Eegje Schoo | |
Office: | Ambassador of the Netherlands to India |
Term Start: | 1 June 1987 |
Term End: | 1 January 1991 |
Predecessor: | Unknown |
Successor: | Unknown |
Office1: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 3 June 1986 |
Term End1: | 20 January 1987 |
Parliamentarygroup1: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Office2: | Minister for Development Cooperation |
Term Start2: | 4 November 1982 |
Term End2: | 14 July 1986 |
Primeminister2: | Ruud Lubbers |
Predecessor2: | Kees van Dijk |
Successor2: | Piet Bukman |
Birthname: | Eegje Marjolein Schoo |
Birth Date: | 1944 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1972) |
Residence: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Alma Mater: | University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) |
Occupation: | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Management consultant · Teacher · Lobbyist |
Eegje Marjolein Schoo (born 10 June 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
She served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 4 November 1982 until 14 July 1986 in the Cabinet Lubbers I. And a Member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 until 20 January 1987. She served as the Netherlands ambassador to India from 1 June 1987 until 1 January 1991. She was married to fellow politician Arie Pais from 1970 until his death in 2022.[1]
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 26 August 1986 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 1991 | ||