Liesbeth Spies

Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth " Liesbeth " Spies ( born April 6, 1966 in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland Province ) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA ), which was a member of the Second Chamber of the States General for several years and from 2011 to 2012 Minister Interior and Overseas Territories.

Life

Study and career

After schooling Liesbeth Spies began in 1984 a study of the Science Law and Economics at the State University of Leiden and graduated from in January 1990. She then began her professional career as a consultant and project manager at Research voor Beleid BV in Leiden and the Interprovincial counseling agency Interprovinciaal Overleg was then secretary until 1998 and Head of the Project Office (IPO).

In 1998, in the administration of the province South Holland, and was there until March 2002 Director of the Office of Environmental Coordination and Planning and Program Manager for the implementation of environmental and water plan of the province. This was followed until May 2002, a position as head of the design department of the provincial administration. In 2002, she was chair of the CDA program committee for the election of the municipal council in Alphen aan den Rijn for some time.

MP and Minister

Spies, which is since 1984 a member of the CDA, was established in May 2002 Member of the Second Chamber of the States General, and was a member of more than eight years until June 2010. During this time she was between July 2002 and March 2007 first as a member of the board and then to May 2010, Deputy Chairman of the Group of CDA in the Second Chamber.

On 1 November 2010 she became the successor of Henk Bleacher Acting Chairman of the CDA and has held this function almost half a year before it was replaced on April 2, 2011 by Ruth Peetoom.

Between March and April 2011 she was a member of Parliament ( Provinciale Staten ) of the province South Holland, and local leader of the CDA and was followed on April 27, 2011 Member of the local provincial government ( Gedeputeerde States) in which they up to December 16, 2011 space, housing, economic and ports was responsible.

December 16, 2011 Liesbeth Spies was finally appointed to the cabinet as Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Thus was it was the successor of Piet Hein Donner, the Vice - Chairman of the Council of State ( Raad van State ) become. As a minister, she was responsible for the overseas autonomous parts of the country Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

In 2012 she expressed her interest in the CDA- top candidate in the parliamentary elections in September, the party was, however, Sybrand van Haersma Buma preference.