Ingrid van Engelshoven

Ingrid van Engelshoven
Van Engelshoven in 2017
Minister of Education, Culture and Science
In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Jet Bussemaker
Succeeded by	Robbert Dijkgraaf
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 March 2017 – 26 October 2017
Chairwoman of the Democrats 66
In office 12 May 2007 – 9 March 2013
Leader	Alexander Pechtold
Preceded by	Gerard Schouw (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Fleur Gräper
Personal details
Born	Ingrid Katharina van Engelshoven (1966-07-12) 12 July 1966 (age 58) Delfzijl, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (since 1986)
Children	1 daughter
Residence(s)	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Management consultant · Political consultant

Ingrid Katharina van Engelshoven (born 12 July 1966) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022.^[1][2]

A member of Democrats 66 (D66) party, she was the party chairwoman from 12 May 2007 until 9 March 2013; before her election to the House of Representatives in 2017, she had been an alderwoman in The Hague, from 26 June 2014 to 16 February 2017. Van Engelshoven studied political science at Radboud University Nijmegen and law at Leiden University. On 26 October 2017, she was appointed as Minister for Education, Culture and Science in Mark Rutte's third cabinet, the first member of her party to hold the position.