Ed Nijpels

Ed Nijpels
Nijpels in 1982
Member of the Social and Economic Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2014
Chair	Wiebe Draijer (2014) Mariëtte Hamer (from 2014)
Queen's Commissioner of Friesland
In office 1 January 1999 – 1 May 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Gerard van Klaveren (Ad Interim)
Succeeded by	John Jorritsma
Mayor of Breda
In office 1 April 1990 – 1 July 1995
Preceded by	Frans Feij
Succeeded by	Chris Rutten
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Pieter Winsemius
Succeeded by	Hans Alders
Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 20 April 1982 – 9 July 1986
Deputy	See list Rudolf de Korte Loek Hermans Gijs van Aardenne
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Rudolf de Korte
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 20 April 1982 – 9 July 1986
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Joris Voorhoeve
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 14 September 1989 – 4 April 1990
In office 8 June 1977 – 14 July 1986
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria Nijpels (1950-04-01) 1 April 1950 (age 74) Den Helder, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1968)
Spouses	Ingrid Pieters ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1995)​ Elsbeth Janmaat ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2 sons
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University (BSL, MSL)
Occupation	Politician civil servant Jurist businessperson Corporate director nonprofit director trade association executive teacher lobbyist activist

Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria Nijpels (born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.^[1][2]