Edith Schippers
| Her Excellency Edith Schippers | |
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| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
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Assumed office 14 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Ab Klink |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 3 June 2003 – 14 Oktober 2010 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 20 September 2012 – 5 November 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edith Ingeborg Schippers 25 August 1964 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Sander Spijker |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Baarn, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (Drs.) |
| Occupation |
Politician Employers' organization official |
Edith Ingeborg Schippers (born August 25, 1964) is the current Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Netherlands.
A Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Schippers was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 until 2010 and again, briefly, in 2012. Schippers was elected as deputy leader of the VVD in the House of Representatives in 2006, a position she served in until she became a minister in the first Rutte cabinet in 2010. After the second Rutte cabinet succeeded the first one, Schippers remained in her position.
Personal life
Schippers was born in Utrecht,[1] but spent her years while attending primary school in Dordrecht.[2] At the age of 12, she moved to Wachtum in Drenthe.[2]
Edith Schipper's alma mater is Leiden University, where she studied political science from 1985 till 1991.[1] She also spent half a year studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India in 1990.[1]
In 1993, Schippers became personal assistant to member of parliament Dick Dees.[1] She served in this position until 1994, after which point she became a staff member of the VVD parliamentary fraction dealing with healthcare, welfare and sports.
After that, Schippers found employment at Employers' organization VNO-NCW. From 1997 until 2001, her portfolio as secretary for VNO-CNW included healthcare and the labor market and from 2001 until 2003 spatial planning.[1]
Political career
Schippers became a member of parliament in June 2003. Geert Wilders became her mentor.[3] In 2006 was elected as vice chairman of the VVD parliamentary party. Schippers considered this a great honor, but not her greatest success.[3] In 2010 she became a minister.
Schippers was repeatedly accused of being a tobacco industry lobbyist, and was labeled "minister Tobacco", because she had ties to the tobacco industry and because she tried to revert the ban on smoking in bars and cafes.[4][5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Drs. E.I. (Edith) Schippers - Parlement & Politiek". Parlement.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- 1 2 Archived May 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "SER". Ser.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ "Zembla: Minister of Tobacco". YouTube. 2004-11-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ↑ Minister of Tabacco Zembla October 21, 2011
- ↑ Felle aanval artsen tabakslobby NOS March 11, 2013
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edith Schippers. |
- Edith Schippers' profile on government.nl
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