Karla Peijs

Karla Peijs
Peijs in 2006
Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
In office 1 March 2007 – 1 March 2013
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Wim van Gelder
Succeeded by	Han Polman
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 21 September 2006 – 26 September 2006 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Sybilla Dekker
Succeeded by	Pieter Winsemius
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Roelf de Boer
Succeeded by	Camiel Eurlings
Member of the European Parliament
In office 25 July 1989 – 27 May 2003
Parliamentary group	Group of the European People's Party
Personal details
Born	Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (1944-09-01) 1 September 1944 (age 79) Tilburg, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Spouse	Rinus Platschorre ​ (m. 1971)​
Residence(s)	Middelburg, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Social Science) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Teacher

Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (born 1 September 1944) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).