Alex Brenninkmeijer was born in
Amsterdam in 1951. He studied
Dutch law at the
University of Groningen from 1971 to 1976, majoring in
private law and
public law and minoring in
economics. In 1987, he obtained his doctorate from Tilburg University. From 2005 to 2014, Brenninkmeijer served as the
National Ombudsman of the Netherlands. He was a member of the
ECA from 2014 until his death in April 2022. Brenninkmeijer was married to judge
Sacha Prechal.{{cite web|last=Ellenbroek |first=Ellis |url=https://www.rug.nl/alumni/about-alumni/alettajaar/sacha-prechal?lang=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110093134/https://www.rug.nl/alumni/about-alumni/alettajaar/sacha-prechal?lang=en |title='European law has changed a lot for women' == References ==