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Edith Schippers (Edith Ingeborg Schippers) was born on 25 August, 1964 in Utrecht, Netherlands, is a Dutch politician. Discover Edith Schippers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Edith Ingeborg Schippers
Occupation Politician · Businesswoman · Political consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 25 August 1964
Birthday 25 August
Birthplace Utrecht, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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Who Is Edith Schippers's Husband?

Her husband is Sander Speijker (m. 1995)

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Husband Sander Speijker (m. 1995)
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Children 1 daughter

Edith Schippers Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1964

Edith Ingeborg Schippers (born 25 August 1964) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman who served as President of DSM Netherlands between 2019 and 2023.

1985

Edith Schippers' alma mater is Leiden University, where she studied political science from 1985 till 1991.

1990

She also spent half a year studying at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India in 1990.

1993

In 1993, Schippers became personal assistant to member of parliament Dick Dees.

1994

She served in this position until 1994, after which she became a staff member of the VVD parliamentary fraction dealing with healthcare, welfare and sports.

After that, Schippers found employment at employers' organisation VNO-NCW.

1997

Schippers, a political consultant by occupation, worked for the Industry and Employers Confederation from 1997 until 2003.

From 1997 until 2001, her portfolio as secretary for VNO-CNW included healthcare and the labour market and from 2001 until 2003 spatial planning.

2003

Schippers became a Member of the House of Representatives shortly after the election of 2003 taking office on 3 June 2003, serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Health, deputy spokesperson for Employment and as deputy parliamentary leader.

Schippers was elected into the House of Representatives in the 2003 general election and was sworn in on 3 June of that year.

Geert Wilders became her mentor.

2006

In 2006, she was elected as vice chairman of the VVD parliamentary party.

Schippers considered this a great honour, but not her greatest success.

2010

After the 2010 general election Schippers was appointed as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Rutte I taking office on 14 October 2010.

In 2010, she succeeded Ab Klink in becoming Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the first Rutte cabinet.

2012

Following the election of 2012 she returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from 20 September 2012 until 5 November 2012, when she continued as Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Rutte II.

She briefly returned to the House of Representatives after the 2012 general election, but left again when the continuation of her ministership in the second Rutte cabinet was confirmed.

As Minister of Health, Schippers was repeatedly accused of being a tobacco industry lobbyist, and was labeled "minister Tobacco", because she had ties to the tobacco industry and because she tried to revert the ban on smoking in bars and cafes.

She also overcame three motions of no confidence in the House of Representatives.

One was issued in 2012, for not adequately informing the States General about the costs of bringing the Olympics to the Netherlands.

In the same year another motion of no confidence was issued against her and minister Henk Bleker, for the way they treated the issues surrounding Q-fever.

2013

In 2013 a motion was issued regarding her actions with regards to fraud in the healthcare sector.

2016

In 2016 this issue regarding her actions with regards to fraud in the healthcare sector was investigated on a Dutch talkshow

2017

In May 2017, Schippers announced her retirement from national politics and did not stand for the election of 2017, the Cabinet Rutte II was replaced by the Cabinet Rutte III on 26 October 2017.

Schippers retired after spending 14 years in national politics and became active in the private sector, as a corporate director for DSM Netherlands.

For the 2023 Senate election she returned to politics as VVD lead candidate in this election.

Schippers was born in Utrecht, but spent her years attending primary school in Dordrecht.

At the age of 12, she moved to Wachtum in Drenthe.

In March 2017, she announced she would not return in a new cabinet.

On 26 October 2017, she was succeeded by Hugo de Jonge.

Schippers briefly returned to the political scene following the 2017 general election, when Speaker Khadija Arib appointed Schippers as the so-called informateur, whose role is to explore possible governing alliances.

2018

In February 2018, she was speculated as a possible successor to the recently resigned Minister of Foreign Affairs Halbe Zijlstra, but she expressed that she was not available for another ministership, wanting instead to spend more time with her daughter.

Schippers was her party's lead candidate in the 2023 Senate election, and she won a seat.

Under her leadership, the parliamentary group announced it would support the Spreidingswet, a bill intended to more fairly distribute asylum seekers across the Netherlands.

Her party had voted against the bill in the House of Representatives, and party leader Dilan Yeşilgöz had tried to prevent its treatment in the Senate.

Schippers wrote the political landscape had changed since the House vote, saying a majority had appeared that would favor a reduction of the influx of refugees.

Schippers is married to Sander Spijker, a project manager for P5COM who is specialised in profit improvement and cost reduction in the healthcare industry.

They have one child, a daughter.