Ien Dales, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ien Dales

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1994

Profession: politician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Ien Dales

  • Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales (18 October 1931 – 10 January 1994) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and social worker.Dales worked as a social worker from February 1953 until September 1977 and as a civil servant for municipality of Rotterdam as director of the Social Service from September 1977 until September 1981.
  • After the election of 1981 Dales was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981.
  • The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III on 29 May 1982.
  • Dales was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1982, taking office on 16 September 1982.
  • In April 1987 Dales was nominated as Mayor of Nijmegen, she resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day she was installed as Mayor, taking office on 16 May 1987.
  • After the election of 1989 Dales was appointed as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989.
  • On 10 January 1994 Dales died after suffering a fatal heart Attack at her home in Utrecht. Dales was known for her abilities as a manager and mediator.
  • She holds the distinction as the second known LGBT government Minister of the Netherlands and the first lesbian, she was in a relationship with fellow Labour Party politician Elizabeth Schmitz for many years this fact was an open secret in Dutch politics at that time.

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