Hanja Maij-Weggen

Hanja 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
Born
Johanna 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).