Hedy d'Ancona
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| Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport | |
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In office 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Elco Brinkman |
| Succeeded by | Els Borst |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office 24 July 1984 – 7 November 1989 |
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| Senator of the Netherlands | |
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In office 31 August 1982 – 13 September 1983 |
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| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
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In office 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 |
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| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Louw de Graaf |
| Succeeded by | Piet van Zeil |
| Senator of the Netherlands | |
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In office 17 September 1974 – 11 September 1981 |
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| Personal details | |
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Hedwig d'Ancona 1 October 1937 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | PvdA |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Sociologist |
Hedwig "Hedy" d'Ancona (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛdʋix ɦeːdi dɑŋkoːnaː]; born 1 October 1937) is a Dutch politician, geographer, and sociologist.
Hedwig d'Ancona was born in The Hague in the Netherlands on 1 October 1937.
From 1989 to 1994 she was the Minister of Health, Welfare and Culture (presently known as the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport as the responsibility for culture was transferred to the reorganized Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in 1994). She acted as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment for issues concerning women's liberation. She also served in the European Parliament and in the first chamber of the Dutch parliament, for the Labour Party.
Outside of government, she is known for starting the feminist monthly Opzij as well as the special interest lobbying group, Man-Vrouw-Maatschappij (Man-Woman-Society), which she co-founded with Joke Kool-Smit.
From April 1995 through June 2004, d'Ancona was Chairwoman of Oxfam Novib (Oxfam Netherlands), serving also as Vice-Chairman of Oxfam International during part of her tenure.
In 1992, Hedy d'Ancona was awarded the Harriet Freezerring, a women's liberation prize, by the monthly Opzij she started. In 1994, she was named as a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. In 2002, she won the Aletta Jacobsprijs, a women's emancipation prize awarded by University of Groningen every two years.
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