Vivianne Heijnen

Vivianne Heijnen
Heijnen in 2022
Minister for the Environment
In office
10 January 2022  24 May 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded bySteven van Weyenberg
Succeeded byMark Harbers
Alderwoman in Maastricht
In office
18 June 2018  9 January 2022
Succeeded byNiels Peeters
Member of the Maastricht municipal council
In office
6 April 2010  18 June 2018
Succeeded byFlorence van der Heijden
Personal details
Born
V.L.W.A. Heijnen

(1982-10-08) 8 October 1982
Spaubeek, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
Alma materMaastricht University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • academic administrator
  • lobbyist
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Vivianne L.W.A. Heijnen (born 8 October 1982) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. She served as Minister for the Environment as part of the fourth Rutte cabinet starting in January 2022 until the start of her maternity leave in May 2024. She did not return afterwards, as the Schoof cabinet was formed in July 2024. Heijnen was previously head of the Brussels campus of her alma mater Maastricht University, and she was active in local politics in Maastricht as municipal councilor (2010–18) and alderwoman (2018–22).