Jacob Kohnstamm

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Jacob Kohnstamm
Kohnstamm in 1989
Senator of the Netherlands
In office 8 June 1999 – 7 September 2004
State Secretary for the Interior
In office 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 Serving with Tonny van de Vondervoort
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta
Succeeded by	Gijs de Vries (as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations)
Chairman of the Democrats 66
In office 30 October 1982 – 20 May 1986
Leader	See list Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (1982) Maarten Engwirda (1982–1986) Hans van Mierlo (1986)
Preceded by	Jan van Berkom
Succeeded by	Olga Scheltema (ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 June 1986 – 22 August 1994
In office 10 June 1981 – 16 September 1982
Personal details
Born	Jacob Kohnstamm (1949-11-14) 14 November 1949 (age 74) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (since 1970)
Parent	Max Kohnstamm (1914–2010) (father)
Residence	Amsterdam
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator · Lobbyist · Activist

Jacob Kohnstamm (born 14 November 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist who was State Secretary for the Interior from 1994 to 1998. He is a member of the Democrats 66 (D66), which he chaired from 1982 to 1986.