Drs. Ella Vogelaar (Steenbergen, 23 December 1949) is minister of Integration and Housing in the Fourth cabinet Balkenende for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). Previously she was vice-chair of the Federation Dutch Labour Movement (FNV). A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ... ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Steenbergen ( (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ... Steenbergen ( (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... ... The fourth Balkenende cabinet or Balkenende IV is the current Dutch coalition cabinet. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, Federated Netherlands Labour Movement) is the largest federation of trade unions in the Netherlands. ...

After graduating from the HBS in Zierikzee she attended the social academy in Driebergen between 1967 and 1972. In 1972 she began to work as a youth worker. In the mid 1980s she began to work for the Education Trade Union and she began to study education studies at the University of Amsterdam specializing in education policy and law. In 1987 she graduated from the University of Amsterdam and in 1988 she became chair of the Trade Union for Education. During her period as chair she prepared the merger between the social-democratic ABOP education trade union and the liberal NGLOA education trade union . In 1994 she became vice-chair of the Federation Dutch Labour Movement, as such she was member of the Social Economic Council and the Foundation of Labour. Between 1997 and 2000 she was project manager at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. Since 2000 Vogelaar works as an independent advisor and interim-manager, as such she has coordinated the projected Taskforce Integration of the ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations. She advises governments, organisations and companies on employment policy, social security, education and integration. She has also been on the board of VNO-NCW, the largest Dutch employers' federation. The different levels of education in the Netherlands Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. ... Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands. ... Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. ... From Athenaeum Illustre to University In January 1632 two internationally acclaimed scientists, Caspar Barlaeus and Gerardus Vossius, held their inaugural speech in the Athenaeum Illustre - the illustrious school - which had its seat in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel. ... The Sociaal-Economische Raad (Social Economic Council; SER) is a major economic advisory council of the Dutch government. ... VNO-NCW (known in English as the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers) is a Dutch employers federation. ...

Currently She is on the board of advise and the board of directors of several companies, including the Amsterdam Municipal Transport Agency, the Harbour of Rotterdam and Unilever. She serves in the board of the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie, which inspects the quality of Dutch and Flemish universities, the Dutch Center for Foreigners, she is chair of NOVIB, the largest Dutch international development organization. In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Unilever (Euronext: UNA, LSE: ULVR, NYSE: UN) is an Anglo-Dutch company that owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Novib is the Dutch affiliate of the international Oxfam organization. ...

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• PvdA Biography