Medy van der Laan | |
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 Van der Laan in 2015 | |
| State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science | |
| In office 27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Cees van Leeuwen |
| Succeeded by | Marja van Bijsterveldt Sharon Dijksma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Medy Catharina van der Laan (1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (age 56) Spijkenisse,Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (since 1994) |
| Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen |
Medy Catharina van der Laan (born 14 August 1968) is a Dutch businesswoman, former civil servant and retired politician who served asState Secretary at theMinistry of Education, Culture and Science in charge of culture, media and art under Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende'ssecond cabinet (2003–2006). A member of theDemocrats 66 (D66) party, which she joined in 1994, she previously was an assistant to State SecretaryJacob Kohnstamm at theMinistry of Foreign Affairs. Van der Laan first joined theMinistry of the Interior in 1991 as a civil servant.
A native ofSpijkenisse, Medy van der Laan studied Dutch law atRadboud University Nijmegen (then Catholic University Nijmegen), where she graduated in 1990. She then worked as a civil servant for the government until her appointment asState Secretary for Education, Culture and Science under theSecond Balkenende cabinet in 2003. She retained the office until she presented her resignation to QueenBeatrix in 2006 alongside those ofAlexander Pechtold andLaurens Jan Brinkhorst, which led to the fall of the cabinet.
In 2015, Van der Laan became chairwoman of the trade association Energie-Nederland.[1] In 2021, she became chairwoman of the Dutch Association of Banks (NVB) and entered theSocial and Economic Council (SER).[2][3]
| Preceded by | State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science 2003–2006 Served alongside: Annette Nijs(2003–2004) Mark Rutte(2004–2006) Bruno Bruins(2006) | Succeeded by |
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