Christianne van der Wal

Christianne van der Wal-Zeggelink (born 13 November 1973) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

[1] She was a municipal politician in Harderwijk, and she became chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy starting on 25 November 2017.

[1] She served as Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 2 July 2024.

She had endorsed the coalition agreement as a member of the VVD parliamentary group, but she said she would not feel comfortable executing it, citing its arrangements on nitrogen policy.

[4] A motion by Van der Wal was adopted, urging the government to assist museums generate additional revenue by loaning out more of their stored artworks.