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Dutch politician (born 1956)

Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (Dutch pronunciation:[mɑkˈsimʑɑkmɑrˈsɛlvərˈɦaːɣə(n)]; born 14 September 1956) is a retired Dutch politician and historian.

A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2012 under Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

A native of Maastricht, Verhagen studied contemporary history at Leiden University, obtaining a Master of Arts degree.

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Verhagen worked as a political consultant and campaign manager for the Christian Democratic Appeal from February 1986 until July 1989. In the European parliamentary election of 1989 Verhagen was elected a Member of the European Parliament.

In the election of 1994 Verhagen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, serving as a frontbencher and the party spokesperson for Foreign and European Affairs. After the election of 2002party leader and parliamentary leaderJan Peter Balkenende became