Sybilla Dekker
Her Excellency Sybilla Dekker | |
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Dekker in 2010 | |
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
In office 27 May 2003 – 21 September 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Preceded by | Henk Kamp |
Succeeded by | Karla Peijs (Ad interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sybilla Maria Dekker (1942-03-23) 23 March 1942 (age 82) Alkmaar, Netherlands |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Spouses | First husband (m. 1969; died 1977)Constant van Gestel (m. 1983; died 2005) |
Domestic partner | Ben Bot (since 2007) |
Residence(s) | The Hague, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Business Management) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Management consultant · Social worker |
Sybilla Maria Dekker (born 23 March 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 June 2018.[1]
A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the second and third Balkenende cabinets. She resigned on 21 September 2006, after the publication of the Dutch Safety Board report about the fire that occurred in 2005 at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, killing 11 people.[2]
Since 2008, she has been the domestic partner of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ben Bot.
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 11 April 2007 | ||
Honorific Titles | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
Minister of State | Netherlands | 22 June 2018 | Style of Excellency |
References
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) S.M. (Sybilla) Dekker Parlement & Politiek
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 2003–2006 | Succeeded by Karla Peijs Ad interim |
Civic offices | ||
Preceded by Unknown | Director-General of the Department for Facility Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries 1984–1990 | Succeeded by Unknown |
Preceded by | Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Netherlands Cadastre Agency 2009–2017 | Succeeded by Ron Icke |
Preceded by Office established | Chairwoman of the National Public Transport Council 2013–present | Incumbent |
Business positions | ||
Preceded by Unknown | Executive Director of the Construction association 1990–1996 | Succeeded by Unknown |
Preceded by Unknown | Executive Director of the Industry and Employers confederation 1996–2003 | Succeeded by Unknown |
Non-profit organization positions | ||
Preceded by Unknown | Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Knowledge for Climate Foundation 2007–2015 | Succeeded by Unknown |
Preceded by Unknown | Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Netherlands Diabetes Foundation 2007–2015 | Succeeded by Marc van Gelder |
Preceded by Unknown | Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Soestdijk Palace Foundation 2014–present | Incumbent |
Preceded by | Chairwoman of the Netherlands Charities association 2016–2019 | Succeeded by |
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- Frits Korthals Altes
- 2001
- Jaime Saleh
- 2004
- Hans van den Broek
- 2005
- Herman Tjeenk Willink
- 2012
- Winnie Sorgdrager
- 2018
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
- 2018
- Sybilla Dekker
- 2018
- Piet Hein Donner
- 2018
- Jan Peter Balkenende
- 2022
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