Our Patron and the Boards
Currently, the Liberation Route Europe Foundation is composed of two supervisory boards (forthe international activities and for its Dutch ones only), and of a Historical Advisory board. A patron of the Foundation has been appointed in 2012: Mr. Martin Schulz, former President of the European Parliament.
The Patron of the Liberation Route Europe
Since 2012, the patron of the Liberation Route Europe Foundation is Mr. Martin Schulz, former President of the European Parliament.
The Liberation Route Europe provides a unique opportunity to learn about the Second World War and the unprecedented terror and destruction it caused. It is a beautiful project and a great honour to be the patron of it.
International Supervisory Board
The International Supervisory Board is in charge of controlling the management of the International Non-Profit Organization – Liberation Route Europe (based in Brussels), its activities and finances.
Jurriaan de Mol
Board member, Director Business Development at NBTC Holland
Dietmar Nietan
Board member, Member of the German Bundestag
Benoît Remiche
Board member, Director of Tempora
Taja Vovk van Gaal
Board member, Creative Director at the House of European History
Rod Bedford
Board member, Trustee of the Royal British Legion
Basil Kerski
Board member, Director of the European Solidarity Centre
Dutch Supervisory Board
The Dutch Supervisory Board is in charge of controlling the management of the Dutch Foundation, its activities and finances.
Marc Kocken
Board member, head of sector heritage & community engagement | Coordinator Zeeuwse Ankers
Dieudonné Akkermans
Board member, Mayor of the Municipality Eijsden-Margraten
Jurriaan de Mol
Chairman and Founder, Director Business Development at NBTC
Heleen Huisjes
Board member, Director of Visit Brabant
Peter van der Meij
Board member, Chief Operating Officer at Ecorys
Historical Advisory Committee
The Historical Advisory Committee advises the management team of the Foundation on the global development of the Liberation Route Europe, its strategy and vision. They represent most the countries involved in the Liberation Route.
Its role is to define the historical scope of the Liberation Route Europe and supervize the content and research development.
This committee will be seconded by the LRE Expertise Network which gathers specialists from all relevant fields to the LRE (history, tourism, education, business development etc.). This operational network is assisting and advising the team when necessary.
Prof. dr. hab. Paweł Machcewicz
Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Prof. dr. Sönke Neitzel
University of Potsdam
Prof. dr. Phillips Payson O’Brien
University of Saint Andrews
Prof. dr. Richard Overy
University of Exeter
Prof. Em. Luc de Vos
Catholic University of Leuven
Prof. dr. Frank van Vree
Director of the National Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD)
Prof dr. Olivier Wieviorka
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
Prof. dr. Massimo de Leonardis
Milan Catholic University of the Sacred Heart