Maria van der Hoeven

Maria van der Hoeven
Maria van der Hoeven
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2011
Deputy Richard Jones
Preceded by Nobuo Tanaka
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by Joop Wijn
Succeeded by Maxime Verhagen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 November 2006 – 22 February 2007
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 January 2003 – 27 May 2003
Minister of Education, Culture and Science
In office
22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by Loek Hermans
Succeeded by Ronald Plasterk
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
11 June 1991 – 22 July 2002
Personal details
Born Maria Josephina Arnoldina van der Hoeven
13 September 1949 (1949-09-13) (age 62)
Meerssen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Political party Christian Democratic Appeal
Spouse(s) Lou Buytendijk (born 1929) [1] [2]
Alma mater Open University
Occupation Politician
Civil servant
Teacher
Religion Roman Catholicism

Maria Josephina Arnoldina van der Hoeven (born 13 September 1949) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She is the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency since 1 September 2011.[3]

She previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 June 1991 until 22 July 2002 when she became Minister of Education, Culture and Science serving from 22 July 2002 until 22 February 2007 in the Cabinets Balkenende I, II en III. She again returned to the House of Representatives for two short periods, after the general elections of 2003 and 2006. Serving from 30 January 2003 until 27 May 2003 and from 30 November 2006 until 22 February 2007. She served as the Minister of Economic Affairs from 22 February 2007 until 14 October 2010 in the Cabinet Balkenende IV.[4]

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Biography

Early life

After completing her secondary education she trained as a primary teacher in Maastricht. She subsequently obtained a secondary teaching certificate in English, after which she attended courses in higher management for non-profit organisations at the Institute of Social Sciences and business management at the Open University in Heerlen. From 1969 she taught at schools of home economics and from 1971 at a junior secondary commercial school, where she subsequently became a school counsellor. Until 1987 she was head of the Adult Commercial Vocational Training Centre in Maastricht, after which she served as the head of the Limburg Technology Centre until 1991.

Politics

From 1985 to 1991 Van der Hoeven was a member of the municipal council of Maastricht. From 1991 to 2002, Member of the House of Representatives. Minister of Education, Culture and Science from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of Economic Affairs from 2007 to 2010. She has held a variety of social and cultural posts, including membership of the governing board of the Domstad Primary Teacher Training College in Utrecht and the Southern Dutch Opera Association, and membership of the ‘’t Vervolg’ theatre group.

On 11 March 2011, Van der Hoeven was selected Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.[5][6] Her opponents have voiced concerns that her knowledge about energy is not sufficient, while her proponents highlights her work as economy minister which included a large energy content, and her contacts with the major OPEC members.[7] On 1 September 2011, she succeeded in this position Nobuo Tanaka.[8]

Family

Van der Hoeven is married to Lou Buytendijk, her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2005. Because of her husband's illness she serves as the president of the Dutch Alzheimer's Foundation. [9]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Loek Hermans
Minister of Education, Culture and Science
2002–2007
Succeeded by
Ronald Plasterk
Preceded by
Joop Wijn
Minister of Economic Affairs
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Maxime Verhagen
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Nobuo Tanaka
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
2011–present
Incumbent

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