Born on 27 April 1981 in Laren, married
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
We will work to ensure the Netherlands is safe and prosperous by investing in our security and maintaining stable public finances.
The central government budget
The Treasury and financial markets, including relations with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Financial Supervision Act
State holdings (including the national investment institution (NII))
European and international monetary policy
Policy on international financial institutions (including the IMF and the World Bank)
The European capital markets union (Draghi report)
Coinage
23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of Finance in the Jetten government
2 July 2024 – 23 February 2026
Minister of Finance in the Schoof government; acting Minister of Economic Affairs in the Schoof government from 3 to 19 June 2025
2021 – 2024
Member of the House of Representatives for the VVD, party spokesperson on finance
2011 – 2021
Policy adviser on finance, head of policy and political secretary for the VVD in the House of Representatives
2008 – 2011
Inspectorate of the Budget, Ministry of Finance
2007 – 2008
Financial and economic policy, Erasmus University Rotterdam
2006 – 2007
MSc in International Relations, University of Amsterdam
2005 – 2007
MSc in Macroeconomics, University of Amsterdam
2002 – 2005
BSc in Economics, University of Amsterdam
1998 – 2002
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
2023
VVD campaign leader for the parliamentary election
2015 – 2020
Member of the VVD campaign teams for the parliamentary elections
2017 – 2020
Member of the VVD electoral programme committees for the parliamentary elections
