Eegje Schoo

Eegje Schoo
Eegje Schoo
	Schoo in 1982
Ambassador of the Netherlands ; to India
	In office; 1 June 1987 – 1 January 1991
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 June 1986 – 20 January 1987
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Minister for Development Cooperation
	In office; 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Kees van Dijk
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman
Personal details
Born	Eegje Marjolein Schoo; 10 June 1944; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1972)
Spouse	Arie Pais (m. 1970)
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Management consultant · Teacher · Lobbyist

Eegje Marjolein Schoo (born 10 June 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Career

Schoo served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 4 November 1982 until 14 July 1986 in the Cabinet Lubbers I and as a Member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 until 20 January 1987. She served as the Netherlands Ambassador of the Netherlands to India from 1 June 1987 until 1 January 1991. From 2002 to 2006, Schoo was a member of the permanent committee on Development Cooperation of the A.I.V. (Advisory Council on International Affairs).^[1]

In 2021, Schoo donated over a hundred works by contemporary Indian artists to Museum Arnhem.

Personal life

Schoo was married to fellow politician Arie Pais from 1970 until his death in 2022.^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 August 1986
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1991

References

^ ^a ^b (in Dutch) Mensen - Eegje Schoo Indianet.nl

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. E.M. (Eegje) Schoo Parlement & Politiek

[:0-1] (in Dutch) Mensen - Eegje Schoo Indianet.nl

[1]

First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs) Frits Bolkestein (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) Willem Hoekzema (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Netherlands