Eegje Schoo

Dutch politician and diplomat

Eegje Schoo
Schoo in 1982

Ambassador of the Netherlands to India
In office 1 June 1987 – 1 January 1991
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 June 1986 – 20 January 1987
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Minister for Development Cooperation
In office 4 November 1982 – 14 July 1986
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Kees van Dijk
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman

Personal details
Born	Eegje Marjolein Schoo (1944-06-10) 10 June 1944 (age 79) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1972)
Spouse	Arie Pais (m. 1970)
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Businesswoman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Management consultant · Teacher · Lobbyist

Eegje Marjolein Schoo (born 10 June 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

She served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 4 November 1982 until 14 July 1986 in the Cabinet Lubbers I. And a Member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 until 20 January 1987. She served as the Netherlands ambassador to India from 1 June 1987 until 1 January 1991. She was married to fellow politician Arie Pais from 1970 until his death in 2022.^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 August 1986
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1991

References

^ (in Dutch) Mensen - Eegje Schoo Indianet.nl

External links

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Official

(in Dutch) Drs. E.M. (Eegje) Schoo Parlement & Politiek

Civic offices
Preceded by Unknown	Chairwoman of the Emancipation Council 1981–1982	Succeeded by Unknown
Political offices
Preceded by Kees van Dijk	Minister for Development Cooperation 1982–1986	Succeeded by Piet Bukman
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Unknown	Ambassador of the Netherlands to India 1987–1991	Succeeded by Unknown

Ministers for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

v t e First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs) Frits Bolkestein (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) Willem Hoekzema (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)