Marja van Bijsterveldt

Marja van Bijsterveldt
Van Bijsterveldt in 2010
Mayor of Delft
Assumed office
2 September 2016
Preceded byBas Verkerk
Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
In office
14 October 2010 – 5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byAndré Rouvoet
Succeeded byJet Bussemaker
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 June 2010 – 14 October 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science
In office
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Serving with Sharon Dijksma
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byBruno Bruins
Succeeded byHalbe Zijlstra
Chairwoman of the Christian
Democratic Appeal
In office
2 November 2002 – 22 February 2007
LeaderJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byBert de Vries
Succeeded byPeter van Heeswijk
Mayor of Schipluiden
In office
16 September 1994 – 1 January 2003
Preceded byJan Waaijer
Succeeded byJohn de Prieëlle
Personal details
Born
Janneke Marlene Vliegenthart

(1961-06-27) 27 June 1961 (age 63)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
Spouse
Antoine van Bijsterveldt
(m. 1992)
Children2 children
RelativesArjan Vliegenthart (cousin)
Residence(s)Delft, Netherlands
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Nurse

Janneke Marlene "Marja" van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart (born 27 June 1961) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). She has been mayor of Delft since 2 September 2016.