Ria Vedder-Wubben
Ria Vedder-Wubben | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 10 June 2003 – 7 June 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1951 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 August 2016 (aged 65) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Hendrika Cornelia Maria "Ria" Vedder-Wubben (20 May 1951 – 23 August 2016) was a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she served in the Senate from 2003 to 2011. In the Senate she was concerned with pensions and tax law.[1]
Career
[edit]Vedder-Wubben was born in the Hague on 20 May 1951.[2] She attended the Hogere Burgerschool in Rijswijk. She subsequently studied to become an actuary. She spent her career in the field of actuarial science and pension advisement.[2]
Vedder-Wubben became politically active for the Christian Democratic Appeal in The Hague.[1] She subsequently became member of the Senate for the party, serving from 10 June 2003 until 7 June 2011.[3] In 2010 a government plan to cut the Algemene Ouderdomswet partner allowance was likely to fail in the vote in the Senate, with Vedder-Wubben devising a new plan from which the government went ahead.[4]
She died on 23 August 2016 in The Hague.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Oud-senator Ria Vedder-Wubben overleden" (in Dutch). Christian Democratic Appeal. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "H.C.M. (Ria) Vedder-Wubben AAG" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Oud-senator Ria Vedder-Wubben overleden" (in Dutch). Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Ook AOW-plan aangepast onder druk Eerste Kamer" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
