Eric Wiebes

Eric Wiebes
Wiebes in 2015
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
In office 26 October 2017 – 15 January 2021
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Henk Kamp
Succeeded by	Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Acting)
State Secretary for Finance
In office 4 February 2014 – 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Frans Weekers
Succeeded by	Menno Snel
Personal details
Born	Eric Derk Wiebes (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61) Delft, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 2005, 1983–1986)
Spouse	Hester Bijl ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2013)​
Children	2 children
Residence(s)	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering) INSEAD (Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Management consultant
Website	Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

Eric Derk Wiebes (born 12 March 1963) is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017 until 15 January 2021. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).^[1]

A management consultant by occupation, he worked for the Royal Dutch Shell from 1987 until 1989, the McKinsey & Company from 1990 until 1992 and for OC&C Strategy Consultants from 1993 until 2004. Wiebes then became a civil servant working for the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 2004 until 2010 when he was appointed as an alderman of Amsterdam serving from 19 May 2010 until 4 February 2014. After the resignation of Frans Weekers as State Secretary for Finance, Wiebes was nominated to succeed him and resigned as alderman. He took office in the Second Rutte cabinet; following the general election of 2017, he was asked to become Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. He resigned on 15 January 2021.^[2]