Born on 1 November 1991 in Enschede, married, 1 child
Party: Democrats ’66 (D66)
Strong agriculture and a healthy natural environment are partners, not rivals. My goal is cooperation and clear choices – providing economic prospects, restoring nature and ensuring future-proof food production. By harnessing the expertise and innovative power of the Dutch agricultural sector, we can get to work and move forward, together.
- Integrated nitrogen strategy (incl. area-based approach/zoning)
- Nature and biodiversity
- Agricultural transition (incl. agri-environmental stewardship)
- 23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the Jetten government - January 2024 – 23 February 2026
Member of Deventer municipal executive and deputy mayor, with responsibility for climate & energy, the economy, the city centre, international policy, recreation & tourism, and the environment - February 2019 – January 2024
Member of Losser municipal executive and deputy mayor, with responsibility for policy areas including sustainability, the environment, spatial planning, education, mobility and infrastructure - April 2016 – February 2019
Policy adviser on cross-border cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany and liaison for the German federal state of Lower Saxony; local and central government relations account manager, Governance, Finance and Regions Department, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
- 2022 – 2023
MSc in European Studies, University of Twente - 2021 – 2022
Political and Administrative Management (postgraduate continuing professional education), Tilburg University - 2011 – 2015
BSc in Political Science, Radboud University - 2003 – 2009
Secondary education, Stedelijk Lyceum Enschede
- September 2020 – 23 February 2026
Chair of the Twente chapter of De Maatschappij network organisation - May 2019 – 23 February 2026
Chair of Duurzaam Thuis Twente energy coaching - 2022 – 23 February 2026
Member of the D66 National Talent Committee - March 2014 – February 2019
Member of Losser municipal council and leader of the D66 group - 2010 – 2011
Member of the Jonge Democraten (D66 youth organisation) political board