children nationality birth_date residence birthname term_end alma_mater imagesize term_start spouse image name occupation predecessor birth_place party office website successor primeminister article_title
1 son and 1 daughter dutch 28 june 1970 leiden , netherlands melanie henriëtte maas geesteranus 22 february 2007 27 may 2003 leiden university rotterdam -lrb- master of public administration -rrb- university -lrb- master of public administration -rrb- erasmus 250px 14 october 2010 22 july 2002 30 january 2003 harro schultz van haegen -lrb- m. 1997 -rrb- melanie jpg schultz van haegen 2013 -lrb- 2 -rrb- . melanie schultz van haegen politician corporate director camiel -lrb- vrom -rrb- monique de vries eurlings -lrb- v & w -rrb- tineke huizinga laag-soeren , netherlands people 's party for freedom and democracy minister transport , public works and water management member of the of house of representatives infrastructure and the environment state secretary for -lsb- http://www.government.nl/ministries/ienm ministry of infrastructure and the environment -rsb- incumbent tineke huizinga mark rutte jan peter balkenende melanie schultz van haegen

melanie schultz van haegen

melanie henriëtte schultz van haegen-maas geesteranus -lrb- born 28 june 1970 -rrb- is a dutch politician of the people 's party for freedom and democracy -lrb- vvd -rrb- .
she has been the minister of infrastructure and the environment in the cabinets rutte i and ii since 14 october 2010 .
she previously served as state secretary for transport , public works and water management from 22 july 2002 until 22 february 2007 in the cabinets balkenende i , ii and iii .
she had a short stint as a member of the house of representatives from 30 january 2003 until 27 may 2003 following the dutch general election of 2003 .
she retired from politics after the completion of her term as state secretary on 22 february 2007 and became a corporate director at the financial services company achmea .
after the dutch general election of 2010 the people 's party for freedom and democracy became the largest party in house of representatives , and after the following cabinet formation formateur mark rutte asked schultz van haegen as the minister of infrastructure and the environment in the cabinet rutte i .
she retained her position after the dutch general election of 2012 and the cabinet formation in the cabinet rutte ii .
