Marja van Bijsterveldt

Marja van Bijsterveldt
Van Bijsterveldt in 2010
Mayor of Delft
Assumed office
2 September 2016
Preceded byBas Verkerk
Succeeded byAlexander Pechtold (designate)
Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
In office
14 October 2010  5 November 2012
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byAndré Rouvoet
Succeeded byJet Bussemaker
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 June 2010  14 October 2010
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
State Secretary for Education,
Culture and Science
In office
22 February 2007  14 October 2010
Serving with Sharon Dijksma
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byBruno Bruins
Succeeded byHalbe Zijlstra
Chairwoman of the Christian
Democratic Appeal
In office
2 November 2002  22 February 2007
LeaderJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byBert de Vries
Succeeded byPeter van Heeswijk
Mayor of Schipluiden
In office
16 September 1994  1 January 2003
Preceded byJan Waaijer
Succeeded byJohn de Prieëlle
Personal details
Born
Janneke Marlene Vliegenthart

(1961-06-27) 27 June 1961
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
Spouse
Antoine van Bijsterveldt
(m. 1992)
Children2 children
RelativesArjan Vliegenthart (cousin)
Residence(s)Delft, Netherlands
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Nurse

Janneke Marlene "Marja" van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenthart (born 27 June 1961) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). She has been mayor of Delft since 2 September 2016.