Karla Peijs

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

Karla Peijs
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	European People's Party Group
Personal details
Born	Karla Maria Henriëtte Peijs (1944-09-01) 1 September 1944 (age 80) 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

Life

Karla Peijs was born on 1 September 1944 in Tilburg, Netherlands.^[1]

From 1982 to 1989 Peijs a member of the Utrecht Provincial Council. From 1999 to 2004 she was an elected Member of the European Parliament, representing the European People's Party (Christian Democratic Appeal) and European People's Party Group (EPP).^[1]