Ien Dales

Ien Dales
Dales in 1981
Minister of the Interior
In office 7 November 1989 – 10 January 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Kees van Dijk
Succeeded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interim)
Mayor of Nijmegen
In office 16 May 1987 – 7 November 1989
Preceded by	Frans Hermsen [nl]
Succeeded by	Ed d'Hondt [nl]
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 16 September 1982 – 16 May 1987
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
In office 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 Serving with Hedy d'Ancona
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Louw de Graaf (as State Secretary for Social Affairs)
Succeeded by	Piet van Zeil
Personal details
Born	Catharina Isabella Dales (1931-10-18)18 October 1931 Arnhem, Netherlands
Died	10 January 1994(1994-01-10) (aged 62) Utrecht, Netherlands
Cause of death	Heart attack
Political party	Labour Party (from 1968)
Domestic partner	Elizabeth Schmitz (1981–1994)
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Social worker

Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales (18 October 1931 – 10 January 1994) was a Dutch politician and social worker. Born in Arnhem, she received a degree in education from the University of Amsterdam and worked in social services before her career in politics. She became a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) in 1968 and was appointed State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Van Agt II cabinet, a position that she held between 1981 and 1982. Dales was a member of the House of Representatives between 1981 and 1987 and mayor of Nijmegen between 1987 and 1989. She was the Minister of the Interior in the Lubbers III cabinet from 1989 and 1994.