NVP appoints former deputy prime minister as chair

Annemarie Jorritsma of the Dutch private equity association NVP — Annemarie Jorritsma, NVP

José Rojo
01 September 2015

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Annemarie Jorritsma, the Dutch deputy prime minister between 1998-2002, has been appointed chairperson by the Dutch Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (NVP).

A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Jorritsma was a prominent figure of the two successive cabinets led by Dutch Labour prime minister Wim Kok.

Between 1994-1998, she took up the post of minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and then went on to head the Economic Affairs ministry until 2002 – a period during which she was also named deputy prime minister.

In 2003, after a brief stint as the deputy mayor of Delfzijl, she was elected for the same post in Almere. While leading the city's local council, she was named president of the Association of Dutch Municipalities. She left both posts in June 2015, when she became a senator.

Her appointment by NVP comes as private equity houses in the Netherlands are subjected to mounting public scrutiny. The sector has recently been the target of political attacks by the Labour Party, which is looking at a set of measures intended to curb perceived excesses in the industry.

The connections between the political spectrum and the industry are not uncommon, as recently shown by the appointment of former PAI Partners CEO Lionel Zinsou as prime minister of the Republic of Benin in early June.