Liesbeth Spies

Liesbeth Spies
Spies in 2012
Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 December 2014
Preceded by	Tjerk Bruinsma (Acting)
Mayor of Stichtse Vecht
Acting
In office 8 July 2014 – 15 December 2014
Preceded by	Mirjam van 't Veld
Succeeded by	Marc Witteman
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office 16 December 2011 – 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Piet Hein Donner
Succeeded by	Ronald Plasterk
Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 1 November 2010 – 2 April 2011
Leader	Maxime Verhagen
Preceded by	Henk Bleker (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Ruth Peetoom
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 May 2002 – 17 June 2010
Personal details
Born	Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth Spies (1966-04-06) 6 April 1966 (age 58) Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1984)
Residence(s)	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Management consultant · Nonprofit director

Jantje Wilhelmina Elisabeth "Liesbeth" Spies (born 6 April 1966) is a Dutch politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she has served as Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 2014.

She served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte I from 16 December 2011 to 5 November 2012.^[1] She was named to this post on 16 December 2011, following the appointment of her predecessor, Piet Hein Donner, to be the new Vice-President of the Council of State. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 to 17 June 2010 and served as acting Party Chair of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 1 November 2010 until 2 April 2011.^[2]

Following her departure from the House of Representatives she became the top candidate (lijsttrekker) for the CDA in the 2011 elections for the States-Provincial of South Holland. In the election the CDA lost over half its seats (going from thirteen seats to six) and went from largest party in the province to the fourth-largest when compared with the previous election in 2007. Despite this the CDA joined the coalition for the provincial government and Spies was appointed as a member of the States Deputed, with a portfolio including spatial planning and economic affairs. She vacated this position following her ministerial appointment.

From 8 July 2014, she was interim mayor of Stichtse Vecht.^[3]

As of 5 December 2014, Spies is mayor of her birthplace Alphen aan den Rijn.^[4]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	7 December 2012

References

1. (in Dutch) 'Liesbeth Spies opvolger Donner', NOS, 16 December 2011
2. (in Dutch) Liesbeth Spies tijdelijk partijvoorzitter CDA, NOS, 1 November 2010
3. Annelies Karman (18 June 2014). "Alphense oud-minister Liesbeth Spies burgemeester in Stichtse Vecht" (in Dutch). Leidsch Dagblad. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
4. "Bestuur & organisatie" (in Dutch). Gemeente Alphen aan den Rijn. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Mr.Drs. J.W.E. (Liesbeth) Spies Parlement & Politiek

Party political offices
Preceded by Henk Bleker Ad interim	Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Appeal 2010–2011	Succeeded by Ruth Peetoom
Political offices
Preceded by Piet Hein Donner	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 2011–2012	Succeeded by Ronald Plasterk
Preceded by Mirjam van 't Veld	Mayor of Stichtse Vecht Ad interim 2014	Succeeded by Marc Witteman
Preceded by Tjerk Bruinsma Ad interim	Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn 2014–present	Incumbent
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Maria van der Hoeven	Chairwoman of the Dutch Alzheimer's Foundation 2013–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Arno Brok	Chairwoman of the Mayors association 2017–present