Cora van Nieuwenhuizen

Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
Van Nieuwenhuizen in 2019
Minister of Infrastructure
and Water Management
In office
26 October 2017 – 31 August 2021
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMelanie Schultz van Haegen
(as Minister of Infrastructure
and the Environment)
Succeeded byBarbara Visser
Minister of Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy
Ad interim
In office
15 January 2021 – 20 January 2021
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byEric Wiebes
Succeeded byBas van 't Wout
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 26 October 2017
ConstituencyNetherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 June 2010 – 1 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1963-06-12) 12 June 1963 (age 61)
Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
SpouseBert Wijbenga [nl]
Children4 children
ResidenceRotterdam
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Nyenrode Business University
(Bachelor of Business Administration)
Tilburg University
(Bachelor of Business Management)
Occupation
WebsiteMinister of Infrastructure and Water Management

Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːraː 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).[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (VVD) heeft alle bestuurslagen gehad" (in Dutch). NOS. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.