Til Gardeniers-Berendsen

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Mathieu Gardeniers
(m. 1950;died 2004)
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen 1982 (1).jpg
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen in 1982
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 March 1983 1 March 1995
Children3 sons
Residence(s) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occupation Politician · Civil servant · Secretary · Nonprofit director

Mathilde Hubertine Maria Francisca "Til" Gardeniers-Berendsen (18 February 1925 – 22 October 2019) [1] was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and nonprofit director. [2]

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Biography

On 14 May 1940 Gardeniers-Berendsen witnessed the Luftwaffe bombing of Rotterdam during the German invasion and joined the Dutch resistance against the German occupiers in 1940. Following the end of World War II Gardeniers-Berendsen worked as a secretary in Rotterdam from August 1945 until May 1971.

Gardeniers-Berendsen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. After the election of 1977 Gardeniers-Berendsen was appointed as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work in the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel, taking office on 19 December 1977. After the election of 1981 Gardeniers-Berendsen returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 10 June 1981. Following the cabinet formation of 1981 Gardeniers-Berendsen was appointment as Minister of Health and Environment in the Cabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III with Gardeniers-Berendsen continuing as Minister of Health and Environment, taking office on 29 May 1982. After the election of 1982 Gardeniers-Berendsen again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 21 September 1982. Gardeniers-Berendsen served again as acting Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work during a medical leave of absence of Hans de Boer dual serving in both positions from 11 October 1982. Following the cabinet formation of 1982 Gardeniers-Berendsen was not given a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Van Agt III was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers I on 4 November 1982 and she continued to serve as a frontbencher.

In February 1983 Gardeniers-Berendsen was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, she resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 23 February 1983 and was installed as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 March 1983 until 1 March 1995.

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Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
BEL Order of Leopold II - Commander BAR.png Commander of the Order of Leopold II Belgium 28 September 1980
Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Grand Officer.svg Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands9 December 1982
OESSG Cavaliere BAR.jpg Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Holy See 15 July 1990
NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Commander BAR.png Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands1 March 1995
NED Huisorde van Oranje C1 BAR.png Medal of Honour for Ingenuity and Entrepreneurship in goldNetherlands1995 [3]

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References

  1. "In Memoriam Til Gardeniers (94): Geen medelijden met jezelf - Nederlands Dagblad". www.nd.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22.
  2. "Oud-minister Job de Ruiter (CDA) overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. Huisorden | Onderscheidingen | Het Koninklijk Huis
Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture,
Recreation and Social Work

1977–1981
1982
Ad interim
Succeeded by
Preceded bySucceeded by
Elco Brinkman
as Minister of Welfare,
Health and Culture
Preceded by Minister of Health and Environment
1981–1982