Ed Nijpels

Ed Nijpels
Ed Nijpels
	Nijpels in 1982
Member of the Social and ; Economic Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 August 2014
Chair	Wiebe Draijer (2014); Mariëtte Hamer (from 2014)
Queen's Commissioner ; of Friesland
	In office; 1 January 1999 – 1 May 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Gerard van Klaveren ; (Ad Interim)
Succeeded by	John Jorritsma
Mayor of Breda
	In office; 1 April 1990 – 1 July 1995
Preceded by	Frans Feij
Succeeded by	Chris Rutten
Minister of Housing, Spatial ; Planning and the Environment
	In office; 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Pieter Winsemius
Succeeded by	Hans Alders
Leader of the People's Party ; for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 20 April 1982 – 9 July 1986
Deputy	See list Rudolf de Korte ; Loek Hermans ; Gijs van Aardenne;
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Rudolf de Korte
Parliamentary leader in the ; House of Representatives
	In office; 20 April 1982 – 9 July 1986
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Joris Voorhoeve
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Member of the House ; of Representatives
	In office; 14 September 1989 – 4 April 1990
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 14 July 1986
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria Nijpels; 1 April 1950; Den Helder, Netherlands
Party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1968)
Spouses	; Ingrid Pieters (m. 1983; div. 1995) ; Elsbeth Janmaat (m. 1997)
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Utrecht University (BSL, MSL)
Occupation	Politician; civil servant; Jurist; businessperson; Corporate director; nonprofit director; trade association executive; teacher; lobbyist; activist;

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Eduardus Hermannus Theresia Maria Nijpels (born 1 April 1950) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.