Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel
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Petronella Johanna Maria Godefrida (Elly) Blanksma-van den Heuvel (born September 24, 1959 in Helmond
) is a Dutch
politician
and former bank
ing manager. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
(Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she has been an MP since November 30, 2006, focusing on finance
, economics
, innovation
and agriculture
.
and studied business economics
at Fontys University of Applied Sciences
. She worked in several management positions at the Rabobank
.
From 1987 to 1995 she was a member of the States-Provincial
of North Brabant. She was also a member of the national as well of the North Brabant party executive. Since November 2006 she has served as an MP in the Dutch House of Representatives. She is spokeswoman in the area of finance on behalf of the CDA parliamentary group.
Helmond
Helmond is a municipality and a city in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.- Quarters and Neighbourhoods :*Quarter 11 Inner City**Neighbourhood 0 Centrum**Neighbourhood 2 Leonardus**Neighbourhood 3 Heipoort...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
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politician
Politician
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and former bank
Bank
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ing manager. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
(Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she has been an MP since November 30, 2006, focusing on finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
and agriculture
Agriculture
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.
Biography
Blanksma-van den Heuvel is born in the province of North BrabantNorth Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
and studied business economics
Business economics
Business economics as a field in applied economics uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises and the factors contributing to the diversity of organizational structures and the relationships of firms with labour, capital and product markets...
at Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Fontys University of Applied Sciences is a Dutch vocational university with several campuses located in the souther Netherlands. It offers 200 bachelor and master programs in the fields of technology, economics, social work, health care and teacher training...
. She worked in several management positions at the Rabobank
Rabobank
Rabobank is a financial services provider with offices worldwide. Their main location is in the Netherlands. They are a global leader in Food and Agri financing and in sustainability-oriented banking...
.
From 1987 to 1995 she was a member of the States-Provincial
States-Provincial
The States'-Provincial is the provincial parliament and legislative assembly in each of the Provinces of the Netherlands. It is elected for each province simultaneously once every four years and has the responsibility for matters of sub-national or regional importance...
of North Brabant. She was also a member of the national as well of the North Brabant party executive. Since November 2006 she has served as an MP in the Dutch House of Representatives. She is spokeswoman in the area of finance on behalf of the CDA parliamentary group.