Auke Dennis Wiersma (born 19 February 1986) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the
House of Representatives
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from 2017 to 2021.
A member of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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(VVD), he was appointed
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment on 10 August 2021, succeeding
Bas van 't Wout
Bastiaan "Bas" van 't Wout (born 22 April 1979) is a Dutch retired politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in 2021 in the Third Rutte cabinet. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he ...
.
On 10 January 2022, he was appointed
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in the
fourth Rutte cabinet
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.
References
1986 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch politicians
Dutch trade unionists
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Ministers without portfolio of the Netherlands
People from Franeker
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
State Secretaries for Social Affairs of the Netherlands
University of Groningen alumni
20th-century Dutch people
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