Dutch politician (born 1973)
Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink (born 13 November 1973) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Life
Van der Wal was born in 1973 in Oldenzaal , Overijssel , and she studied facility management .[1] She was a municipal politician in Harderwijk , and she became chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy starting on 25 November 2017.[1] [2] Van der Wal joined the Provincial Executive of Gelderland in 2019.[1]
She served as Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 2 July 2024.[3] Van der Wal was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2023 . After the Schoof cabinet was formed , she told that she had not been interested in another term as minister. She had endorsed the coalition agreement as a member of the VVD parliamentary group , but she said she would not feel comfortable executing it, citing its arrangements on nitrogen policy.[1]
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