Medy van der Laan

Medy van der Laan
Van der Laan in 2015
State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science
In office
27 May 2003 – 3 July 2006
Serving with Annette Nijs (2003–2004),
Mark Rutte (2004–2006) and
Bruno Bruins (2006)
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byCees van Leeuwen
Succeeded byMarja van Bijsterveldt
Sharon Dijksma
Personal details
BornMedy Catharina van der Laan
(1968-08-14) 14 August 1968
PartyDemocrats 66 (since 1994)
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
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Medy Catharina van der Laan (born 14 August 1968) is a Dutch businesswoman, former civil servant and retired politician who served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in charge of culture, media and art under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's second cabinet (2003–2006). A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, which she joined in 1994, she previously was an assistant to State Secretary Jacob Kohnstamm at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Van der Laan first joined the Ministry of the Interior in 1991 as a civil servant.