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 Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Melanie Schultz van Haegen (as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment)
Succeeded by	Barbara Visser
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Ad interim
In office 15 January 2021 – 20 January 2021
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Eric Wiebes
Succeeded by	Bas van 't Wout
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 26 October 2017
Constituency	Netherlands
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 party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse	Bert Wijbenga [nl]
Children	4 children
Residence	Rotterdam
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) Nyenrode Business University (Bachelor of Business Administration) Tilburg University (Bachelor of Business Management)
Occupation	Politician accountant social geographer
Website	Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management

Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːraː vɑ 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.