▁the ▁trade ▁association ▁Const ruction ▁association , ▁he ▁res igned ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁Chair man ▁serving ▁from ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Br ink man ▁also ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector ▁and ▁public ▁sector ▁and ▁occupied ▁numerous ▁seats ▁as ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁director ▁and ▁non pro fit ▁director ▁on ▁several ▁bo ards ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁super vis ory ▁bo ards ▁( Ph il ip ▁Morris ▁International , ▁D SM ▁Company , ▁Energy ▁Research ▁Centre , ▁Philadelphia ▁Care ▁Foundation , ▁International ▁Architecture ▁B ienn al ▁Rot ter dam , ▁AP G ▁Group , ▁Tri odos ▁Bank ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Library ) ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁several ▁state ▁comm issions ▁and ▁coun c ils ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁( Public ▁P ension ▁Fund s ▁AP B , ▁Statistics ▁Netherlands , ▁Netherlands ▁Cad ast re ▁Agency , ▁Staats bos be he er , ▁Public ▁P ension ▁Fund s ▁P F Z W ▁and ▁the ▁Social ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Council ). ▁Br ink man ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁after ▁the ▁Senate ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁taking ▁office ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Br ink man ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁election ▁of ▁