Els Veder-Smit
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Els Veder-Smit | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Veder-Smit in 1978 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 25 August 1981 – 11 June 1991 | |
| State Secretary for Health and Environment | |
| In office 3 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Jo Hendriks |
| Succeeded by | Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 February 1967 – 3 January 1978 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Smit 29 August 1921 Kinderdijk, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 August 2020 (aged 98) |
| Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1950) |
| Residence(s) | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
| Occupation | Politician · Nonprofit director |
Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020)[1] was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.[2] She was both the Oldest living former cabinet member since the death of Johan Witteveen on 23 April 2019 and the oldest living former member of the States General since the death of Bart Hofman on 2 May 2019.
Veder-Smit was alderman of Zeist from 1958 to 1962, and municipal councillor of Leeuwarden from 1962 to 1966.
Decorations
[edit | edit source]| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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| File:NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Knight BAR.png | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 26 October 1981 |
| Ribbon bar | Awards | Organization | Date | Comment |
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| File:VVD logo (2009–2020).svg | Honorary Member | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
15 May 1998 |
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- Mr. E. (Els) Veder-Smit Parlement.com (in Dutch)
- Mr. E. Veder-Smit (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch)
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2020 deaths
- Aldermen in Utrecht (province)
- People from Zeist
- Dutch nonprofit directors
- Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Dutch senators 1981–1983
- Municipal councillors of Leeuwarden
- Municipal councillors of Zeist
- People from Nieuw-Lekkerland
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy senators
- State secretaries for health of the Netherlands
- Utrecht University alumni
- 20th-century Dutch women politicians
- Dutch MPs 1967–1971
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