Carola Schouten

Carola Schouten
Schouten in 2017
Third Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Lodewijk Asscher (Deputy PM)
Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Dennis Wiersma
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Henk Kamp (as Minister of Economic Affairs)
Succeeded by	Henk Staghouwer
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 31 March 2021 – 18 January 2022
Preceded by	Stieneke van der Graaf
In office 18 May 2011 – 26 October 2017
Preceded by	André Rouvoet
Succeeded by	Stieneke van der Graaf
Personal details
Born	Cornelia Johanna Schouten (1977-10-06) 6 October 1977 (age 46) 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Union
Children	1
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant
Website	Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaːˈroːlaː ˈsxʌutə(n)]; born 6 October 1977) is a Dutch politician serving as third Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions in the IV Rutte Cabinet since 10 January 2022. She has served as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. She is a member of the Christian Union (CU).^[1]