Micky Adriaansens Explained

Office3:Minister of Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy
Term Start3:10 January 2022
Term End3:2 July 2024
Primeminister3:Mark Rutte
Predecessor3:Stef Blok
Office5:Senator of the Netherlands
Term Start5:11 June 2019
Term End5:10 January 2022
Birth Date:1 March 1964
Birth Place:Schiedam, Netherlands
Party:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Successor3:Dirk Beljaarts (as Minister of Economic Affairs)
Sophie Hermans (as Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth)

Monique Anne Maria "Micky" Adriaansens (born 1 March 1964) is a Dutch politician, lawyer and administrator who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the fourth Rutte cabinet from January 2022 until July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was previously a member of the Senate (2019–2022).

Career

A native of Schiedam, Adriaansens attended the Municipal Gymnasium in Hilversum. She studied Law, Health Policy and Management at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. During her studies, she was active in the Hermes House Band.[1]

She then worked for the law firm AKD in bankruptcy law. Between 1999 and 2003 Adriaansens worked as a consultant at Twynstra Gudde, before she became active as a health care administrator. On 1 June 2016, she returned to Twynstra Gudde where she became chairwoman of the board of directors. During her time in the private sector, she also held various supervisory directorships.[2] [3] [4]

She was president of the Larensche Mixed Hockey Club (2012–2017), which she helped out of debt.[5] She received the municipal medal of honour from the municipality of Laren for this in 2017; she was appointed an honorary member of the club in 2018.[6]

She was a member of the Senate from June 2019 to January 2022, and she served as chair of the permanent Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport. In the latter month, Adriaansens was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Fourth Rutte cabinet.[7] [8] Her term ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.[9]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muziekencyclopedie - Micky Adriaansens . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119193938/https://www.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/Micky+Adriaansens . 2017-11-19 . 2024-02-22 . Muziekencyclopedie.
  2. Web site: Micky Adriaansens . 7 March 2018 .
  3. Web site: Nieuwe directievoorzitter en 5 nieuwe partners voor Twynstra Gudde . 6 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: 'Mensen in beweging krijgen, dat is mooi' .
  5. Web site: Met Micky Adriaansens heeft EZK een minister die dingen voor elkaar krijgt .
  6. Web site: Erepenning voor mevrouw M.A.M. Adriaansens .
  7. Web site: Mr.DRS. M.A.M. Adriaansens (VVD) .
  8. Web site: Nieuwe commissievoorzitters Eerste Kamer bekend .
  9. News: Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd . 2 July 2024 . 2 July 2024 . nl . . Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in .
  10. Web site: Real Decreto 377/2024, de 9 de abril, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a las personalidades neerlandesas que se citan.. es. Royal Decree 377/2024, of April 9, by which the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is awarded to the Dutch personalities mentioned.. 9 April 2024.

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