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Nellien de Ruiter

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Nellie Corlina de Ruiter[1]
Member of the Provincial Council of South Holland[1]
In office
1971-1978
Member of the House of Representatives[1]
In office
1972
Municipal Councillor of Voorschoten[1]
In office
1974-1975
Alderman of Voorschoten[1]
In office
1974-1975
Personal details
Born29 July 1926[1]
Oudemirdum[1]
Died21 August 2000[1]
Hoornsterzwaag[1]
Political partyCHU (until 1977)[1]

Nellien de Ruiter (29 July 1926 – 21 August 2000) was a Dutch politician. She represented the Christian Historical Union (CHU) in the House of Representatives in 1972.

Biography

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De Ruiter studied architecture at the Delft University of Technology.[2] She worked at the National Spatial Planning Agency and later as head of the planning department at the Zuiderzee Works Service. In the 1960s, she was a research assistant at the Delft University of Technology.[3]

In the 1970 Dutch provincial elections in South Holland, De Ruiter was a candidate for the Christian Historical Union (CHU). She was not elected directly but joined on 15 December 1971 as a replacement. She remained a member of the Provincial council until 31 December 1977.[1]

In the 1971 Dutch general election, De Ruiter was not immediately elected but joined as a replacement on 11 April 1972. In the 1972 Dutch general election, De Ruiter was placed eleventh on the candidate list and was not elected. On 7 December 1972, she left the House.[1]

After her time as an MP, De Ruiter became a municipal councillor and alderman in Voorschoten on 3 September 1974. Due to other commitments, she sometimes arrived late and unprepared for meetings, which raised concerns about her performance. After less than a year, she resigned, feeling unsupported by her party.[1]

In 1978, De Ruiter resigned from the CHU. She disagreed with the first Van Agt cabinet, formed during the 1977 Dutch cabinet formation, in which the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) – a merger of the CHU and two other Christian parties – and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) participated. She specifically objected to CDA leader Dries van Agt.[1]

Nellien de Ruiter (front row, second from the right) next to Queen Juliana during Emancipade, part of the International Women's Year

De Ruiter served on various boards, including the Council for Spatial Planning.[2] She accepted a request from PPR Minister Harry van Doorn[4] to chair the government commission for the International Women's Year (1975).[3][5][6] In 1979, she became the chairwoman of FIOM, an organization offering assistance for pregnancy and single parenthood.[2]

Personal life

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She was the daughter of Kunera Gerwig and school principal Jo de Ruiter, who later became the CHU politician in the House of Representatives.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Ir. N.C. (Nellien) de Ruiter". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Nellien de Ruiter FiOM-voorzitter" [Nellien de Ruiter FiOM Chairwoman]. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. Groningen. 11 May 1979. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Delpher.
  3. ^ a b "Het is vreemd dat vrouwen zomaar met elkaar weglopen" [It’s strange that women leave together so suddenly]. Trouw. Meppel. 8 March 1985. Retrieved 14 January 2024 – via Delpher.
  4. ^ "Averechts" [Contrary]. Trouw (in Dutch). 14 February 1978. Retrieved 2024-01-14 – via Delpher.
  5. ^ "Nellien de Ruiter internationaal jaar voor de vrouw" [Nellien de Ruiter International Women's Year Chair]. Het vrije volk. Rotterdam. 22 July 1974. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Delpher.
  6. ^ "Nellien de Ruiter (49): Functie vrouw in gezin eist maatschappelijk engagement" [Nellien de Ruiter (49): The role of women in the family demands social commitment]. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden. Groningen. 2 January 1976. Retrieved 2024-02-08 – via Delpher.