Curriculum Vitae
Ans Zwerver (J.H.)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 13 September 1955
Place of birth: Elburg, The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Marital status: Cohabitation (legally registered)
Children: Daughter Sara (1985)
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
| Director of Policy and Planning/Chef de Cabinet, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2006 - present |
| Head of Provincial Election Office, Badghis, UNOPS/JEMBS Afghanistan | Jun 05 - Nov 05 |
| Long Term Observer, EUOM Ethiopia | April 05- June 05 |
| Head of Field Office, IOM Iraq OCV, CO Iran/FO Qom | Jan 05 -Marc 05 |
| Field Expert, EU Afghanistan | Sep 04 - Nov 04 |
| International Secretary, Green Left Party | 2003 - 2004 |
| Senator, Upper House of Dutch Parliament | 1995 - 2003 |
| Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | 1999 - 2003 |
| Member of the Benelux Parliament | 1995 - 2003 |
| Coordinator, senior Policy Advisor, Municipality Amsterdam | 1994 - 2000 |
| Policy Maker, Municipality Amsterdam | 1992 - 1994 |
| Project Manager, HIVOS/CORDAID The Hague | 1991 - 1992 |
| Project Developer, SNV, Cameroon | 1984 - 1988 |
| Trainer, Vocational School, Hengelo | 1981 - 1984 |
| Teacher, Special School for Mentally Disabled, Enschede | 1975 - 1980 |
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Memberships and Chairmanships
- Chair of the Foundation for Sustainable Solidarity (since 2004);
- Board member of the Amsterdam Centre for Reproductive and Sexual Health (2004-2005);
- Vice chair of the Netherlands Institute South Africa (2000-2005);
- Board member of Fair Trade Assistance (1997-2005);
- Advisory board member of the Dutch Green Left party in Europe (1997-2005).
- Member of the feminist network of the Dutch Green Left party (1991-1995).
- Co-organiser European conference 'Nationalism, Racism and Gender in Europe', Amsterdam (1993).
- Executive member of Prisma, a Dutch organisation that supports income-generating activities in developing countries.
- Secretary/Treasurer of the regional special education board of the Dutch Teaching Union.
Awards and Honours
- Honourable member of The Parliamentary Assembly of The Council of Europe
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Master of Arts in Development Studies; Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, 1990
Modules: Alternative development movement and politics; politics of structural reforms, analysis and alternatives; global political economy and development; global governance; development.
Research paper: State, Religion & Family: The Turkish case from a feminist perspective.
Management course; CBBM, The Hague, 1988
Modules: Theory of organisations; strategic management, marketing and market research; business administration; communication.
Bachelor of Arts (Teacher Training), Doetinchem, the Netherlands, 1975
