Liesbeth Spies
Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth "Liesbeth" Spies (born 6 April 1966) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She is the Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 15 December 2014.
She served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte I from 16 December 2011 to 5 November 2012.[1] She was named to this post on 16 December 2011, following the appointment of her predecessor, Piet Hein Donner, to be the new Vice-President of the Council of State. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 to 17 June 2010 and served as acting Party Chair of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 1 November 2010 until 2 April 2011.[2]
Following her departure from the House of Representatives she became the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the CDA in the 2011 elections for the States-Provincial of South Holland. In the election the CDA lost over half its seats (going from thirteen seats to six) and went from largest party in the province to the fourth-largest when compared with the previous election in 2007. Despite this the CDA joined the coalition for the provincial government and Spies was appointed as a member of the States Deputed, with a portfolio including spatial planning and economic affairs. She vacated this position following her ministerial appointment.
From 8 July 2014 she was interim mayor of Stichtse Vecht.[3]
As of 5 December 2014 Spies is mayor of her birthplace Alphen aan den Rijn.[4]
Decorations
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 7 December 2012 | |
References
- ^ (in Dutch) 'Liesbeth Spies opvolger Donner', NOS, 16 December 2011
- ^ (in Dutch) Liesbeth Spies tijdelijk partijvoorzitter CDA, NOS, 1 November 2010
- ^ Annelies Karman (18 June 2014). "Alphense oud-minister Liesbeth Spies burgemeester in Stichtse Vecht" (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Bestuur & organisatie" (in Dutch). Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Mr.Drs. J.W.E. (Liesbeth) Spies Parlement & Politiek
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Chairmen of the Christian Democratic Appeal
- Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
- Dutch management consultants
- Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
- Dutch nonprofit directors
- Dutch nonprofit executives
- Dutch women jurists
- Leiden University alumni
- Mayors of Alphen aan den Rijn
- Mayors of Stichtse Vecht
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Members of the Provincial-Council of South Holland
- Members of the Provincial-Executive of South Holland
- Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands
- Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands
- Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- People from Alphen aan den Rijn
- Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands
- Women government ministers of the Netherlands
- Women mayors of places in the Netherlands
- 20th-century Dutch civil servants
- 21st-century Dutch civil servants
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- 21st-century Dutch politicians