Karla Peijs - Wikipedia

Karla Peijs
Karla Peijs in 2006

Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
In office 1 March 2007 – 1 March 2013
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Wim van Gelder
Succeeded by	Han Polman
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 21 September 2006 – 26 September 2006 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Sybilla Dekker
Succeeded by	Pieter Winsemius
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Roelf de Boer
Succeeded by	Camiel Eurlings
Member of the European Parliament
In office 25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003
Parliamentary group	Group of the European People's Party

Personal details
Born	Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (1944-09-01) 1 September 1944 (age 79) Tilburg, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Spouse	Rinus Platschorre (m. 1971)
Residence(s)	Middelburg, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Social Science) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Teacher

Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (born 1 September 1944) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Life[edit]

Karla Peijs was born on 1 September 1944 in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[1]

From 1982 to 1989 Peijs a member of the Utrecht Provincial Council. From 1999 to 2004 she was an elected Member of the European Parliament, representing the European People's Party (Christian Democratic Appeal) and European People's Party Group (EPP).^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer, eds. (2006). "Peijs, Karla M.H. (1944–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.

External links[edit]

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Official

(in Dutch) Drs. K.M.H. (Karla) Peijs Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Roelf de Boer	Minister of Transport and Water Management 2003–2007	Succeeded by Camiel Eurlings
Preceded by Sybilla Dekker	Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Ad interim 2006	Succeeded by Pieter Winsemius
Preceded by Wim van Gelder	Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland 2007–2013	Succeeded by Han Polman
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Unknown	Chairwoman of the Alzheimer Foundation 2010–2015	Succeeded by Unknown

v t e Ministers of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands
Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
Ringers Vos Neher 't Veld Witte Van Aartsen Bogaers Witte Schut Udink Gruijters Beelaerts van Blokland Tuijnman Van Dam Nypels Winsemius Nijpels Alders De Boer Pronk Kamp Dekker Peijs Winsemius Cramer Huizinga

v t e Ministers of Transport and Water Management of the Netherlands
Ministry of Transport and Water Management
Lely De Marez Oyens Kraus Veegens Kraus Bevers Talma Regout Lely König Van Swaay Bongaerts Van der Vegte Reymer Kalff Colijn Van Lidth de Jeude Van Buuren Van Lidth de Jeude Albarda Wijffels Tromp S. Van Schaik Vos J. Van Schaik Spitzen Wemmers Algera Witte Van Aartsen Korthals Van Aartsen Suurhoff Bogaers Suurhoff De Quay Bakker Drees Jr. Udink Westerterp Tuijnman Zeevalking Kroes Maij-Weggen Andriessen Jorritsma Netelenbos De Boer Peijs Eurlings

v t e « 1984–1989 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1989–1994 » 1994–1999 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Bouke Beumer Pam Cornelissen Jim Janssen van Raaij Hanja Maij-Weggen Ria Oomen-Ruijten Arie Oostlander Karla Peijs Jean Penders Jan Sonneveld Maxime Verhagen Bartho Pronk
Labour Party	Hedy d'Ancona Piet Dankert Alman Metten Hemmo Muntingh Maartje van Putten Wim van Velzen Ben Visser Eisso Woltjer Mathilde van den Brink Annemarie Goedmakers
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jessica Larive Gijs de Vries Florus Wijsenbeek
Rainbow	Nel van Dijk (CPN) Herman Verbeek (PPR)
Democrats 66	Jan-Willem Bertens
SGP, GPV and RPF	Leen van der Waal (SGP)

v t e « 1989–1994 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1994–1999 » 1999–2004 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Hanja Maij-Weggen Peter Pex Wim van Velzen Bartho Pronk Arie Oostlander Jan Sonneveld Karla Peijs Ria Oomen-Ruijten Jim Janssen van Raaij Pam Cornelissen
Labour Party	Piet Dankert Leonie van Bladel Jan Marinus Wiersma Frits Castricum Hedy d'Ancona Wim van Velzen Maartje van Putten Alman Metten
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jessica Larive Jan Mulder Elly Plooij-van Gorsel Gijs de Vries Jan-Kees Wiebenga Florus Wijsenbeek Robert Jan Goedbloed
Democrats 66	Jan-Willem Bertens Johanna Boogerd-Quaak Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Doeke Eisma
SGP, GPV and RPF	Hans Blokland (GPV) Leen van der Waal (SGP) Rijk van Dam (RPF)
GreenLeft	Nel van Dijk Joost Lagendijk

v t e « 1994–1999 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1999–2004 » 2004–2009 »
Christian Democratic Appeal	Albert Jan Maat Maria Martens Bert Doorn Hanja Maij-Weggen Wim van Velzen Bartho Pronk Arie Oostlander Karla Peijs Ria Oomen-Ruijten Peter Pex Cees Bremmer
Labour Party	Michiel van Hulten Joke Swiebel Ieke van den Burg Dorette Corbey Max van den Berg Jan Marinus Wiersma
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jules Maaten Toine Manders Jan Mulder Elly Plooij-van Gorsel Marieke Sanders-ten Holte Jan-Kees Wiebenga Herman Vermeer
GroenLinks	Theo Bouwman Kathalijne Buitenweg Joost Lagendijk Alexander de Roo
SGP, GPV and RPF	Bas Belder (SGP) Hans Blokland (GPV) Rijk van Dam (RPF)
Democrats 66	Lousewies van der Laan Bob van den Bos Johanna Boogerd-Quaak
Socialist Party	Erik Meijer

v t e Third Balkenende cabinet (2006–2007)
Preceded by: Second Balkenende cabinet Succeeded by: Fourth Balkenende cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gerrit Zalm (Finance)
Ministers	Johan Remkes (Interior) Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) (2006) Rita Verdonk (Justice) (ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (from 2006) Joop Wijn (Economic Affairs) Henk Kamp (Defence) Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Karla Peijs (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (2006) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 2006)
Ministers without portfolio	Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration) Atzo Nicolaï (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) Agnes van Ardenne (Development Cooperation)
State secretaries	Karien van Gennip (Economic Affairs) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Balkenende cabinet (2003–2006)
^{Preceded by: First Balkenende cabinet · Succeeded by: Third Balkenende cabinet}
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Gerrit Zalm (Finance) Thom de Graaf (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2003–2005) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Economic Affairs) (2005–2006)
Ministers	Johan Remkes (Interior) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (Foreign Affairs) (2003) Ben Bot (Foreign Affairs) (from 2003) Piet Hein Donner (Justice) Gerrit Zalm (Economic Affairs) (ad interim) Henk Kamp (Defence) Hans Hoogervorst (Health, Welfare and Sport) Maria van der Hoeven (Education, Culture and Science) Karla Peijs (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) Cees Veerman (Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality) Aart Jan de Geus (Social Affairs and Employment) Sybilla Dekker (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Rita Verdonk (Integration and Immigration) Agnes van Ardenne (Development Cooperation) Alexander Pechtold (Government Reform and Kingdom Relations) (2005–2006)
State secretaries	Atzo Nicolaï (Foreign Affairs) Joop Wijn (Finance) Karien van Gennip (Economic Affairs) Cees van der Knaap (Defence) Annette Nijs (Education, Culture and Science) (2003–2004) Medy van der Laan (Education, Culture and Science) Mark Rutte (Education, Culture and Science) (2004–2006) Bruno Bruins (Education, Culture and Science) (from 2006) Clémence Ross-van Dorp (Health, Welfare and Sport) Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Transport, Public Works and Water Management) Mark Rutte (Social Affairs and Employment) (2003–2004) Henk van Hoof (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2004) Pieter van Geel (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)