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Til Gardeniers-Berendsen | |
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![]() Til Gardeniers-Berendsen in 1982 | |
Member of the Council of State | |
In office 1 March 1983 –1 March 1995 | |
Vice President | Willem Scholten |
Minister of Health and Environment | |
In office 11 September 1981 –4 November 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
Preceded by | Leendert Ginjaar |
Succeeded by | Elco Brinkman as Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture |
Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work | |
In office 11 October 1982 –4 November 1982 Ad interim | |
Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
Preceded by | Hans de Boer |
Succeeded by | Elco Brinkman as Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture |
In office 19 December 1977 –11 September 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
Preceded by | Harry van Doorn |
Succeeded by | Andrévan der Louw |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 21 September 1982 –23 February 1983 | |
In office 10 June 1981 –9 September 1981 | |
In office 11 May 1971 –19 December 1977 | |
Parliamentary group | Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1983) Catholic People's Party (1971–1980) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mathilde Hubertine Maria Francisca Berendsen 18 February 1925 Rotterdam,Netherlands |
Died | 22 October 2019 94) The Hague,Netherlands | (aged
Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
Other political affiliations | Catholic People's Party (until 1980) |
Spouse | Mathieu Gardeniers (m. 1950;died 2004) |
Children | 3 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]
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.
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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![]() | Commander of the Order of Leopold II | Belgium | 28 September 1980 | |
![]() | Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 9 December 1982 | |
![]() | Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre | Holy See | 15 July 1990 | |
![]() | Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 1 March 1995 | |
![]() | Medal of Honour for Ingenuity and Entrepreneurship in gold | Netherlands | 1995 [3] |
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