Eegje Marjolein Schoo (born 10 June 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...
(VVD).
She served as
Minister for Development Cooperation
The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation ( nl, Minister voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) is a Minister without Portfolio (Netherlands), Minister without Portfolio in the Netherlands. The officeholder, who i ...
from 4 November 1982 until 14 July 1986 in the
Cabinet Lubbers I. And a
Member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 until 20 January 1987. She served as the Netherlands ambassador to India from 1 June 1987 until 1 January 1991. She was married to fellow politician
Arie Pais
Aäron "Arie" Pais (16 April 1930 – 25 June 2022) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and economist.
Early life and education
Pais was of Jewish descent. Before World War II, he attended from 1942 on ...
from 1970 until his death in 2022.
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1944 births
Living people
Ambassadors of the Netherlands to India
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Dutch corporate directors
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20th-century Dutch businesswomen
20th-century Dutch businesspeople
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Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Members of the Provincial Council of North Holland
Ministers for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands
Politicians from Amsterdam
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
Dutch Reform Jews
University of Amsterdam alumni
Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam
Women government ministers of the Netherlands
20th-century Dutch civil servants
20th-century Dutch diplomats
Diplomats from Amsterdam
20th-century Dutch women politicians
20th-century Dutch politicians
21st-century Dutch businesswomen
21st-century Dutch businesspeople