Stientje van Veldhoven-van der MeerMinister of Climate Policy and Green Growth
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.
23 February 2026
Appointed Minister of Climate Policy 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)
