Harrie Temmink is currently Deputy Head of the Public Interest Services Unit at DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROWTH), European Commission. His main responsibilities include gambling, health, education, energy, parcel delivery and legal issues related to the postal acquis.
Harrie has a Dutch Law Degree and a Spanish Language and Literature Degree from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands). He worked previously as a lecturer in Public Economic Law (1990-2000), at the Netherlands Competition Authority (1998-2000), as a Legal Secretary to the Court of Justice of the European Communities (2000-2003), at the Industrial Property Unit of DG Internal Market and Services (2003-2008), as a Member of Cabinet of Mrs Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Affairs (2008-2010), and as deputy Head of the Online and Postal Services Unit (2011-2014).
