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Eurlings to leave politics to 'have a family'

Thursday 11 March 2010

Transport minister Camiel Eurlings is to leave politics after the next general election in order to focus on his family.

'Over the coming period, the empahsis will be more on my private life. This is a choice I have made together with my girlfriend and a choice I am fully committed to,' Eurlings said in a statement.

Eurlings, 36, is regarded in many Christian Democratic circles as the successor to party leader and prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

The Telegraaf reported on Thursday morning that he was being given second place on the party's election list so he could step smoothly into Balkenende's shoes if the June 9 election is a disaster for the CDA.

Balkenende said he regarded it as 'unbelievably regrettable,' that Eurlings is to leave active politics but that he 'respected and valued' his decision.

As minister, Eurlings is best known for his efforts to introduce a kilometer tax on motoring.

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Yeah, a good decision at last. Better try to manage a family first and then if you succeed, try to manage the country. He is still a snotneus for the later.

By George | March 12, 2010 12:37 PM

Dutch politics just got less good looking.

By Q | March 12, 2010 1:09 PM

Ah - the rats are leaving the ship.

Get the country wrapped up in a fraudulent terror war and engineered depressions, then skip away when the crisis become unbearable.

Wait a few years and come back claiming your successors couldn't fix the problems.

Pretty brilliant eh? Evil maybe, but brilliant nonetheless.

By Prince Burnhard | March 12, 2010 3:48 PM

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