Sybilla Maria Dekker (born 23 March 1942) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businesswoman. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 June 2018.

A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the second and third Balkenende cabinets. She resigned on 21 September 2006, after the publication of the Dutch Safety Board report about the fire that occurred in 2005 at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, killing 11 people.

Since 2008, she has been the domestic partner of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ben Bot.

Decorations

Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Honours
Officer of the Order of Orange-NassauNetherlands11 April 2007
Honorific Titles
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Minister of StateNetherlands22 June 2018Style of Excellency

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Official

  • (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek
Political offices
Preceded byHenk KampMinister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment 2003–2006Succeeded byKarla Peijs Ad interim
Civic offices
UnknownDirector-General of the Department for Facility Management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries 1984–1990Unknown
Preceded byEd NijpelsChairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Netherlands Cadastre Agency 2009–2017Succeeded byRon Icke
Preceded byOffice establishedChairwoman of the National Public Transport Council 2013–presentIncumbent
Business positions
UnknownExecutive Director of the Construction association 1990–1996Unknown
UnknownExecutive Director of the Industry and Employers confederation 1996–2003Unknown
Non-profit organization positions
UnknownChairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Knowledge for Climate Foundation 2007–2015Unknown
UnknownChairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Netherlands Diabetes Foundation 2007–2015Succeeded byMarc van Gelder
UnknownChairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Soestdijk Palace Foundation 2014–presentIncumbent
Preceded byAlexander Rinnooy KanChairwoman of the Netherlands Charities association 2016–2019Succeeded byWillibrord van Beek