Biography

Mr Boris Dittrich is member of the board of the Prince Claus Fund. The Prince Claus Fund was established on September 6, 1996 on the 70th birthday of HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands, as a tribute to Prince Claus’ dedication to culture and development. The Prince Claus Fund recognises that development is not only an economic process, but predominantly a cultural process, in which the human person plays a vital role. Therefore, the Fund is committed to demonstrating the importance of culture in development.

Mr Boris Dittrich also works in the area of LGBT rights at Human Rights Watch. Before that, Mr Dittrich was a member of the Dutch parliament for more than 12 years. Before being elected to parliament, Mr Dittrich was a judge at the regional court of Alkmaar and a lawyer in Amsterdam. He studied at Leiden University in the Netherlands