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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.
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2017
Van Nieuwenhuizen was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2014 election. In the House of Representatives she was succeeded by Jeroen van Wijngaarden. A member of the ALDE (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) political faction, she served as her parliamentary group's deputy coordinator on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (alongside Sylvie Goulard). On the committee, she was the rapporteur on financial technology. Later, she joined the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect in 2015. In addition, she held the position of vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with India.
Besides her committee assignments, Van Nieuwenhuizen was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.
Van Nieuwenhuizen mainly focused on matters of aviation, water transport and energy policy. She served as an MEP from until her appointment to the Government of the Netherlands.
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, 2017–2021
From 26 October 2017, Van Nieuwenhuizen served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. One of the main policy debates during her tenure revolved around the opening of Lelystad Airport to commercial traffic.
After the fall of the Third Rutte cabinet and consequently the resignation of Eric Wiebes, Van Nieuwenhuizen became ad interim Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on 15 January 2021 as well, until then-State Secretary Bas van 't Wout was selected as his replacement on 20 January 2021.
Later career
In 2021, Van Nieuwenhuizen resigned from government to become chair of Energie-Nederland, the lobbying organization for the country's energy sector.
Other activities
- Brabant Intermodal, chairwoman of the Advisory Board
- Hans Nord Foundation, Member of the Board
References
- "Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (VVD) heeft alle bestuurslagen gehad" (in Dutch). NOS. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- "Jeroen van Wijngaarden nieuw Tweede Kamerlid voor de VVD" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- Mark Taylor (April 13, 2017), EXCLUSIVE: EU Fintech Rapporteur Aims For Pole Position Law360.
- Members European Parliament Intergroup on Long Term Investment and Reindustrialisation.
- Members Archived 2019-03-27 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- "(Cora) van Nieuwenhuizen" (in Dutch). Europese Verkiezingen 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "Benoeming minister Van 't Wout" (in Dutch). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Guus Valk and Philip de Witt Wijnen (August 31, 2021), NRC Handelsblad.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Drs. C. (Cora) van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga Parlement.com
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byMelanie Schultz van Haegen as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment |
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management 2017–2021 |
Succeeded byBarbara Visser |
| Preceded byEric Wiebes | Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Ad interim 2021 |
Succeeded byBas van 't Wout |
| Ministers of infrastructure of the Netherlands | ||
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| Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management | ||
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| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2010–2012) | |
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| House of Representatives, 17 June 2010 – 19 September 2012 | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (31) |
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| Labour Party (30) |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal (21) | |
| Party for Freedom (20) | |
| Socialist Party (15) | |
| Democrats 66 (10) | |
| GroenLinks (10) | |
| Christian Union (5) | |
| Reformed Political Party (2) | |
| Party for the Animals (2) | |
| Independents (4) |
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| See also: Members of the House of Representatives, 2006–2010, Members of the House of Representatives, 2012–2017, Members of the Senate, 2011–2015 | |
| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2012–2017) | ||
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| House of Representatives 20 September 2012 – 23 March 2017 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 40) |
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| Labour Party (PvdA – 35) |
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| Socialist Party (SP – 15) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 13) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 12) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 12) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 4) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 2) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 1) | ||
| Bontes/Van Klaveren Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
| Kuzu/Öztürk Group (Indep. – 2) | ||
| Member Van Vliet (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Klein (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Houwers (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Monasch (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Abc signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Abc) signifies a temporarily absent member; Abc signifies a temporary member; ‹Abc› signifies a member who prematurely left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–2015 · 2015–2019 | ||
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| Democrats 66 | |
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| Party for the Animals | |
| † Hans Jansen died on 5 May 2015. He was replaced by Auke Zijlstra on 1 September 2015. | |
- 1963 births
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