Erica Terpstra

Erica Terpstra

Erica Terpstra in 2012
Undersecretary for Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands
In office
22 August 1994  3 August 1998
Prime Minister Wim Kok
Preceded by Hans Simons
Succeeded by Margo Vliegenthart
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office
19 May 1998  15 December 2003
In office
8 June 1977  22 August 1994
Personal details
Born Erica Georgina Terpstra
(1943-05-26) 26 May 1943
The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Political party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Children 2 sons
Residence The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater Leiden University (Bachelor of Arts)
Occupation Politician
Sport administrator
Sports journalist
Journalist
Television presenter
Teacher
Swimmer
Religion Theosophism

Erica Georgina Terpstra (born 26 May 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Terpstra a professional swimmer by occupation, participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. She was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1977 serving from 8 June 1977 until 22 August 1994 when she became Undersecretary for Health, Welfare and Sport in the Cabinet Kok I serving from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. After the Dutch general election of 1998 Terpstra returned to the House of Representatives serving from 19 May 1998 until 15 December 2003 when she was selected as President of the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation (NOC*NSF).

Biography

Swimming

During the early 1960s Terpstra was a well-known freestyle swimmer in the Netherlands, specializing in the 100 meters distance. She participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where she came sixth in the 100m Freestyle, and fourth in the 4x100 Medley Relay. Following the Olympics she joined the HZ&PC swim team in The Hague. While a member of this team she was again chosen to be an Olympic athlete for the Netherlands and won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo: the bronze medal in the 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay and the silver in the 4x100 metres Medley Relay (together with Pauline van der Wildt (starting), Toos Beumer (second relay) en Winnie van Weerdenburg (third relay)). At her only individual start, on the 100m Freestyle, she finished in fourth position in the final.

In addition to her Olympic exploits, Terpstra won the 1962 European championships and was champion of the Netherlands several times.

Interim years

After her swimming career Terpstra became a teacher, teaching Dutch to Chinese immigrants.

Following that she became a sports journalist.

Politics

In 1977 Terpstra was elected to the parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), just barely making it into parliament on a seat appointed to the VVD in the fractional division. She remained in parliament through 2003 though, with a four-year break (1994–1998) during which she served as state secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport in the Kok-I cabinet.

Upon leaving parliament in 2003, she was the senior member of the House, having been re-elected with a large number of preference votes each term (311.000 in 1994).

Sports official

On 21 October 2003 Terpstra was elected chairperson of the NOC*NSF, beating out Ruud Vreeman (the NOC*NSF board-nominated candidate) in the election. As chair in 2005 she was the first to present the new Fanny Blankers-Koen Trophy, which was named for legendary Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen. Terpstra presented the award to Anton Geesink, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Nico Rienks and Ard Schenk in the new skating rink in Turin, a few months before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was supposed to award an FBK Trophy to Johan Cruijff as well, but he couldn't make it due to obligations at the pool drawing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Leipzig.

During her tenure with NOC*NSF she was always well known for being present at every major sporting event in which Dutch athletes competed and for being exuberantly enthusiastic at every success.[1] Terpstra retired from NOC*NSF in May 2010.

Erica Terpstra

Erica Terpstra
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 4x100 m medley relay
1964 Tokyo 4x100 m freestyle relay
European Championships (LC)
1962 Leipzig 4×100 m freestyle

Film and television

Terpstra made her movie debut in 2004 in the movie version of the children's book Pluk van de Petteflet by Annie M.G. Schmidt. She played the role of mayor. Since early 2011 Terpstra hosts her own Travel-TV programme Erica op Reis for Dutch broadcaster Omroep MAX.

Personal

Erica Terpstra and the dalai lama in 2014

References

  1. "Koninklijk afscheid Erica Terpstra" (in Dutch). NOS. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. (Dutch)MM-Magazine. Radio 1, 18 April 2007.
  3. (Dutch)"Erica Terpstra dieet - Help ik val af" op vetvrij.com
Official
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Government offices
Preceded by
Hans Simons
Undersecretary for Health, Welfare
and Sport of the Netherlands

1994–1998
Succeeded by
Margo Vliegenthart
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Hans Blankert
President of the Dutch Olympic
Committee*Dutch Sports Federation

2003–2010
Succeeded by
André Bolhuis
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