Jacqueline Cramer

Jacqueline Marian Cramer (born 10 April 1951) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and biologist.

Her Excellency Jacqueline Cramer
Cramer in 2018
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Pieter Winsemius
Succeeded by	Tineke Huizinga
Member of the Social and Economic Council
In office 1 January 1999 – 22 February 2007
Chairman	Herman Wijffels
Personal details
Born	Jacqueline Marian Cramer (1951-04-10) 10 April 1951 (age 74) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Arkansas Bachelor of Science University of Amsterdam (Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Biologist · Researcher · Management consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Activist · Academic administrator · Author · Professor

Cramer was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet for the PvdA.^[1] Previously she was a professor of sustainable entrepreneurship at Utrecht University and professor of environmental management at Erasmus University. She is member of the board of directors at Royal Dutch Shell and a member of the Social-Economic Council.^[2] Eisenhower Fellowships selected Jacqueline Cramer in 1992 to represent The Netherlands.

Cramer studied biology in Arkansas and at the University of Amsterdam. In 1987 she obtained her Ph.D. with Mission-orientation in Ecology. The Case of Dutch Fresh-water Ecology, with honours. She has two children and lives in Amsterdam.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	3 December 2010