Christianne van der Wal

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Wal, not Wal.

Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink (born 13 November 1973) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Christianne van der Wal
Van der Wal in 2022
Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy
In office 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
Chairwoman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 25 November 2017 – 10 January 2022
Leader	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Henry Keizer
Succeeded by	Onno Hoes (ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Personal details
Born	Christianne Zeggelink (1973-11-13) 13 November 1973 (age 50) Oldenzaal, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Residence(s)	Harderwijk, Netherlands
Occupation	Politician teacher

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]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Christianne van der Wal

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2012	House of Representatives		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	60	548	41	Lost	[4]
2023	House of Representatives		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	5	7,456	24	Won	[5]

References

1. Van der Wal, Christianne (12 July 2024). "Oud-stikstofminister Christianne van der Wal: 'Ik hóóp dat het kabinet slaagt in Brussel, voor de boeren en de natuur. Ik zit niet in de politiek vanuit cynisme'" [Former nitrogen policy minister Christianne van der Wal: 'I really hope the cabinet will succeed in Brussels, for farmers and nature. I did not enter politics as a cynic']. NRC (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Eppo König. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. "Harderwijkse wethouder Van der Wal nieuwe voorzitter VVD" (in Dutch). NOS. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
4. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
5. "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Ch. (Christianne) van der Wal-Zeggelink Parlement & Politiek

Party political offices
Preceded by Henry Keizer	Chairwoman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2017–2022	Succeeded by Onno Hoes