| Sharon Dijksma | |
| Office: | Mayor of Utrecht |
| Term Start: | 16 December 2020 |
| Predecessor: | Peter den Oudsten (Acting) |
| Office1: | State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment |
| Term Start1: | 3 November 2015 |
| Term End1: | 26 October 2017 |
| Primeminister1: | Mark Rutte |
| Predecessor1: | Wilma Mansveld |
| Successor1: | Stientje van Veldhoven (as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management) |
| Office2: | State Secretary for Economic Affairs |
| Term Start2: | 18 December 2012 |
| Term End2: | 3 November 2015 |
| Primeminister2: | Mark Rutte |
| Predecessor2: | Co Verdaas |
| Successor2: | Martijn van Dam |
| Office3: | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science |
| Term Start3: | 22 February 2007 |
| Term End3: | 23 February 2010 |
| Alongside3: | Marja van Bijsterveldt |
| Primeminister3: | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Predecessor3: | Bruno Bruins |
| Successor3: | Marja van Bijsterveldt |
| Office4: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start4: | 23 March 2017 |
| Term End4: | 1 June 2018 |
| Term Start5: | 8 May 2012 |
| Term End5: | 20 September 2012 |
| Term Start6: | 17 June 2010 |
| Term End6: | 17 January 2012 |
| Term Start7: | 17 May 1994 |
| Term End7: | 22 February 2007 |
| Birthname: | Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma |
| Birth Date: | 1971 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | Labour Party (since 1988) |
| Children: | 1 son and 2 daughters[1] |
| Residence: | Utrecht |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma (born 16 April 1971) is a Dutch politician serving as Mayor of Utrecht since 2020. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she was previously a State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science from 2007 to 2010, at the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 2012 to 2015 and at the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment from 2015 to 2017, as well as an alderwoman of Amsterdam from 2018 until 2020.
Dijksma was the President of the Environment Council of the European Union who, together with the Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, signed the Paris Agreement on behalf of Europe in New York on 21 April 2016.[2]
Dijksma studied law at the University of Groningen and public administration at the University of Twente but did not finish her studies.
In 1991 Dijksma became secretary general of the Young Socialists. From 1992 to 1994 she was chairwoman of the Young Socialists (Jonge Socialisten).
When, on 16 May 1994, Dijksma became an MP, her age was 23 and she was the youngest MP ever in Dutch parliamentarian history. From 1994 to 2007, she was a member of the House of Representatives.
Dijksma was the State secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet from 2007 to 2010.
From 3 November 2015 until 26 October 2017 Dijksma was the State secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment succeeding to Wilma Mansveld who resigned from the position;[3] from 18 December 2012 to 3 November 2015 she was the State secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, dealing with agriculture, nature, food quality, tourism, and postal affairs. Therefore, Dijksma was allowed to use the ministerial title "Minister for Agriculture" while on foreign business. Before that she was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012. She focused on matters of traffic, water management and home affairs.
Dijksma was a member of the House of Representatives from 23 March 2017 until 30 May 2018.
In 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Dijksma to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments.[4]
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 December 2010 | ||