Melanie Maas Geesteranus

Melanie Maas Geesteranus
Maas Geeesteranus in 2013
Minister of Infrastructure
and the Environment
In office
14 October 2010 – 26 October 2017
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byCamiel Eurlings
(as Minister of Transport and Water Management)
Tineke Huizinga
(as Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Succeeded byCora van Nieuwenhuizen
(as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management)
State Secretary for Transport
and Water Management
In office
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byMonique de Vries
Succeeded byTineke Huizinga
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Melanie Henriëtte Maas Geesteranus

(1970-06-28) 28 June 1970 (age 54)
Laag-Soeren, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Spouse
Haro Schultz van Haegen
(m. 1997⁠–⁠2021)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)Leiden, Netherlands
Alma materLeiden University
(Bachelor of Public Administration)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
(Master of Public Administration)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Management consultant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

Melanie Henriëtte Maas Geesteranus (born 28 June 1970) is a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she served as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment from 2010 to 2017.