Wouter Koolmees

Wouter Koolmees
Koolmees in 2010
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Lodewijk Asscher
Succeeded by	Karien van Gennip
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 1 November 2019 – 14 May 2020 Serving with Hugo de Jonge Carola Schouten
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Kajsa Ollongren
Succeeded by	Kajsa Ollongren
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 June 2010 – 26 October 2017
Personal details
Born	(1977-03-20) 20 March 1977 (age 47) Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Political party	Democrats 66 (since 2002)
Residence(s)	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Accountant · Financial analyst · Researcher
Website	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment

Wouter Koolmees (born 20 March 1977) is a Dutch economist and politician and of the Democrats 66 (D66) party who served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. He also served as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2019 to 2020 during Kajsa Ollongren's medical leave of absence.^[1] He is also the CEO of Nederlandse Spoorwegen.