Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (born 1 September 1944) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Karla Peijs
Peijs in 2006
Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
In office
1 March 2007 – 1 March 2013
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byWim van Gelder
Succeeded byHan Polman
Minister of Housing, Spatial
Planning and the Environment
In office
21 September 2006 – 26 September 2006
Ad interim
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded bySybilla Dekker
Succeeded byPieter Winsemius
Minister of Transport and
Water Management
In office
27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byRoelf de Boer
Succeeded byCamiel Eurlings
Member of the European Parliament
In office
25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003
Parliamentary groupGroup of the European
People's Party
Personal details
Born
Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs

(1944-09-01) 1 September 1944 (age 80)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Spouse
Rinus Platschorre
(m. 1971)
Residence(s)Middelburg, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Social Science)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(Master of Social Science)
OccupationPolitician · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Teacher

Life

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Karla Peijs was born on 1 September 1944 in Tilburg, Netherlands.[1]

From 1982 to 1989 Peijs a member of the Utrecht Provincial Council. From 1999 to 2004 she was an elected Member of the European Parliament, representing the European People's Party (Christian Democratic Appeal) and European People's Party Group (EPP).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer, eds. (2006). "Peijs, Karla M.H. (1944–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
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Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transport and
Water Management

2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Housing, Spatial
Planning and the Environment

Ad interim

2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
2007–2013
Succeeded by
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairwoman of the
Alzheimer Foundation

2010–2015
Succeeded by
Unknown