He is the son of Johannes Pronk ( 1909 -- 2005 ) and Elisabeth Hendrika van Geel , who were both school teachers at the Protestant elementary school Koningin Emmaschool in Scheveningen .
Jan Pronk was born in Scheveningen in the Netherlands on March 16 , 1940 .
Jan Pronk is the Jan Pronk of Johannes Pronk ( 1909 -- 2005 ) and Elisabeth Hendrika van Geel , who were both school teachers at the Protestant elementary school Koningin Emmaschool in Scheveningen .
Jan Pronk was born in Scheveningen in the Netherlands on March 16 , 1940 .