Background
D’ANCONA, Hedy was born on October 1, 1937 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Health and Culture Minister of Welfare
D’ANCONA, Hedy was born on October 1, 1937 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Grad., Amsterdam University, geography and sociology, 1963.
Member, Upper House, Labour, 1974-1981 and 1982-1983. State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment with special responsibility for Women’s Rights, September 1981-May 1982. Member, European Parliamentary, 1984-1989.
Chairwoman, Women’s Rights Committee, until 1989 and Chairwoman, Social Affairs and Employment Committee, since 1989. Minister of Welfare, Health and Cultural Affairs, November since 1989. Professional career: producer of women’s Television programmes for VARA (Socialist Broadcasting Association), 1962-1965.
Senior lecturer, social geography, Amsterdam University, 1965-1975. Director, CEBEON ( a research centre advising on policy matters), Amsterdam, 1975-1982.
Has sat on: Housing Council. Provisional Council for Research into the Built Environment. Praemium Erasmianum Foundation: Boekman Foundation.
Labour Party Policy Principle’s Committee. Action Group on Man, Woman and Society. Bolhuis Foundation; SAAM Committee (aid to Argentinian mothers).
Against Her Will Foundation. Swarttouw Committee; Member, Jury, Dutch Film Festival. Chairwoman, AKO Literature Prize Awards Committee.
Board Member, Dutch Centre for Foreigners.
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