Background
Sorgdrager, Winnifred was born on April 6, 1948 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Sorgdrager, Winnifred was born on April 6, 1948 in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Juris Doctor, Groningen University, 1971.
Educational guidance officer, registrar to university council Twente University Technology, 1971-1979. Public prosecutor Almelo, 1979-1986. Advocate general Arnhem Court of Appeal, 1986-1991, procurator general, 1991-1993, The Hague Court of Appeal, 1993.
Minister justice Government of The Netherlands, The Hague, since 1994.
She is a member of the social-liberal party D66. Since 1 January 2006 she has been a member of the Council of State of the Netherlands. Sorgdrager is also member of the Supervisory Board of the Leiden University Medical Center, Commissioner for the association for the preservation of historic houses of The Netherlands, Vereniging Hendrick de Keyser, and Member of the Board of the Arbo Unie.