Rob Jonquiere graduated in 1972 as an MD from the University of Leiden. In the following decades, he worked as a general practitioner, became one of the eight Heads of Dutch GP Vocational Training centers, as well as the Director of the Mental Health Department for the elderly in Leiden. From 1999 to 2008 he held the position of Executive Director of NVVE: Dutch Right to Die Society. As CEO of the NVVE he was involved in the discussions around the Dutch legalisation and implementation of voluntary euthanasia after 2002. Since 2008 he has been the Executive Director of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies.

In his lecture, he will walk us through his vast experience and explain the history, relevant legislation, practice and developments of euthanasia in the Netherlands, as well as the international situation on assisted dying.