Virginie Korte-van Hemel | |
Office: | Extraordinary Member of the Council of State |
Term Start: | 1 November 1992 |
Term End: | 1 June 1999 |
Vicepresident: | Willem Scholten (1992–1997) Herman Tjeenk Willink (1997–1999) |
Office1: | Member of the Senate |
Term Start1: | 11 June 1991 |
Term End1: | 1 November 1992 |
Office2: | State Secretary for Justice |
Term Start2: | 8 November 1982 |
Term End2: | 7 November 1989 |
Primeminister2: | Ruud Lubbers |
Predecessor2: | Michiel Scheltema |
Successor2: | Aad Kosto |
Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | 3 June 1986 |
Term End3: | 14 July 1986 |
Term Start4: | 9 September 1981 |
Term End4: | 16 September 1982 |
Term Start5: | 15 September 1977 |
Term End5: | 10 June 1981 |
Parliamentarygroup5: | Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1986) Catholic People's Party (1977–1980) |
Birthname: | Virginie Norbertina Maria van Hemel |
Birth Date: | 1929 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Bussum, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
Otherparty: | Catholic People's Party (until 1980) |
Children: | 4 children |
Alma Mater: | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
Occupation: | Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Researcher · Nonprofit director |
Virginie Norbertina Maria Korte-van Hemel (8 May 1929 – 3 April 2014) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.[1]
Korte-van Hemel worked as student researcher at the Utrecht University from June 1953 until July 1955 and as a lawyer and prosecutor in Bussum from August 1955 until September 1977. Korte-van Hemel served on the Municipal Council of Bussum from April 1966 until September 1977 and served as an Alderperson in Bussum from September 1970 until September 1974. Korte-van Hemel became a Member of the House of Representatives after Fons van der Stee was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel following the election of 1977, serving from 15 September 1977 until 10 June 1981. Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after Job de Ruiter was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Van Agt II following the election of 1981, serving from 9 September 1981 until 16 September 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel was appointed as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 8 November 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. After the cabinet formation of 1986 Korte-van Hemel continued as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. In February 1989 Korte-van Hemel announced that he would not stand for the election of 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Korte-van Hemel was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Lubbers II was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers III on 7 November 1989.
Korte-van Hemel remained in active politics, she elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1991, taking office on 11 June 1991. In October 1992 Korte-van Hemel was nominated as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, she resigned as a Member of the Senate the day she was installed as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 November 1992 until 1 June 1999.
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Order of Leopold II | Belgium | 2 February 1988 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 20 November 1989 | ||
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre | Holy See | 30 July 1990 | ||