Koenders was a member of the House of Representatives from 1997 until 2007 . In 1997 , he filled the vacant seat after member of parliament Maarten van Traa died in a car accident . He was member of the permanent parliamentary committees on foreign affairs and on defense . From 2002 until 2003 he was a member of the parliamentary hearing committee on the Srebrenica massacre . From 17 November 2006 to 19 February 2007 he was president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Bert Koenders