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(Redirected from Johanna Maij-Weggen) Dutch politician (born 1943)

In this Dutch name, the birth surname is Weggen and the marital name is Maij.
Her ExcellencyHanja Maij-Weggen
Maij-Weggen in 2009
Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant
In office
1 October 2003 – 1 October 2009
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byFrank Houben
Succeeded byWim van de Donk
Minister of Transport and
Water Management
In office
7 November 1989 – 16 July 1994
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byNeelie Kroes
Succeeded byKoos Andriessen (Ad interim)
Member of the European Parliament
In office
19 July 1994 – 1 October 2003
In office
17 July 1979 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary groupGroup of the European
People's Party

(1979–2003)
Christian Democratic Group
(1979)
Personal details
BornJohanna Rieka Hermanna Weggen
(1943-12-29) 29 December 1943 (age 80)
Klazienaveen, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
ChildrenHester Maij (born 1969)
Marit Maij (born 1972)
Residence(s)'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education)
Occupation

Johanna Rika Hermanna "Hanja" Maij-Weggen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑɲaː maːi ˈʋɛɣə(n)]; née Weggen; born 29 December 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Political career

From 1989 until 1994 she was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the third cabinet of prime minister Ruud Lubbers, and from 2003 until 2009 the Queen's Commissioner of the province of North Brabant. After a nursing education from 1962 until 1965 she studied Pedagogy and History of Art at the University of Amsterdam until 1971. In 1967, she started working as a healthcare teacher in Amstelveen and Apeldoorn. In 1979, her political career started when she became a member of the European Parliament. In 1989, she temporarily left the European Parliament to become the Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. Four years later, she returned to the European Parliament where she remained until 1 October 2003 when she became the Queen's Commissioner for the province of North Brabant. She retired on 1 October 2009.

Personal life

She is the mother of CDA politician Hester Maij [nl] and PvdA MP Marit Maij. She was the president of World Animal Protection from 2000 until 2012.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 8 October 1994
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1 October 2009

References

  1. Simons, Marlise (27 January 1993). "Europe planning curbs on tankers". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  2. "Queen's commissioner has 149 other jobs". DutchNews. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.

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Political offices
Preceded byNeelie Kroes Minister of Transport and
Water Management

1989–1994
Succeeded byKoos Andriessen
Ad interim
Preceded byFrank Houben Queen's Commissioner
of North Brabant

2003–2009
Succeeded byWim van de Donk
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded byUnknown Chairwoman of the
World Animal
Protection Netherlands

2000–2012
Succeeded byBob van den Bos
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