| Els Veder-Smit | |
| Office: | Member of the Senate |
| Term Start: | 25 August 1981 |
| Term End: | 11 June 1991 |
| Parliamentarygroup: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Office1: | State Secretary for Health and Environment |
| Term Start1: | 3 January 1978 |
| Term End1: | 11 September 1981 |
| Primeminister1: | Dries van Agt |
| Predecessor1: | Jo Hendriks |
| Successor1: | Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard |
| Office5: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start5: | 23 February 1967 |
| Term End5: | 3 January 1978 |
| Birthname: | Elizabeth Smit |
| Birth Date: | 1921 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Kinderdijk, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1950) |
| Residence: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma Mater: | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
| Occupation: | Politician · Nonprofit director |
Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020)[1] was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.[2] She was both the Oldest living former cabinet member since the death of Johan Witteveen on 23 April 2019 and the Oldest living former member of the States General since the death of Bart Hofman on 2 May 2019.
Veder-Smit was alderman of Zeist from 1958 to 1962, and municipal councillor of Leeuwarden from 1962 to 1966.
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 26 October 1981 | ||
| Awards | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Awards | Organization | Date | Comment |
| Honorary Member | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 15 May 1998 | ||