Born on 22 June 1973 in Utrecht, married, 2 children
Party: Democrats ’66 (D66)
We will get straight to work on building a thriving and sustainable Netherlands. We will address climate change by producing more green energy in our own country, enabling industry to become more sustainable, and stepping up European cooperation. In this way we will reduce our dependence on countries outside the EU and build the economy of the future.
- Coordination of climate policy
- Energy policy
- Decarbonisation policy and tailored approach to industry
- Offshore wind energy
- Circularity and raw materials
- Climate Fund
- Extractive industries policy
- Expansion of district heating networks
- Dutch Emissions Authority (NEA), Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN), Netherlands Petroleum Stockpiling Agency (COVA)
- Netherlands Scientific Climate Council, Energy Council, Mining Council
- 23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of Climate and Green Growth in the Jetten government - 1 September 2021 – 23 February 2026
Vice President of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Regional Director/CEO of WRI Europe - 14 April 2020 – 19 July 2021
State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management in the third Rutte government - 1 November 2019 – 14 April 2020
Minister for the Environment and Housing in the third Rutte government - 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019
State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management in the third Rutte government - 17 June 2010 – 26 October 2017
Member of the House of Representatives for D66, party spokesperson on issues including sustainability, mobility, climate and energy, development cooperation, and agriculture, nature and food quality. From 2012 to 2017: member of the presidium of the House of Representatives and chair of the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure and the Environment - 2009 – 2010
Coordinator for the Zuidvleugel Randstad region, Ministry of Economic Affairs - 2006 – 2009
Policy adviser on the coordination of intergovernmental initiatives, European Commission - 2003 – 2006
First secretary for research policy and scientific and technological attaché, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the European Union - 1999 – 2003
Innovation policy officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs - 1997 – 1999
Personal assistant to a member of the European Parliament
- 1994 – 1998
BA/MA in Policy and Management in International Organisations, University of Groningen - 1997 – 1998
Postgraduate programme in European Integration, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels (Erasmus) - 1993 – 1994
Applied linguistics, Paris-Sorbonne University - 1991 – 1992
French language and literature (foundation year), University of Nijmegen
- 2025 – 23 February 2026
Co-chair of European Chapter, Women Leading on Climate - 2024 – 23 February 2026
Co-founder, Systems Transformation Hub (think-tank/non-profit) - 2021 – 23 February 2026
Chair of the supervisory board, National Maritime Museum, Amsterdam - 2024 – 23 February 2026
Member of the supervisory board, Springtij (sustainable transition foundation) - 2025 – 23 February 2026
Member of the steering committee, Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN) - 2022 – 2025
Member of the supervisory board, MVO Nederland (platform for sustainable business) - 2016 – 2017
Member of the board, Maas theater and dance/Maaspodium Rotterdam - 2015 – 2017
Member of the programme council, Rathenau Instituut - February 2014 – October 2017
Member of the board, Streekproducten Nederland (certification body for regional produce)
