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Neelie Kroes (born [July 19,
1941 in
Rotterdam,
Zuid-Holland) is a
Netherlands politician and businessperson.
Neelie Kroes was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Later she was the Dutch
Staatssecretaris and
Minister (government) Ministry of Transport and Water Management. Neelie Kroes was member of the
board of commissioners of several
multinationals. She currently is the Dutch European Commissioner
Commissioner for Competition.
Career before politics
Kroes went to a
protestant Education in the Netherlands in
Rotterdam. She continued on a Protestant high school. In 1958 she went to study
Economics at the
Erasmus University Rotterdam in Rotterdam. In 1961, Kroes was preses of the R.V.S.V. (the largest Rotterdam Sorority). She was also elected as a member of the University Council. After obtaining her Master of Science in Economics in 1965, she became a research fellow at the economic faculty at that university. During this period Kroes was involved in the women's organisation within the VVD. In this period she also was member of the board of Heavy Transporting company "ZwaTra", the company of her father.
Local and national politics
Neelie Kroes was elected member of the Rotterdam city council for the VVD since
1970.
In
1971 she was elected to the Tweede Kamer, forcing her to stop her fellowship. In parliament, she became spokesperson for education. She remained a member of parliament until
1977, when she became junior
minister of Transport and Waterworks in the Netherlands cabinet Van Agt-1, responsible for Postal and Telephone Services and Transport. In
1981 she briefly returned to the lower house of parliament, while her party, VVD, was in the opposition. In 1982 she returned to office in the
Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-1 and Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-2s, now as the minister for Transport and Waterworks, a post that she held until 1989. As a minister she was responsible for the
privatisation of the Post and Telephone Services, as well as the commissioning of the Betuwe-railway.
Kroes refused to become minister of Defense in
1988;
After politics
After her time as minister Kroes became a member of the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce, furthermore she served as a board member for Ballast Nedam (shipping),
ABP-PGGM (a pension fund),
NIB (an investment bank),
McDonald's Netherlands, Nedlloyd, and
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the privatized Dutch railroad company).
In 1991 she became chairperson of
Nyenrode Business Universiteit, a private business school. During this period Kroes also was a member of the Advisory Board of the Prof.Mr. B.M. Teldersstichting, the scientific bureau of VVD.
Kroes has held and still holds many side offices, mainly in cultural and social organisations. She is chairperson of
Poets of all Nations, the
Delta Psychiatric Hospital and of the board of the Rembrandt House Museum. Also, she is still a member of several boards of commissioners, for instance at Nedlloyd (a shipping company) and
Lucent Technologies (an information and communication technologies company).
European Commission
In
2004 Neelie Kroes was appointed the
European Commissioner Commissioner for Competition. Her nomination was heavily criticised because of her ties to big business and alleged involvement in shady arms deals. Kroes has tried to uphold her integrity; whenever she has to deal with issues concerning competition in branches of industry in which she used to be active as a board member, Commissioner
Charles McCreevy takes over her responsibilities. As of January
2006 this has happened in five cases.
As chairperson of Nijenrode University, Kroes awarded an honorary doctorate to
Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 1996. As a European Commissioner for Competition one of her first tasks in 2004 was to oversee the fining brought onto Microsoft by the European Commission (see European Union Microsoft antitrust case).
Kroes attended conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group in 2005 and 2006.
In
2006 Neelie Kroes was number 38 on
Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list,{{cite web | title = #38 Neelie Kroes
| work =
http://www.forbes.com/ www.forbes.com
| publisher = [Forbes
| date = [2006-08-31
| url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_Neelie-Kroes_41C2.html
| accessdate = 2007-03-19 --> in she was number 44.{{cite web
| title = The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
| work =
http://en.wikipedia.org/ en.wikipedia.org
| publisher = [Wikipedia
| date = [2007-03-15
| url = http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_World%27s_100_Most_Powerful_Women&oldid=115406579&oldid=115406579
| accessdate = 2007-03-19 -->
In 2007 Neelie Kroes is number 59 on Forbes'
The 100 Most Powerful Women list Neelie Kroes #59 on Forbes'. She has been given the nickname "Nickel Neelie" because of her toughness dealing with
anti-trust issues.
Miscellaneous information
- Kroes, a liberal, was married to PvdA minister and mayor Bram Peper.
- Kroes is a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion since 1981 and a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau since 1989.
- Kroes was International Road Federation Man of the Year of 1993.
- Kroes is a confidant of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and persuaded her to switch allegiance from the social democratic PvdA to the VVD.
References
External links
- Neelie Kroes at the European Commission website
- Drs. N. Kroes at parlement.com
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Ministry of Transport and Water Management|before =
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{{Infobox Officeholder| name = Neelie Kroes| image = Replace this image1.svg| imagesize = 250px| smallimage =| caption =| order =| office =
European Commissioner for Competition, [2004| successor =| constituency =| majority =| office2 = [Ministry of Transport and Water Management| term_start2 = November 4,
1982, [1989| successor2 = [Hanja Maij-Weggen| term_start3 = [December 28, 1977, [1981| successor3 = [Jaap van der Doef, [Netherlands (VVD)| relations =| spouse =| civil partner =| children =| residence =| occupation =| religion =| signature =| website = ec.europa.eu| footnotes =-->
Neelie Kroes (born [July 19,
1941 in
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a
Netherlands politician and businessperson.
Neelie Kroes was a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Later she was the Dutch
Staatssecretaris and
Minister (government) Ministry of Transport and Water Management. Neelie Kroes was member of the
board of commissioners of several multinationals. She currently is the Dutch European Commissioner
Commissioner for Competition.
Career before politics
Kroes went to a protestant
Education in the Netherlands in Rotterdam. She continued on a Protestant high school. In
1958 she went to study
Economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam in Rotterdam. In
1961, Kroes was preses of the R.V.S.V. (the largest Rotterdam Sorority). She was also elected as a member of the University Council. After obtaining her
Master of Science in Economics in 1965, she became a research fellow at the economic faculty at that university. During this period Kroes was involved in the women's organisation within the VVD. In this period she also was member of the board of Heavy Transporting company "ZwaTra", the company of her father.
Local and national politics
Neelie Kroes was elected member of the Rotterdam
city council for the VVD since 1970.
In 1971 she was elected to the
Tweede Kamer, forcing her to stop her fellowship. In parliament, she became spokesperson for education. She remained a member of parliament until
1977, when she became junior minister of Transport and Waterworks in the
Netherlands cabinet Van Agt-1, responsible for Postal and Telephone Services and Transport. In 1981 she briefly returned to the lower house of parliament, while her party, VVD, was in the opposition. In 1982 she returned to office in the
Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-1 and Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-2s, now as the minister for Transport and Waterworks, a post that she held until 1989. As a minister she was responsible for the privatisation of the Post and Telephone Services, as well as the commissioning of the Betuwe-railway.
Kroes refused to become minister of Defense in
1988;
After politics
After her time as minister Kroes became a member of the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce, furthermore she served as a board member for
Ballast Nedam (shipping), ABP-
PGGM (a pension fund),
NIB (an investment bank),
McDonald's Netherlands, Nedlloyd, and Nederlandse Spoorwegen (the privatized Dutch railroad company).
In 1991 she became chairperson of Nyenrode Business Universiteit, a private business school. During this period Kroes also was a member of the Advisory Board of the Prof.Mr. B.M. Teldersstichting, the scientific bureau of VVD.
Kroes has held and still holds many side offices, mainly in cultural and social organisations. She is chairperson of
Poets of all Nations, the
Delta Psychiatric Hospital and of the board of the Rembrandt House Museum. Also, she is still a member of several boards of commissioners, for instance at
Nedlloyd (a shipping company) and Lucent Technologies (an information and communication technologies company).
European Commission
In
2004 Neelie Kroes was appointed the
European Commissioner
Commissioner for Competition. Her nomination was heavily criticised because of her ties to big business and alleged involvement in shady arms deals. Kroes has tried to uphold her integrity; whenever she has to deal with issues concerning competition in branches of industry in which she used to be active as a board member, Commissioner Charles McCreevy takes over her responsibilities. As of January
2006 this has happened in five cases.
As chairperson of Nijenrode University, Kroes awarded an honorary doctorate to
Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 1996. As a European Commissioner for Competition one of her first tasks in 2004 was to oversee the fining brought onto Microsoft by the European Commission (see European Union Microsoft antitrust case).
Kroes attended conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group in 2005 and 2006.
In
2006 Neelie Kroes was number 38 on
Forbes' The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list,{{cite web | title = #38 Neelie Kroes
| work =
http://www.forbes.com/ www.forbes.com
| publisher = [Forbes
| date = [2006-08-31
| url = http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_Neelie-Kroes_41C2.html
| accessdate = 2007-03-19 --> in she was number 44.{{cite web
| title = The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
| work = http://en.wikipedia.org/ en.wikipedia.org
| publisher = [Wikipedia
| date = [2007-03-15
| url = http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_World%27s_100_Most_Powerful_Women&oldid=115406579&oldid=115406579
| accessdate = 2007-03-19 -->
In
2007 Neelie Kroes is number 59 on Forbes'
The 100 Most Powerful Women list Neelie Kroes #59 on Forbes'. She has been given the nickname "Nickel Neelie" because of her toughness dealing with anti-trust issues.
Miscellaneous information
- Kroes, a liberal, was married to PvdA minister and mayor Bram Peper.
- Kroes is a Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion since 1981 and a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau since 1989.
- Kroes was International Road Federation Man of the Year of 1993.
- Kroes is a confidant of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and persuaded her to switch allegiance from the social democratic PvdA to the VVD.
References
External links
{{succession box|title = Ministry of Transport and Water Management|before =
Michel van Hulten-->{{succession box|title = [Ministry of Transport and Water Management|before = [Henk Zeevalking-->{{incumbent succession box| before = [Mario Monti| start = 2004-->{{incumbent succession box| before = [Frits Bolkestein| start = 2004-->
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