Pieter van Geel

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Geel, not Geel.

Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius "Pieter" van Geel (born 8 April 1951) is a retired Dutch politician Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and urban planner.

Pieter van Geel
Van Geel in 2012
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 22 February 2007 – 17 June 2010
Preceded by	Maxime Verhagen
Succeeded by	Maxime Verhagen
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Johan Remkes
Succeeded by	Office discontinued
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 November 2006 – 17 June 2010
In office 30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003
In office 23 May 2002 – 22 July 2002
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born	Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius van Geel (1951-04-08) 8 April 1951 (age 74) Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Residence(s)	Roosendaal, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Urban planner · Political consultant · Nonprofit director

He was State Secretary of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment from 2002 until 2007 and a member of the House of Representatives in 2002, 2003 and from 2006 till 2010.

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	11 April 2007