Maria van der Hoeven
Maria van der Hoeven | |
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Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
In office 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Preceded by | Loek Hermans |
Succeeded by | Ronald Plasterk |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 30 November 2006 – 22 February 2007 | |
In office 30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003 | |
In office 11 June 1991 – 22 July 2002 | |
Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Josephina Arnoldina van der Hoeven 13 September 1949 Limburg, Netherlands |
Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
Other political affiliations | Catholic People's Party (until 1980) |
Spouse |
Lou Buytendijk
(m. 1978; died 2012)Limburg, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Open University (Bachelor of Education) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Education administrator · Teacher · Lobbyist |
Maria Josephina Arnoldina van der Hoeven (born 13 September 1949) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and nonprofit director.
Van der Hoeven attended a
Van der Hoeven became a Member of the House of Representatives after Huib Eversdijk was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1991, taking office on 11 June 1991 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Education, Culture and Science and spokesperson for Education, Social Work, Culture and deputy spokesperson for the Interior, Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, Ombudsman and Equality.
After the
Biography
Early life
After completing her secondary education she trained as a primary-school teacher in Maastricht. She went on to gain a secondary teaching certificate in English, after which she attended courses in higher management for non-profit organisations at the Institute of Social Sciences and business management at the Open University in Heerlen. From 1969 she taught at home economics schools and from 1971 at a junior secondary commercial school, where she later became a school counsellor. Until 1987 she was head of the Adult Commercial Vocational Training Centre in Maastricht, after which she served as the head of the Limburg Technology Centre until 1991.
Politics
From 1985 to 1991, Van der Hoeven was a member of the municipal council of
On 11 March 2011, Van der Hoeven was appointed Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.[6][7] Her opponents have voiced concerns that she lacks expertise on energy matters, while her supporters point out that her work as Minister of Economic Affairs included many energy issues, and that she has extensive contacts with major OPEC members.[8] She took over from Nobuo Tanaka on 1 September 2011.[9] On 1 September 2015, she was succeeded by Fatih Birol.[10]
Later career
Since October 2016, van der Hoeven has been Vice Chairwoman of the High-level Panel of the European Decarbonisation Pathways Initiative within the European Commission. In addition, she holds several board memberships.
Corporate boards
- Innogy, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2016)
- Total S.A., Independent Member of the Board of Directors (since 2016)[11]
Non-profit organizations
- Rocky Mountain Institute(RMI), Board de Trustees (since 2015)
Personal life
Van der Hoeven was married to Lou Buytendijk, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2005 and succumbed to his illness in 2012.[5] Because of her husband's illness she is active in the Dutch Alzheimer's Foundation and currently serves as its president.[12]
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Legion of Honour | France | 28 October 2008 | ||
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 December 2010 | ||
Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | House of Savoy | 4 November 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Themabijeenkomst Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Alzheimer Nederland
- ^ (in Dutch) Halve Bossche' speciale gast Kamer van Koophandel Brabantsdagblad
- ^ lou-buytendijk on www.mensenlinq.nl
- ^ "Dmitry Medvedev met with the head of the Dutch delegation, Minister of Economic Affairs of The Netherlands Maria van der Hoeven". Kremlin. 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b "The dangers of creationism in education". Council of Europe–Parliamentary Assembly, Committee on Culture, Science and Education. 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Former Dutch Minister Maria van der Hoeven Named Next Executive Director of the IEA to Start in September 2011" (Press release). International Energy Agency. 2011-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "New head for the IEA". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ Sekularac, Ivana; Boselli, Muriel (2011-08-16). "New IEA head brings people skills, M.East expertise". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ "IEA Names Dutch Ex-minister Van Der Hoeven As Executive Director". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Fatih Birol ushers in new era for IEA—Takes office as Executive Director of global energy authority". IEA. 1 September 2015.
- Total S.A.
- ^ (in Dutch) Als de mist neerdaalt Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Jong-dement.nl
External links
Media related to Maria van der Hoeven at Wikimedia Commons
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- (in Dutch) M.J.A. (Maria) van der Hoeven Parlement & Politiek