Hedy d'Ancona

Hedy d'Ancona
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
In office
7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by Elco Brinkman
Succeeded by Els Borst
Senator
In office
31 August 1982 – 13 September 1983
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
In office
11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982
Prime Minister Dries van Agt
Preceded by Louw de Graaf
Succeeded by Piet van Zeil
Senator
In office
17 September 1974 – 11 September 1981
Personal details
Born Hedwig d'Ancona
(1937-10-01) 1 October 1937
The Hague, Netherlands
Political party PvdA
Alma mater University of Amsterdam
Occupation Sociologist

Hedwig (Hedy) d'Ancona (born 1 October 1937 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician, geographer and sociologist.

Government career

From 1989 to 1994 she was the Minister of Health, Welfare and Culture (presently known as the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport as the responsibility for culture was transferred to the reorganized Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in 1994). She acted as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment for issues concerning women's liberation. She also served in the European Parliament and in the first chamber of the Dutch parliament, for the Labour Party.

Private sector

Outside of government, she is known for starting the feminist monthly Opzij as well as the special interest lobbying group, Man-Vrouw-Maatschappij (Man-Woman-Society), which she co-founded with Joke Kool-Smit.

Oxfam

From April 1995 through June 2004, d'Ancona was Chairwoman of Oxfam Novib (Oxfam Netherlands), serving also as Vice-Chairman of Oxfam International during part of her tenure.

Career

Honors

In 1992, Hedy d'Ancona was awarded the Harriet Freezerring, a women's liberation prize, by the monthly Opzij she started. In 1994, she was named as a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In 2002, she won the Aletta Jacobsprijs, a women's emancipation prize awarded by University of Groningen every two years.

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