Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen

Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen
Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen
	Van Veenendaal-van Meggelen in 1970
State Secretary for Culture, ; Recreation and Social Work
	In office; 28 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 Serving with Henk Vonhoff
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Hein van de Poel
Succeeded by	Henk Vonhoff
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 7 December 1972 – 8 June 1977
Parliamentary group	Democratic Socialists '70
	In office; 28 July 1970 – 28 July 1971
Parliamentary group	Democratic Socialists '70 ; (1970–1971) ; Independent ; (1970) ; Labour Party ; (1970)
Personal details
Born	Sophia van Meggelen; 7 April 1918; Strijp, Netherlands
Died	21 September 2005 (aged 87); Eindhoven, Netherlands
Party	Democratic Socialists '70 (from 1970)
Other political; affiliations	Independent ; (1970) ; Labour Party ; (1946–1970) ; Social Democratic ; Workers' Party ; (1936–1946)
Spouse	Johannes van Veenendaal (m. 1939)
Children	2 daughters and 1 son
Occupation	Politician; Pedagogue; Corporate director; Nonprofit director; Activist;

Sophia "Fia" van Veenendaal-van Meggelen (7 April 1918 – 21 September 2005) was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70) party. She served as State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work from 28 July 1971 until 21 July 1972 in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I and as a Member of the House of Representatives from 28 July 1970 until 28 July 1971 and from 7 December 1972 until 8 June 1977.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Meggelen, Sophia van (1918-2005)" (in Dutch). Huygens Instituut. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
^ "Mevrouw S. van Veenendaal staatssecretaris" (in Dutch). Trouw. 27 July 1971. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
^ "De fractie van DS'70 gebroken" (in Dutch). Centrum voor Parlementaire Geschiedenis. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

External links

(in Dutch) S. (Fia) van Veenendaal-van Meggelen Parlement & Politiek

[1] "Meggelen, Sophia van (1918-2005)" (in Dutch). Huygens Instituut. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

[2] "Mevrouw S. van Veenendaal staatssecretaris" (in Dutch). Trouw. 27 July 1971. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

[3] "De fractie van DS'70 gebroken" (in Dutch). Centrum voor Parlementaire Geschiedenis. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

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First Biesheuvel cabinet (1971–1972)
Preceded: De Jong cabinet Succeed: Second Biesheuvel cabinet
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Roelof Nelissen (Finance) Molly Geertsema (Interior)
Ministers	Norbert Schmelzer (Foreign Affairs) Dries van Agt (Justice) Harrie Langman (Economic Affairs) Hans de Koster (Defence) Louis Stuyt (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Chris van Veen (Education and Sciences) Willem Drees Jr. (Transport and Water Management) (1971–1972) Bé Udink (Transport and Water Management) (from 1972) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) Bé Udink (Housing and Spatial Planning) Piet Engels (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Roelof Nelissen (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1971–1972) Pierre Lardinois (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1972) Kees Boertien (Development Cooperation) Mauk de Brauw (Higher Education and Science Policy) (1971–1972) Chris van Veen (Higher Education and Science Policy) (from 1972)
State Secretaries	Jan van Stuijvenberg (Interior) (1971–1972) Tjerk Westerterp (Foreign Affairs) Willem Scholten (Finance) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Hans Grosheide (Justice) Jan Oostenbrink (Economic Affairs) Adri van Es (Defence) Koos Rietkerk (Social Affairs) Kees Schelfhout (Education and Sciences) Roelof Kruisinga (Transport and Water Management) Werner Buck (Housing and Spatial Planning) Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1971–1972) Henk Vonhoff (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)