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Els Veder-Smit in 1978
Member of the Senate
In office 25 August 1981 – 11 June 1991
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
State Secretary for Health and Environment
In office 3 January 1978 – 11 September 1981
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Jo Hendriks
Succeeded by	Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 February 1967 – 3 January 1978
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Smit (1921-08-29)29 August 1921 Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Died	26 August 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 98) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1950)
Spouse	Cornelis Jan Veder ​ ​ (m. 1946; his death 1987)​
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Nonprofit director

Elizabeth "Els" Veder-Smit (29 August 1921 – 26 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and nonprofit director. She was the oldest living former cabinet member at the time of her death.

Veder-Smith was Secretary State for Health and Environment from 1978 through 1981.

Veder-Smith died at her home in Rotterdam on 26 August 2020 at the age of 98.