Virginie Korte-van Hemel

Virginie Korte-van Hemel
Virginie Korte-van Hemel
	Virginie Korte-van Hemel in 1984
Extraordinary Member ; of the Council of State
	In office; 1 November 1992 – 1 June 1999
Vice President	Willem Scholten ; (1992–1997) ; Herman Tjeenk Willink ; (1997–1999)
Member of the Senate
	In office; 11 June 1991 – 1 November 1992
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Justice
	In office; 8 November 1982 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Michiel Scheltema
Succeeded by	Aad Kosto
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 June 1986 – 14 July 1986
	In office; 9 September 1981 – 16 September 1982
	In office; 15 September 1977 – 10 June 1981
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (1980–1986) ; Catholic People's Party ; (1977–1980)
Personal details
Born	Virginie Norbertina Maria van Hemel; 8 May 1929; Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Died	3 April 2014 (aged 84); Bussum, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Spouse	Herman Korte (m. 1958; died 2009)
Children	4 children
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Researcher · Nonprofit director

Virginie Norbertina Maria Korte-van Hemel (8 May 1929 – 3 April 2014) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.^[1]

Biography

Korte-van Hemel worked as student researcher at the Utrecht University from June 1953 until July 1955 and as a lawyer and prosecutor in Bussum from August 1955 until September 1977. Korte-van Hemel served on the Municipal Council of Bussum from April 1966 until September 1977 and served as an Alderperson in Bussum from September 1970 until September 1974. Korte-van Hemel became a Member of the House of Representatives after Fons van der Stee was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel following the election of 1977, serving from 15 September 1977 until 10 June 1981. Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after Job de Ruiter was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Van Agt II following the election of 1981, serving from 9 September 1981 until 16 September 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel was appointed as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 8 November 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. After the cabinet formation of 1986 Korte-van Hemel continued as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. In February 1989 Korte-van Hemel announced that he would not stand for the election of 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Korte-van Hemel was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Lubbers II was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers III on 7 November 1989.

Korte-van Hemel remained in active politics, she elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1991, taking office on 11 June 1991. In October 1992 Korte-van Hemel was nominated as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, she resigned as a Member of the Senate the day she was installed as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 November 1992 until 1 June 1999.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Officer of the Order of Leopold II	Belgium	2 February 1988
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 November 1989
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	30 July 1990

References

^ "CDA'er Korte-van Hemel overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

External links

(in Dutch) Mr. V.N.M. (Virginie) Korte-van Hemel Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Mr. V.N.M. Korte-Van Hemel (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Michiel Scheltema	State Secretary for Justice 1982–1989	Succeeded by Aad Kosto

[1] "CDA'er Korte-van Hemel overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

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v t e Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
Preceded by: First Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: Third Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf de Korte (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Kees van Dijk (Interior) (1986–1987) Jan de Koning (Interior and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Kees van Dijk (Interior) (from 1987) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) (1986–1988) Piet Bukman (Defence) (ad interim) Frits Bolkestein (Defence) (from 1988) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1986–1987) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) (Ad interim) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1987) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) (1986–1989) Gerrit Braks (Education and Sciences) (Ad interim) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Ed Nijpels (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Piet Bukman (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) René van der Linden (Foreign Affairs) (1986–1988) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Foreign Affairs) (from 1988) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Enneüs Heerma (Economic Affairs) (1986) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1986) Albert-Jan Evenhuis (Economic Affairs) (1986–1989) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Dick Dees (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (1986) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 1986)

v t e First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs) Frits Bolkestein (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) Willem Hoekzema (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

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