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Stientje van Veldhoven

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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Veldhoven, not Veldhoven.
Her Excellency
Stientje van Veldhoven
Van Veldhoven in 2017
Minister for the Environment and Housing
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2019
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byPosition established
State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management
In office
26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded bySharon Dijksma
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 June 2010 – 26 October 2017
Personal details
Born (1973-06-22) 22 June 1973 (age 51)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
Alma materUniversity of Groningen, University of Paris

Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer (born 22 June 1973) is a Dutch politician serving as Minister for the Environment and Housing in the Third Rutte cabinet since 2019. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, she served as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management from 2017 to 2019.

Career

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A diplomat and civil servant by occupation, Van Veldhoven studied policy and management in international organisations at the University of Groningen. She worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy and for the European Union in Brussels. She was elected political talent of the year 2012/2013 by the Dutch national radio and television broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS).

She was elected to the House of Representatives from 17 June 2010 until her appointment as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management. As a parliamentarian, she focused on matters of climate, energy, natural environment, agriculture, fishery, animal rights and development aid. In 2019, she was appointed minister without portfolio at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

She announced her departure from politics as of July 19, 2021, to assume the role of Vice President/Director at the World Resources Institute Europe starting from September 1 of that year.[1][2]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Stientje van Veldhoven
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2021 House of Representatives Democrats 66 79 548 24 Lost [3]


References

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  1. ^ "Staatssecretaris Stientje van Veldhoven stapt op vanwege nieuwe baan". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "RELEASE: Stientje van Veldhoven Selected to be the Next Head of WRI Europe". World Resources Institute. 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.
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Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Position established
 Minister for the Environment and Housing
2019–present 		Incumbent
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