Ria Vedder-Wubben Explained

Ria Vedder-Wubben
Office1:Member of the Senate
Term Start1:10 June 2003
Term End1:7 June 2011
Birth Date:20 May 1951
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Death Place:The Hague, Netherlands
Party:Christian Democratic Appeal

Hendrika Cornelia Maria "Ria" Vedder-Wubben (20 May 1951 – 23 August 2016) was a Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal she served in the Senate from 2003 to 2011. In the Senate she was concerned with pensions and tax law.[1]

Career

Vedder-Wubben was born in the Hague on 20 May 1951.[2] She attended the Hogere Burgerschool in Rijswijk. She subsequently studied to become an actuary. She spent her career in the field of actuarial science and pension advisement.[2]

Vedder-Wubben became politically active for the Christian Democratic Appeal in The Hague.[1] She subsequently became member of the Senate for the party, serving from 10 June 2003 until 7 June 2011.[3] In 2010 a government plan to cut the Algemene Ouderdomswet partner allowance was likely to fail in the vote in the Senate, with Vedder-Wubben devising a new plan from which the government went ahead.[4]

She died on 23 August 2016 in The Hague.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oud-senator Ria Vedder-Wubben overleden . Dutch . Christian Democratic Appeal . 26 August 2016 . 10 September 2016.
  2. Web site: H.C.M. (Ria) Vedder-Wubben AAG . Dutch . Parlement.com . 10 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Oud-senator Ria Vedder-Wubben overleden . Dutch . Senate of the Netherlands . 10 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Ook AOW-plan aangepast onder druk Eerste Kamer . Dutch . de Volkskrant . 21 December 2010 . 10 September 2016.