Yvonne van Rooy

Yvonne van Rooy
Yvonne van Rooy
	Yvonne van Rooy in 1986
Member of the Social and ; Economic Council
	In office; 30 January 2008 – 1 December 2018
Chairman	See list Alexander Rinnooy Kan ; (2008–2011) ; Wiebe Draijer ; (2012–2014) ; Mariëtte Hamer ; (2014–2018);
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 17 May 1994 – 1 September 1997
	In office; 14 September 1989 – 28 September 1990
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
	In office; 28 September 1990 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Piet Bukman
Succeeded by	Anneke van Dok-van Weele
	In office; 30 October 1986 – 7 November 1989 Serving with Albert-Jan Evenhuis
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 24 July 1984 – 30 October 1986
Parliamentary group	Group of the European ; People's Party
Constituency	Netherlands
Personal details
Born	Yvonne Catharina Maria Theresia van Rooy; 4 June 1951 (age 73); Eindhoven, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Children	1 daughter
Parent	Charles van Rooy ; (1912–1996) (father);
Residence(s)	Tilburg, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Academic administrator

Yvonne Catharina Maria Theresia van Rooy (born 4 June 1951) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businesswoman.^[1]

Biography

Van Rooy attended a Gymnasium in Maastricht from May 1964 until June 1970 and applied at the Utrecht University in June 1970 majoring in Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1972 before graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1976. Van Rooy worked as a paralegal for the Christian Employers' association (NCW) from November 1976 until July 1984.

Van Rooy was elected as a Member of the European Parliament after the European Parliament election of 1984, taking office on 24 July 1984. Van Rooy was appointed as State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers II following the appointment of Enneüs Heerma as State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, taking office on 30 October 1986. Van Rooy was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1989, taking office on 14 September 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Van Rooy was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Lubbers II was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers III on 7 November 1989 and she continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Development Cooperation. Van Rooy was again appointed as State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III following the appointment of Piet Bukman as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries, taking office on 28 September 1990. After the election of 1994 Van Rooy returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 17 May 1994 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Kingdom Relations and spokesperson for Social Affairs, Transport and Water Management and Kingdom Relations.

In August 1997 Van Rooy was named as Chairwoman of the Education board of the Tilburg University, she resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day she was installed as chairwoman on 1 September 1997. In January 2004 Van Rooy was named as Chairwoman of the Education board of the Utrecht University, she resigned as Chairwoman of the Education board of the Tilburg University the same day she was installed as Chairwoman of the Education board of the Utrecht University on 1 February 2004.

Van Rooy also became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Philips, NN Group, Concertgebouw, Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and the Social and Economic Council) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Advisory Council for Spatial Planning, Center for the Promotion of Imports, Accreditation Council and the Dutch Healthcare Authority). Van Rooy also served as a trade association executive for the Nederlandse Vereniging van Ziekenhuizen (Hospitals association; NVZ) serving as chairwoman from 1 December 2012 until 1 December 2018.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	20 November 1989
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	21 March 1992
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	8 October 1994

References

^ Foundation, EMF; (Institute), IMEDE; Forum, World Economic (1993). World competitiveness report. The Foundation. ISBN 978-2-88149-013-2. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Mr. Y.C.M.Th. (Yvonne) van Rooy Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Enneüs Heerma	State Secretary for Economic Affairs 1986–1989 1990–1994 With: Albert-Jan Evenhuis (1986–1989)	Succeeded by Piet Bukman
Preceded by Piet Bukman		Succeeded by Anneke van Dok-van Weele
Civic offices
Preceded by Ed Nijpels	President of the Accreditation Council 2018–present	Incumbent
Business positions
Preceded by Roelf de Boer	Chairwoman of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Ziekenhuizen 2012–2019	Succeeded by Ad Melkert
Academic offices
Preceded by Unknown	Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Tilburg University 1997–2004	Succeeded by Hein van Oorschot
Preceded by Unknown	Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Utrecht University 2004–2012	Succeeded by Marjan Oudeman

[Foundation(Institute)1993-1] Foundation, EMF; (Institute), IMEDE; Forum, World Economic (1993). World competitiveness report. The Foundation. ISBN 978-2-88149-013-2. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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v t e « 1979–1984 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1984–1989 » 1989–1994 »
Labour Party	Hedy d'Ancona Bob Cohen Piet Dankert Ien van den Heuvel-de Blank Alman Metten Hemmo Muntingh Ben Visser Phili Viehoff Eisso Woltjer
Christian Democratic Appeal	Bouke Beumer Elise Boot Yvonne van Rooy Pam Cornelissen Hanja Maij-Weggen Jean Penders Teun Tolman Wim Vergeer Jim Janssen van Raaij
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Hans Nord Jessica Larive Hendrik Jan Louwes Gijs de Vries Florus Wijsenbeek
Green Progressive Accord	Bram van der Lek (PSP) Herman Verbeek (PPR) Nel van Dijk (CPN)
SGP, RPF and GPV	Leen van der Waal (SGP)

v t e Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
Preceded by: Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok (Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales (Interior) (1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interior) (Ad interim) Ed van Thijn (Interior) (1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (from 1994) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) (1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) (from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (1989–1994) Aad Kosto (Justice) (from 1994) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Relus ter Beek (Defence) Hedy d'Ancona (Welfare, Health and Culture) (1989–1994) Jo Ritzen (Welfare, Health and Culture) (Ad interim) Bert de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen (Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen (Transport and Water Management) (1989–1994) Koos Andriessen (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1989–1990) Bert de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Bukman (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1990) Hans Alders (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1989–1994) Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1994) Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (1989–1994) Piet Dankert (Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) Aad Kosto (Justice) (1989–1994) Piet Bukman (Economic Affairs) (1989–1990) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Defence) (1989–1993) Ton Frinking (Defence) (from 1993) Hans Simons (Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld (Social Affairs and Employment) (1989–1993) Jacques Wallage (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 1993) Jacques Wallage (Education and Science) (1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld (Education and Science) (1993) Job Cohen (Education and Science) (from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
Preceded by: First Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: Third Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf de Korte (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Kees van Dijk (Interior) (1986–1987) Jan de Koning (Interior and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Kees van Dijk (Interior) (from 1987) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) (1986–1988) Piet Bukman (Defence) (ad interim) Frits Bolkestein (Defence) (from 1988) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1986–1987) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) (Ad interim) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1987) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) (1986–1989) Gerrit Braks (Education and Sciences) (Ad interim) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Ed Nijpels (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Piet Bukman (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) René van der Linden (Foreign Affairs) (1986–1988) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Foreign Affairs) (from 1988) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Enneüs Heerma (Economic Affairs) (1986) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1986) Albert-Jan Evenhuis (Economic Affairs) (1986–1989) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Dick Dees (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (1986) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 1986)