Gerda Verburg
Gerritje "Gerda" Verburg (born 19 August 1957) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader
Gerda Verburg | |
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Gerda Verburg in 2007 | |
| Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the FAO, IFAD and WFP | |
| In office 1 July 2011 – 1 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Agnes van Ardenne |
| Succeeded by | Hans Hoogeveen |
| Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | |
| In office 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Cees Veerman |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Verhagen as Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 30 June 2011 | |
| In office 19 May 1998 – 22 February 2007 | |
| Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerritje Verburg 19 August 1957 Zwammerdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1993) |
| Spouse |
Willy Westerlaken (m. 2012) |
| Residence(s) | Woerden, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Trade Union leader |
From 2011 until 2016, Verburg served as Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations organizations for Food and Agriculture in Rome (FAO, IFAD and WFP) succeeding former CDA politician Agnes van Ardenne. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl), she was an MP from 1998 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2011. She also served as Minister of Agriculture in the fourth Balkenende cabinet from 2007 to 2010. As an MP, she focused on matters of social affairs, the European Union and energy and innovation policy.
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