Pieter Winsemius
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Dr. Pieter Winsemius is a Dutch
politician
for the VVD
.
On September 22, 2006, he became Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) in the Third Balkenende cabinet
(a post he previously filled in the Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-1
). His appointment followed the resignation of Sybilla Dekker
. On February 22, 2007 he resigned when the fourth cabinet Balkenende was installed. He was succeeded by Jacqueline Cramer
In January 2008, he joined the department of Organisation Studies at Tilburg University
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
for the VVD
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
.
On September 22, 2006, he became Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) in the Third Balkenende cabinet
Third Balkenende cabinet
The third Balkenende cabinet was formed on 7 July 2006 after a crisis in and the subsequent resignation of the second Balkenende cabinet. This demissionary minority cabinet of Christian Democratic Appeal and People's Party for Freedom and Democracy was negotiated by former prime minister Ruud...
(a post he previously filled in the Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-1
Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-1
The first Lubbers cabinet was formed by the right-wing political parties CDA and VVD. The aim of the cabinet was cutting government spending and privatizations. There was much internal resistance of the left-wing, especially the largest mass demonstration in Dutch history, against the placement of...
). His appointment followed the resignation of Sybilla Dekker
Sybilla Dekker
Sybilla Dekker is a Dutch politician.-References:...
. On February 22, 2007 he resigned when the fourth cabinet Balkenende was installed. He was succeeded by Jacqueline Cramer
Jacqueline Cramer
Jacqueline Marian Cramer was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet for the PvdA. Previously she was a professor of sustainable entrepreneurship at Utrecht University and professor of environmental management at Erasmus University...
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In January 2008, he joined the department of Organisation Studies at Tilburg University