Martijn van Dam

Martijn van Dam
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office 3 November 2015 – 1 September 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Sharon Dijksma
Succeeded by	Mona Keijzer
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 January 2003 – 3 November 2015
Personal details
Born	Martinus Hendricus Petrus van Dam (1978-02-01) 1 February 1978 (age 46) Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party
Residence(s)	Utrecht, Netherlands
Alma mater	Eindhoven University of Technology (M.Sc., Technology management)
Occupation	Politician, engineer
Website	(in Dutch) Labour Party website

Martinus Hendricus Petrus "Martijn" van Dam (born 1 February 1978) is a Dutch engineer and politician. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs from 3 November 2015 until 1 September 2017 in the Second Rutte cabinet. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 2003 and 2015. He previously served as councillor for the municipality of Eindhoven from April 1998 to January 2003. From the time he entered the States General on 30 January 2003 to 29 November 2006 he was the youngest member of the House.