2009 Event Speakers

  • H. E. Maria van der Hoeven

    H. E. Maria van der Hoeven

    Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands

    Maria Josephina Arnoldina (Maria) van der Hoeven is the Netherlands Minister of Economic Affairs.

    From 1985 to 1991 Ms Van der Hoeven was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht for the Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) and, from 1991 to 2002, member of the House of Representatives of the States General.

    From 22 July 2002 to 21 February 2007 Ms Van der Hoeven held the post of Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the first, second and third Balkenende governments. On 22 February 2007 she was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the fourth Balkenende government.

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