[[civil service|civil servant]]|[[jurist]]|[[board of directors|corporate director]]|[[nonprofit organization|nonprofit director]]|[[lobbying|lobbyist]]|[[professor]]}}
| signature           = 
| allegiance          = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| branch              = {{air force|Netherlands}}
| serviceyears        = 1974–1976 ([[Conscription]]) <br /> 1976–1978 ([[Military reserve force|Reserve]])
| rank                = [[File:Netherlands-AirForce-OF-1b.svg|15px]] [[Second lieutenant]]
| unit                = 
| commands            = 
| battles             = [[Cold War]]
| awards              = 
}}

'''Jakob Gijsbert''' "'''Jaap'''" '''de Hoop Scheffer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈjaːb də ɦoːp ˈsxɛfər|lang|nl-Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.ogg}};{{efn|''Jaap'' word in isolation: {{IPA|nl|ˈjaːp|}}.}} born 3 April 1948) is a Dutch retired politician, jurist and diplomat who served as the eleventh [[Secretary General of NATO]] from January 2004 to August 2009.<ref>[http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/who_is_who_7329.htm? NATO - Biography Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]</ref> A member of the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA), which he led from March 1997 to October 2001, he served as [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] from July 2002 until December 2003 under Prime Minister [[Jan Peter Balkenende]].

De Hoop Scheffer studied [[law]] at [[Leiden University]] obtaining a [[Master of Laws]] degree before he worked as a civil servant and diplomat for the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] and the [[diplomatic service]] from October 1976 until June 1986. In the [[1986 Dutch general election|1986 general election]] he was elected as a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]], where he served a [[frontbencher]] and spokesperson for foreign and [[European Union|European affairs]]. After [[Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal|party leader]] and [[parliamentary leader]] [[Enneüs Heerma]] stepped down De Hoop Scheffer was selected as his successor on 27 March 1997; he was the party's [[lead candidate]] for the [[1998 Dutch general election|1998 general election]]. Following an internal power struggle with party chairman [[Marnix van Rij]] before an upcoming [[2002 Dutch general election|general election]] De Hoop Scheffer announced that he was stepping down as leader and would not stand at the election.

De Hoop Scheffer continued to be active in politics and was appointed as [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] in the [[First Balkenende cabinet|Balkenende I cabinet]] taking office on 22 July 2002. The cabinet fell just 87 days into its term. After the [[2003 Dutch general election|2003 general election]] De Hoop Scheffer continued his office in the [[Second Balkenende cabinet|Balkenende II cabinet]]. In September 2003 De Hoop Scheffer was nominated as the next [[Secretary General of NATO]] serving from 1 January 2004 until 1 August 2009.

De Hoop Scheffer retired from active politics at 61 and became active in the private and public sectors as a corporate and non-profit director served on several [[:nl:Staatscommissie|state commissions]] and councils and as a occasional diplomat and lobbyist for several economic delegations on behalf of the government, he also worked as a distinguished professor of [[International relations]], [[Diplomacy|Diplomatic Practice]] and Governmental Studies at his alma mater Leiden University from September 2009 until September 2014. He is still involved with his alma mater as a Distinguished Fellow at [[Leiden University College The Hague]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Distinguished Fellows |url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/governance-and-global-affairs/leiden-university-college-the-hague/staff/distinguished-fellows |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=Leiden University |language=en}}</ref>

Following his retirement, De Hoop Scheffer continues to be active as an advocate and lobbyist for more [[European integration]] and improved [[Transatlantic relations]]. De Hoop Scheffer is known for his abilities as an effective negotiator and skilful manager. De Hoop Scheffer was granted the honorary title of [[Minister of State (Netherlands)|Minister of State]] on 22 June 2018 and as of {{Currentyear}} continues to comment on political affairs as a statesman.