Former health minister Edith Schippers is stepping down as coalition party VVD’s leader in the Senate, citing the difficulties of combining the role with her job as head of a pharmaceutical company. That has been the case for my position as party leader, with the attendant demands on my time.” Health minister Schippers was health minister during Rutte’s first three …
Senator Edith Schippers will vacate her seat within a matter of weeks take over as the next CEO of pharmaceutical wholesaler Mosadex. While it was not immediately clear who will take her place as a senator, Schippers confirmed on Monday that Deputy Faction Leader Tanja Klip-Martin was unanimously chosen to become the next VVD leader in the Eerste Kamer. Schippers, …
