Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːraː vɑ ˈniu.ə(n)ˌɦœyzə(ɱ) ˈʋɛibə(ŋ)ɣaː]; née van Nieuwenhuizen; born 12 June 1963) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
[5] Van Nieuwenhuizen mainly focused on matters of aviation, water transport and energy policy.
One of the main policy debates during her tenure revolved around the opening of Lelystad Airport to commercial traffic.
After the fall of the Third Rutte cabinet and consequently the resignation of Eric Wiebes, Van Nieuwenhuizen became ad interim Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy on 15 January 2021 as well, until then-State Secretary Bas van 't Wout was selected as his replacement on 20 January 2021.
[7] In 2021, Van Nieuwenhuizen resigned from government to become chair of Energie-Nederland, the lobbying organization for the country's energy sector.