Sybilla Maria Dekker (born 23 March 1942) is a retired
Dutch
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politician of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...
(VVD) and businesswoman. She was granted the honorary title of
Minister of State
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on 22 June 2018.
A member of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...
third Balkenende cabinet
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s. She resigned on 21 September 2006, after the publication of the
Dutch Safety Board
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Since 2008, she has been the domestic partner of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ben Bot.