| Annemarie Jorritsma | |
| Office: | Parliamentary leader in the Senate |
| Term Start: | 24 November 2015 |
| Term End: | 4 July 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Helmi Huijbregts-Schiedon |
| Successor: | Edith Schippers |
| Parliamentarygroup: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Office1: | Member of the Senate |
| Term Start1: | 9 June 2015 |
| Term End1: | 4 July 2023 |
| Parliamentarygroup1: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Office2: | Mayor of Almere |
| Term Start2: | 16 August 2003 |
| Term End2: | 9 September 2015 |
| Predecessor2: | Hans Ouwerkerk (Ad interim) |
| Successor2: | Franc Weerwind |
| Office3: | Mayor of Delfzijl |
| Term Start3: | 11 February 2003 |
| Term End3: | 16 August 2003 Acting |
| Predecessor3: | Ed Haaksman |
| Successor3: | Henk van Hoof (Ad interim) |
| Office4: | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Term Start4: | 3 August 1998 |
| Term End4: | 22 July 2002 |
| Alongside4: | Els Borst |
| Primeminister4: | Wim Kok |
| Predecessor4: | Hans Dijkstal Hans van Mierlo |
| Successor4: | Eduard Bomhoff Johan Remkes |
| Office5: | Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Term Start5: | 3 August 1998 |
| Term End5: | 22 July 2002 |
| Primeminister5: | Wim Kok |
| Predecessor5: | Hans Wijers |
| Successor5: | Herman Heinsbroek |
| Office6: | Minister of Transport and Water Management |
| Term Start6: | 22 August 1994 |
| Term End6: | 3 August 1998 |
| Primeminister6: | Wim Kok |
| Predecessor6: | Koos Andriessen (Ad interim) |
| Successor6: | Tineke Netelenbos |
| Office7: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start7: | 23 May 2002 |
| Term End7: | 30 January 2003 |
| Term Start8: | 19 May 1998 |
| Term End8: | 3 August 1998 |
| Term Start9: | 30 July 1986 |
| Term End9: | 22 August 1994 |
| Term Start10: | 16 September 1982 |
| Term End10: | 3 June 1986 |
| Parliamentarygroup10: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Birthname: | Annemarie Lebbink |
| Birth Date: | 1950 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hengelo, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1973) |
| Children: | 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | Baudartius College (Bachelor of Liberal Arts) |
| Occupation: | Politician · Civil servant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director |
Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink (born 1 June 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She is the Parliamentary leader in the Senate since 24 November 2015 and a Member of the Senate since 9 June 2015.[1] [2]
After graduating from the secondary school Baudartius College in Zutphen in 1967, Jorritsma attended the School for Tourist Training (School voor Toeristische Vorming) in Breda. She also followed a French teacher training course (which she did not complete) and various politically oriented courses.[3]
Jorritsma served on the Municipal Council of Bolsward from 5 September 1978 until 1988. She was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1982, serving from 16 September 1982 until 3 June 1986. Jorritsma returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after Wim van Eekelen was appointed Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Lubbers II after the election of 1986, taking office on 30 July 1986 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Spatial Planning. After the election of 1994 Jorritsma was appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Kok I, taking office on 22 August 1994. After the election of 1998 Jorritsma returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 19 May 1998. Following the cabinet formation of 1998 Jorritsma was appointment as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998. The Cabinet Kok II resigned on 16 April 2002 following the conclusions of the NIOD report into the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 2002 Jorritsma again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 23 May 2002. Following the cabinet formation of 2002 Jorritsma was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I on 22 July 2002 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Social Affairs and Employment. In October 2002 Jorritsma announced that she wouldn't stand for the election of 2003 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 30 January 2003.
Jorritsma remained in active in national politics, in February 2003 she was appointed as acting Mayor of Delfzijl, taking office on 11 February 2003. In August 2003 she was nominated as Mayor of Almere, she resigned as acting Mayor of Delfzijl the same day she was installed as Mayor of Almere, serving from 16 August 2003 until 9 September 2015. Jorritsma also became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Equens, Alliander, Association of Participation Companies and Recruit Global Staffing). Jorritsma also served as chairwoman of the executive board of the Association of Municipalities from 1 May 2008 until 3 June 2015. Jorritsma was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 2015, taking office on 9 June 2015 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Infrastructure and Water Management. Jorritsma was selected as Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate following the resignation of Loek Hermans, taking office on 24 November 2015.
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II | Belgium | 10 December 1998 | ||
| Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit | Germany | 20 October 2000 | ||
| Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 June 2015 | Promoted from Officer (10 December 2002)[4] | |