Adri van Westerop

Adri van Westerop (9 December 1957 – 23 December 2009) was a Luxembourg politician, author and scientist. She was born in Haarlem, Netherlands. She moved to Luxembourg in 1983 and became the first environmental counselor in 1997.

As an engaged environmentalist, she set herself a more healthy and responsive life and sought to organize and broaden ecologically and socially responsible acts. The following topics were of particular interest to van Westerop: healthy eating, ecological construction, environmental protection, retailers responsibility, fair trade, and solidarity with developing countries. In January 2011 she was awarded the 2010 Help for Nature Award.

She was active in the press and in the media, and on different radio stations.

Adri van Westerop was married and mother of one child.

Van Westerop died 23 December 2009 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.