Margreeth de Boer

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Boer, not Boer.

Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrɣaːˈreːtaː mɑrˈɣreː(d) də ˈbuːr]; born 16 April 1939) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Her Excellency Margreeth de Boer
Margreeth de Boer in 1994
Mayor of Hoogeveen
In office 15 August 2010 – 15 February 2011 Ad interim
Preceded by	Helmer Koetje
Succeeded by	Karel Loohuis
Mayor of Leeuwarden
In office 1 November 2001 – 1 April 2004
Preceded by	Loekie van Maaren-van Balen
Succeeded by	Geert Dales
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 May 1998 – 7 November 2001
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Hans Alders
Succeeded by	Jan Pronk
Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
In office 1 January 1993 – 22 August 1994
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Wim Meijer
Succeeded by	Relus ter Beek
Personal details
Born	Margaretha de Boer (1939-04-16) 16 April 1939 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Politician civil servant corporate director nonprofit director

Early life and education

Margaretha de Boer was born on 16 April 1939 in Amsterdam. She studied at a social academy.

Political career

De Boer is a member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). She was Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe (1993–1994), Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the First Kok cabinet (1994–1998), Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2001), Mayor of Leeuwarden (2001–2004), and Mayor of Hoogeveen (2010–2011).

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 October 1998