Peter van den Biggelaar (born in Helmond, the Netherlands, on 25/3/1952), Master of Law, is the retired Executive Director of the Dutch Legal Aid Board (LAB). Since his retirement as from 1 April 2016 he is still connected with the LAB as legal aid expert and involved in projects for EU, CoE, UNDP, UNODC and others. He studied law at the University of Nijmegen. During his study he worked as an assistant in the law clinic in Helmond. From 1976 to 1992 he worked for the Legal Aid and Advice Centre in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. In 1992 he joined the Legal Aid Board in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, which was in the process of being formed. Since March 1993 appointed as executive director of the Legal Aid Board (‘s-Hertogenbosch), which was one of the five Legal Aid Boards in the Netherlands. After the merge of the five Legal Aid Boards (February 2009) he worked for the National Legal Aid Board as executive director. Member of the Steering Committee of the International Legal Aid Group (ILAG) since 2007 and vice-chair as of June 2017. Participant for the Dutch Legal Aid Board in national and international multi-stakeholder access to justice and legal aid seminars, conferences and projects. Participated as medium- and short-term legal aid expert in international projects on access to justice and legal aid, including projects in Eastern Europe, ENI East region, and Asia (e.g. Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Azerbaijan).
REGIONAL COORDINATOR - WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE
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