Ella Vogelaar

Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration
In office 22 February 2007 – 14 November 2008
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Eberhard van der Laan
Personal details
Born	Catharina Pieternella Vogelaar (1949-12-23)23 December 1949 Steenbergen, Netherlands
Died	7 October 2019(2019-10-07) (aged 69) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1986)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of the Netherlands (1974–1983)
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Education, Master of Education)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Trade Union leader · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Social worker · Political pundit · Author

Catharina Pieternella "Ella" Vogelaar (23 December 1949 – 7 October 2019) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.

Political career

After graduating from the

.

She was part of the advisory board and the

, the largest Dutch international development organization.

On 13 November 2008 she resigned as

Death

On 7 October 2019, Vogelaar died at the age of 69. She committed suicide after struggling with depression.^[2]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	3 December 2010

References

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Drs. C.P. (Ella) Vogelaar Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Office established	Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration 2007–2008	Succeeded by Eberhard van der Laan