Karien van Gennip

Karien van Gennip
Van Gennip in 2024
Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2023
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Wopke Hoekstra
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2022
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Wouter Koolmees
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office 27 May 2003 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Joop Wijn
Succeeded by	Frank Heemskerk
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 November 2006 – 3 September 2008
Personal details
Born	Catharina Elisabeth Godefrida van Gennip (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968 (age 55) Leidschendam, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology INSEAD

Catharina Elisabeth Godefrida "Karien" van Gennip (born 3 October 1968) is a Dutch businesswoman and politician who has served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

A native of Leidschendam, Karien van Gennip worked at McKinsey & Company and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets until she entered politics when she was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs in 2003 under Jan Peter Balkenende's second cabinet, a position she retained under his third cabinet until 2007. In the 2006 general election, she was elected to the House of Representatives. She resigned in 2008 to continue her business career at ING until her return to politics in 2022.