Ria Beckers

Ria Beckers
Ria Beckers in 1981
Leader of GroenLinks
In office
14 September 1989 – 20 April 1993
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPeter Lankhorst
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
14 September 1989 – 20 April 1993
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPeter Lankhorst
In office
25 May 1977 – 14 September 1989
Preceded byBas de Gaay Fortman
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Leader of the Political Party of Radicals
In office
25 May 1977 – 14 September 1989
Preceded byBas de Gaay Fortman
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 June 1977 – 20 April 1993
Chairwoman of the Political Party of Radicals
In office
30 November 1974 – 10 December 1976
LeaderBas de Gaay Fortman
Preceded byWouter van Dam
Succeeded byHerman Verbeek
Personal details
Born
Maria Brigitta Catherina de Bruijn

(1938-11-02)2 November 1938
Driebergen, Netherlands
Died22 March 2006(2006-03-22) (aged 67)
Wadenoijen, Netherlands
Cause of deathTerminal illness
Political partyGroenLinks (from 1989)
Other political
affiliations
Political Party of Radicals
(1970–1989)
Spouse
Karel Beckers
(m. 1965)
Children2 daughters and 1 son
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Letters, Master of Letters)
OccupationPolitician · Teacher · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Activist

Maria Brigitta Catherina "Ria" Beckers-de Bruijn (2 November 1938 – 22 March 2006) was a Dutch politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later co-founder of the GroenLinks (GL) party and teacher.