Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
Dutch politician (born 1963)
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- Cornelia " Cora " van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːraː vɑ ˈniu.
- She served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2021, and briefly as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy ( ad interim ) in 2021.
- Political career Early career in local politics Van Nieuwenhuizen was a member of the municipal council of Oisterwijk from 1994 to 2006 as well as party group leader from 2002 to 2003.
- Member of the House of Representatives, 2010–2014 Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2010 election, she was reelected in 2012.
Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːraː vɑ ˈniu.ə(n)ˌɦœyzə(ɱ) ˈʋɛibə(ŋ)ɣaː]; née van Nieuwenhuizen; born 12 June 1963) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2021, and briefly as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (ad interim) in 2021.
Education
Van Nieuwenhuizen studied social geography at Utrecht University, as well as at Nyenrode Business University in Breukelen and at TIAS School for Business and Society in Tilburg.
Political career
Early career in local politics
Van Nieuwenhuizen was a member of the municipal council of Oisterwijk from 1994 to 2006 as well as party group leader from 2002 to 2003. She was also a member and party group leader in the States-Provincial of North Brabant from 2003 to 2007 and a member of the States Deputed of North Brabant from 2007 to 2010, in charge of mobility and infrastructure.
Member of the House of Representatives, 2010–2014
Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2010 election, she was reelected in 2012. In Parliament, she presided over the Finance Committee.
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