Liesbeth Spies Explained

Liesbeth Spies
Office:Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn
Term Start:15 December 2014
Predecessor:Tjerk Bruinsma (Acting)
Office1:Mayor of Stichtse Vecht
Term Start1:8 July 2014
Term End1:15 December 2014
Status1:Acting
Predecessor1:Mirjam van 't Veld
Successor1:Marc Witteman
Office2:Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Term Start2:16 December 2011
Term End2:5 November 2012
Primeminister2:Mark Rutte
Predecessor2:Piet Hein Donner
Successor2:Ronald Plasterk
Office3:Chairwoman of the
Christian Democratic Appeal
Term Start3:1 November 2010
Term End3:2 April 2011
Leader3:Maxime Verhagen
Predecessor3:Henk Bleker (ad interim)
Successor3:Ruth Peetoom
Office4:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start4:23 May 2002
Term End4:17 June 2010
Birthname:Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth Spies
Birth Date:1966 4, df=y
Birth Place:Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Christian Democratic Appeal
(from 1984)
Residence:Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Alma Mater:Leiden University
(Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Master of Laws)
Occupation:Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Management consultant · Nonprofit director

Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth "Liesbeth" Spies (born 6 April 1966) is a Dutch politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she has served as Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 2014.

She served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte I from 16 December 2011 to 5 November 2012.[1] She was named to this post on 16 December 2011, following the appointment of her predecessor, Piet Hein Donner, to be the new Vice-President of the Council of State. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 to 17 June 2010 and served as acting Party Chair of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 1 November 2010 until 2 April 2011.[2]

Following her departure from the House of Representatives she became the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the CDA in the 2011 elections for the States-Provincial of South Holland. In the election the CDA lost over half its seats (going from thirteen seats to six) and went from largest party in the province to the fourth-largest when compared with the previous election in 2007. Despite this the CDA joined the coalition for the provincial government and Spies was appointed as a member of the States Deputed, with a portfolio including spatial planning and economic affairs. She vacated this position following her ministerial appointment.

From 8 July 2014 she was interim mayor of Stichtse Vecht.[3]

As of 5 December 2014 Spies is mayor of her birthplace Alphen aan den Rijn.[4]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Officer of the Order of Orange-NassauNetherlands7 December 2012

External links

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Notes and References

  1. 'Liesbeth Spies opvolger Donner', NOS, 16 December 2011
  2. Liesbeth Spies tijdelijk partijvoorzitter CDA, NOS, 1 November 2010
  3. Web site: Annelies Karman . Alphense oud-minister Liesbeth Spies burgemeester in Stichtse Vecht . nl . Leidsch Dagblad . 18 June 2014 . 26 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108115811/http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/regionaal/rijnenveen/article27100185.ece . 8 November 2014 .
  4. Web site: Bestuur & organisatie . nl . Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn . 9 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010328/https://www.alphenaandenrijn.nl/Bestuur_organisatie/Burgemeester_wethouders/College . 2018-12-11 . dead .