Guusje ter Horst

Guus "Guusje" ter Horst (born 22 March 1952) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and psychologist. She is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Dutch Shell since 1 January 2013 and chairwoman of the supervisory board of the Institute for Sound and Vision since 11 July 2011.[1]

Guusje ter Horst
Guusje ter Horst in 2012
Member of the Senate
In office 7 June 2011 – 9 June 2015
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Johan Remkes
Succeeded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Mayor of Nijmegen
In office 15 April 2001 – 1 January 2007
Preceded by	Joop Tettero (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Thom de Graaf
Mayor of Amsterdam
In office 1 January 2001 – 15 January 2001 Ad interim
Preceded by	Schelto Patijn
Succeeded by	Job Cohen
Personal details
Born	Guus ter Horst (1952-03-22) 22 March 1952 Deventer, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party (from 1984)
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Psychologist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Researcher · Academic administrator · Professor

In this Dutch name, the family name is ter Horst, not Horst.

Biography

Ter Horst attended school in The Hague and subsequently studied at University of Amsterdam where she obtained a MSc degree in psychology. In 1984 she received a PhD degree in social science on her thesis concerning the question how people who never go to the dentist can be made to do so. Between 1986 and 1994 she was associate professor of Social Dentistry at the subfaculty of Dentistry of the University of Amsterdam.

In 1984 Ter Horst joined the Labour Party (PvdA). In 1986 she was elected to the Amsterdam municipal council. In 1994 she became alderwoman, responsible for spatial planning, she initiated a major renovation of the city of Amsterdam.

In 2001 she became mayor of Nijmegen. During her six-year term, she moved to a new house every year, to get to know the city. In August 2006 Ter Horst was fined for drunk driving, strangely, without political consequence. On 1 January 2007 her term as mayor ended and she did not pursue a second one. She was succeeded by Thom de Graaf.

In 2010 Ter Horst received one of the Dutch Big Brother Awards for her lack of nuance in the privacy debate. Her project of a centrally organised fingerprint database for passports won an award as well. She resigned, together with all PvdA ministers, on the morning of 20 February 2010. The Queen accepted the resignation on 23 February 2010.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	3 December 2010

References

1. "Teleurstelling bij voormalig minister Guusje ter Horst na vier jaar in de zorg: 'Rationele argumenten tellen niet'" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Dr. G. (Guusje) ter Horst Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Dr. G. ter Horst (PvdA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Schelto Patijn	Mayor of Amsterdam Ad interim 2001	Succeeded by Job Cohen
Preceded by Joop Tettero Ad interim	Mayor of Nijmegen 2001–2007	Succeeded by Thom de Graaf
Preceded by Johan Remkes	Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 2007–2010	Succeeded by Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Melanie Schultz van Haegen	Chairwoman of the Supervisory board of the Institute for Sound and Vision 2011–present	Incumbent
Academic offices
Preceded by Unknown	President of the Council of the University of Amsterdam 1992–1994	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Doekle Terpstra	Chairwoman of the Higher Education Schools association 2011–2012	Succeeded by Thom de Graaf