Sharon Dijksma

Sharon Dijksma


State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 November 2015
Preceded by	Wilma Mansveld
State Secretary for Agriculture
In office 18 December 2012 – 3 November 2015
Preceded by	Co Verdaas
Succeeded by	Martijn van Dam
State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science
In office 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010
Preceded by	Bruno Bruins
Succeeded by	Halbe Zijlstra
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 8 May 2012 – 19 September 2012
In office 17 June 2010 – 16 January 2012
In office 17 May 1994 – 21 February 2007
Personal details
Born	Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 Groningen, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Married
Residence	Enschede, Netherlands
Occupation	Politician
Website	(Dutch) Labour Party website

Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma (born 16 April 1971) is a Dutch politician for the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid). Since 3 November 2015 she has been State Secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. Between 18 December 2012 and 3 November 2015, she was State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, dealing with agriculture, nature, food quality, tourism, and postal affairs in the Second Rutte cabinet.^[1] Before that she was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012. She focused on matters of traffic, water management and home affairs.

Previously Dijksma was State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet from 2007 to 2010. From 1994 to 2007, she was a member of the House of Representatives. When, on 16 May 1994, Dijksma became an MP, her age was 23 and she was the youngest MP ever in Dutch parlementarian history. 1991 she became secretary general of the Young Socialists. From 1992 to 1994 she was chairwoman of the Young Socialists (Jonge Socialisten).

Dijksma studied law at the University of Groningen and public administration at the University of Twente but did not finish her studies.

After the resignation of Wilma Mansveld as State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment Dijksma succeeded her on 3 November 2015.^[2]

References

(Dutch) Parlement.com biography

↑ As State Secretary of Economic Affairs Dijksma was allowed to use the ministerial title Minister for Agriculture while on foreign business.
↑ "Sharon Dijksma vanavond beëdigd als staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.

External links

Media related to Sharon Dijksma at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Bruno Bruins	State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science 2007–2010	Succeeded by Halbe Zijlstra
Preceded by Co Verdaas	Minister for Agriculture 2012–present	Incumbent

Second Rutte cabinet (2012–present)

Preceded by: First Rutte cabinet ·

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	Lodewijk Asscher Social Affairs and Employment

Ministers	Ronald Plasterk Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs) (2012–2014 Bert Koenders Foreign Affairs) (from 2014 Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finance Ivo Opstelten Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Stef Blok Security and Justice) (Ad interim Ard van der Steur Security and Justice) (from 2015 Henk Kamp Economic Affairs Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Defence Edith Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Jet Bussemaker Education, Culture and Science Melanie Schultz van Haegen Infrastructure and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Stef Blok Housing and the Central Government Sector Lilianne Ploumen Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

State Secretaries	Frans Weekers Finance) (2012–2014 Eric Wiebes Finance) (from 2014 Fred Teeven Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Klaas Dijkhoff Security and Justice) (from 2015 Co Verdaas Economic Affairs) (2012 Sharon Dijksma Economic Affairs) (2012–2015 Martijn van Dam Economic Affairs) (from 2015 Martin van Rijn Health, Welfare and Sport Sander Dekker Education, Culture and Science Wilma Mansveld Infrastructure and the Environment) (2012–2015 Sharon Dijksma Infrastructure and the Environment) (from 2015 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment

Fourth Balkenende cabinet (2007–2010)

^{Preceded by: Third Balkenende cabinet · Succeeded by: Demissionary Fourth Balkenende cabinet}

Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende General Affairs

Deputy Prime Ministers	Wouter Bos Finance André Rouvoet Youth and Family

Ministers	Guusje ter Horst Interior and Kingdom Relations Maxime Verhagen Foreign Affairs Ernst Hirsch Ballin Justice Maria van der Hoeven Economic Affairs Eimert van Middelkoop Defence Ab Klink Health, Welfare and Sport Ronald Plasterk Education, Culture and Science Camiel Eurlings Transport, Public Works and Water Management Gerda Verburg Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Piet Hein Donner Social Affairs and Employment Jacqueline Cramer Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Ella Vogelaar Minister of Housing and Integration) (2007–2008 Eberhard van der Laan Minister of Housing and Integration) (from 2008 Bert Koenders International Development

State Secretaries	Ank Bijleveld Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs Jan Kees de Jager Finance Nebahat Albayrak Justice Frank Heemskerk Economic Affairs Cees van der Knaap Defence) (2007 Jack de Vries Defence) (from 2007 Jet Bussemaker Health, Welfare and Sport Marja van Bijsterveldt Education, Culture and Science Sharon Dijksma Education, Culture and Science Tineke Huizinga Transport, Public Works and Water Management Ahmed Aboutaleb Social Affairs and Employment) (2007–2008 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment) (from 2008

Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–12

House of Representatives, 17 June 2010 - 19 September 2012

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD - 31)	Blok Aptroot Van Ark Azmani Van Beek Berckmoes-Duindam De Boer Bosman Ten Broeke Van der Burg De Caluwé <Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink> Dijkhoff Elias Harbers Hennis-Plasschaert Houwers Huizing <De Krom> Leegte De Liefde Lodders Lucas Van Miltenburg Mulder Neppérus <Nicolaï> Van Nieuwenhuizen <Rutte> Schaart <Schippers> Snijder-Hazelhoff Van der Steur Straus Taverne <Teeven> <Weekers> Ziengs <Zijlstra>

Labour Party (PvdA - 30)	Samsom Albayrak Arib Bouwmeester Çelik <Cohen> Van Dam Van Dekken Dijksma Dijsselbloem Dikkers Eijsink Groot Hamer Heijnen Hilkens Jacobi Jadnanansing Klijnsma <Kraneveldt> Kuiken De Lange <Leerdam> Marcouch Monasch Plasterk Recourt Smeets <Spekman> Timmermans Van der Veen Verbeet (Speaker) Vermeij Wolbert

Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA - 21)	Van Haersma Buma <Atsma> <Bijleveld> <Bijsterveldt> Biskop Blanksma-van den Heuvel Van Bochove Bruins Slot Çörüz Ferrier Haverkamp Van Hijum Holtackers <De Jager> <Joldersma> <Klink> Knops Koopmans Koppejan Omtzigt Ormel De Rouwe Smilde Sterk Van Toorenburg Uitslag <Verburg> <Verhagen> Van der Werf

Party for Freedom (PVV - 20)	Wilders Agema Beertema Van den Besselaar Bontes Bosma Van Dijck Dille Driessen Elissen Fritsma Gerbrands Graus Helder De Jong Van Klaveren Lucassen De Mos De Roon <Sharpe> Van Vliet

Socialist Party (SP - 15)	Roemer Bashir Van Bommel Van Dijk Van Gerven Gesthuizen Irrgang Jansen <Janssen> Karabulut Kooiman Leijten Van Raak Smits Ulenbelt De Wit

Democrats 66 (D66 - 10)	Pechtold Berndsen Dijkstra Hachchi Van der Ham Koolmees Koşer Kaya Schouw Van Veldhoven Verhoeven

GreenLeft (GL - 10)	Sap <Van den Berge> Braakhuis Dibi El Fassed Van Gent Grashoff <Halsema> Klaver Peters Van Tongeren Voortman

ChristianUnion (CU - 5)	Slob Ortega <Rouvoet> Schouten Voordewind Wiegman

Reformed Political Party (SGP - 2)	Van der Staaij Dijkgraaf

Party for the Animals (PvdD - 2)	Thieme <Hazekamp> Ouwehand

Independent 1 (I1 - 2)	Kortenoeven Hernandez

Independent 2 (I2 - 1)	Brinkman

Independent 3 (I3 - 1)	Van Bemmel

Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the Speaker Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member Italics signifies a temporary member <> signifies a member who prematurely left this House of Representatives See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–present See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2006–10 See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2011–15

Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2006–10

House of Representatives, 30 November 2006 - 16 June 2010

Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA - 41)	Van Geel Aasted-Madsen Algra Atsma <Balkenende> Bilder Biskop Blanksma-Van den Heuvel Van Bochove <Van de Camp> Çörüz Van Dijk <Donner> Eski Ferrier <Van Gennip> Van Haersma Buma Haverkamp <Hessels> <Van Heugten> Van Hijum <Van der Hoeven> Ten Hoopen Jager Joldersma Jonker <Van der Knaap> Knops Koopmans Koppejan <Kortenhorst> Mastwijk de Nerée tot Babberich Omtzigt Ormel De Pater-Van der Meer Pieper De Rouwe Schermers Schinkelshoek Schreijer-Pierik Smilde Spies Sterk Van Toorenburg Uitslag <Verburg> <Verhagen> Vietsch de Vries Van Vroonhoven-Kok <Wijn> Willemse-Van der Ploeg

Dutch Labour Party (PvdA - 33)	Hamer Albayrak Arib Besselink Blom Boelhouwer <Bos> Bouchibti Bouwmeester <Bussemaker> <Crone> Van Dam <Depla> Van Dijken <Dijksma> Dijsselbloem Eijsink Gill'ard Heerts Heijnen Jacobi Kalma <Koenders> Kraneveldt Kuiken <Laaper> Leerdam Linhard Roefs Samsom Smeets Spekman Tang <Tichelaar> Timmer <Timmermans> Van der Veen Verbeet (Speaker) Vermeij Vos Waalkens Wolbert <Wolfson> <Yücel>

Socialist Party (SP - 25)	Kant <Abel> Bashir Van Bommel Van Dijk Gerkens Van Gerven Gesthuizen <Van Gijlswijk> Irrgang Jansen Karabulut Langkamp Van Leeuwen Leijten Lempens Luijben Marijnissen Polderman Poppe Van Raak Roemer De Rooij <De Roos> Smits Ulenbelt Van Velzen de Wit

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD - 21)	Rutte Aptroot <Van Baalen> Van Beek Blok <Boekestijn> Ten Broeke Van der Burg Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink <Elias> Griffith Harbers Kamp De Krom Meeuwis Van Miltenburg Neppérus Nicolaï Remkes Schippers Snijder-Hazelhoff Teeven Weekers Zijlstra

Party for Freedom (PVV - 9)	Wilders Agema Bosma Brinkman Van Dijck Fritsma Graus <Madlener> De Mos De Roon

GreenLeft (GL - 7)	Halsema Azough Dibi <Diks> <Duyvendak> Van Gent Peters Sap Vendrik

Christian Union (CU - 6)	Slob Anker Cramer <Huizinga> Ortega <Rouvoet> Voordewind Wiegman

Democrats 66 (D66 - 3)	Pechtold Van der Ham Kaya

Party for the Animals (PvdD - 2)	Thieme Ouwehand

Reformed Political Party (SGP - 2)	Van der Vlies Van der Staaij

Member Verdonk (Lid-Verdonk - 1)	Verdonk

Bold signifies the Parliamentary leader (first mentioned) Bold also signifies the Speaker Brackets () signifies a temporary absent member Italics signifies a temporary member <> signifies a member who prematurely left this House of Representatives See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–12

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 290601000

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