Gertjan Lankhorst was born in Amsterdam on 22 December 1957. He worked at the VU in Amsterdam from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 he took up a position at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the General Economic Policy Department. He held a number of positions at the ministry, including Director for Oil and Gas (1996-1999), Director of Competition (1999-2003) and Director-General for Energy (2004-2005).
He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GasTerra on 1 September 2006.
Education:
- General Economics, VU Amsterdam