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Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Guus (Guusje) ter Horst was born in Deventer on 22 March 1952.
After completing her secondary education, she studied psychology at the University of Amsterdam. She graduated in 1976 and earned her doctorate in 1984 with a thesis on stimulating demand for dental care.
In 1977 Ms Ter Horst joined the Social Dentistry Department of the Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam (ACTA), where she held the post of senior lecturer from 1986 to 1994. In addition, from 1992 to 1994 she was chairperson of the University Council.
From 1986 to 1992, Ms Ter Horst sat on the Amsterdam municipal council for the Labour Party (PvdA). Re-elected to the council in 1994, she was appointed alderman. From 2001 to 2006 she was mayor of Nijmegen.
She has held numerous positions in her capacity as alderman and mayor. She has also been a member of the Public Administration Council, chair of the Waste Consultative Committee, a member of the supervisory board of the Trimbos Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, president of the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW), a member of the supervisory board of the Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB), a member of the General Energy Council, president of the Heating Forum and president of the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.
On 22 February 2007 Ms Ter Horst was appointed Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the fourth Balkenende government.
22 February 2007