Wopke Hoekstra

Wopke Hoekstra
Hoekstra in 2022
European Commissioner for Climate Action
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 October 2023
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Maroš Šefčovič (acting)
Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 10 January 2022 – 1 September 2023
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Kajsa Ollongren
Succeeded by	Karien van Gennip
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 10 January 2022 – 1 September 2023
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ben Knapen
Succeeded by	Liesje Schreinemacher (acting)
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 11 December 2020 – 14 August 2023
Preceded by	Hugo de Jonge
Succeeded by	Henri Bontenbal
Minister of Finance
In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Succeeded by	Sigrid Kaag
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 31 March 2021 – 10 January 2022
Member of the Senate
In office 7 June 2011 – 26 October 2017
Personal details
Born	Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra (1975-09-30) 30 September 1975 (age 48) Bennekom, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Domestic partner	Liselot Hoornweg
Children	4
Education	Leiden University (LLB, LLM) INSEAD (MBA)
Website	Government website

Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɔpkə ˈbɑscaːn ˈɦukstraː]; born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch politician. He served as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 1 September 2023. Hoekstra previously served as Minister of Finance in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 2020 to 2023.^[1] In 2023, he was nominated to take on the role of Frans Timmermans as EU Commissioner, being responsible for climate action; a petition was started against Hoekstra's nomination due to his past work for Shell and his decisions that backed oil explorations in the Netherlands.^[2]