About Sybilla Dekker
Born 1942. Sybilla Dekker is a Dutch politician.
Sybilla Maria Dekker (born 23 March 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 June 2018.
A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the second and third Balkenende cabinets. She resigned on 21 September 2006, after the publication of the Dutch Safety Board report about the fire that occurred in 2005 at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, killing 11 people.
Since 2008, she has been the domestic partner of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ben Bot.
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Who is Sybilla Dekker?
Dutch politician
When was Sybilla Dekker born?
Sybilla Dekker was born on 23 March 1942 in Alkmaar.
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Sybilla Dekker is a politician.
What nationality is Sybilla Dekker?
Sybilla Dekker is Dutch.
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