en Els Veder-Smit

Els Veder-Smit
Els Veder-Smit
	Els Veder-Smit in 1978
Member of the Senate
	In office; 25 August 1981 – 11 June 1991
State Secretary for Health and Environment
	In office; 3 January 1978 – 11 September 1981
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Jo Hendriks
Succeeded by	Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 23 February 1967 – 3 January 1978
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Smit; 29 August 1921; Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Died	26 August 2020 (aged 98)
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1950)
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Nonprofit director

Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020)^[1] was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director.^[2] She was both the Oldest living former cabinet member since the death of Johan Witteveen on 23 April 2019 and the oldest living former member of the States General since the death of Bart Hofman on 2 May 2019.

Veder-Smit was alderman of Zeist from 1958 to 1962, and municipal councillor of Leeuwarden from 1962 to 1966.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 October 1981

Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Honorary Member	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	15 May 1998

Political offices
Preceded by Jo Hendriks	State Secretary for Health and Environment 1978–1981	Succeeded by Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard
Records
Preceded by Johan Witteveen	Oldest living former cabinet member 23 April 2019 – 26 August 2020	Incumbent
Preceded by Bart Hofman	Oldest living former member of the States General 2 May 2019 – 26 August 2020	Incumbent

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