Wopke Hoekstra

About

EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth since 1st December 2024. Also responsible for Taxation. Former Finance Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister of the Netherlands, with a prior career in the private sector. Married to Liselot. Father of four. Sports enthusiast and avid reader.

Experience

• European Commission (2 yrs 10 mos)
  • European Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Commissioner for Climate Action
    Oct 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken at Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
  Jan 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Minister van Financiën at Ministerie van Financiën
  Oct 2017 - Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos

• Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht at Het Scheepvaartmuseum
  Apr 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Senator at Dutch Senate
  Jun 2011 - Oct 2017 · 6 yrs 5 mos