Jacqueline Cramer
Dutch politician and biologist
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Jacqueline Marian Cramer (born 10 April 1951) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and biologist.
Jacqueline Cramer | |
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Cramer in 2018 | |
| Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment | |
| In office 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Pieter Winsemius |
| Succeeded by | Tineke Huizinga |
| Member of the Social and Economic Council | |
| In office 1 January 1999 – 22 February 2007 | |
| Chairman | Herman Wijffels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacqueline Marian Cramer 10 April 1951 |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas Bachelor of Science University of Amsterdam (Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Biologist · Researcher · Management consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Activist · Academic administrator · Author · Professor |
Cramer was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet for the PvdA.[1] Previously she was a professor of sustainable entrepreneurship at Utrecht University and professor of environmental management at Erasmus University. She is member of the board of directors at Royal Dutch Shell and a member of the Social-Economic Council.[2] Eisenhower Fellowships selected Jacqueline Cramer in 1992 to represent The Netherlands.
Cramer studied biology in Arkansas and at the University of Amsterdam. In 1987 she obtained her Ph.D. with Mission-orientation in Ecology. The Case of Dutch Fresh-water Ecology, with honours. She has two children and lives in Amsterdam.
Decorations
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Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 December 2010 | |
