Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist.
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst in 1981
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Prime Minister Dries van Agt in the House of Representatives on 3 February 1981.
Parliamentary leaders Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Ruud Lubbers in the House of Representatives on 9 June 1982.
Democrats 66 is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands, which positions itself in the centre of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
Hans van Mierlo, co-founder and leader between 1966–1973 and 1986–1998
Jan Terlouw, leader from 1973 to 1982
Els Borst, top candidate in the 1998 general election
Alexander Pechtold, leader from 2006 to 2018