The Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy ( nl, Minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat) is the head of the

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and a member of the

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and the

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. The current Minister is

Micky Adriaansens Monique Anne Maria "Micky" Adriaansens (born 1 March 1964) is a Dutch politician, lawyer and administrator who has served as List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Fourth R ...

of the

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...

(VVD) who has been in office since 10 January 2022. Regularly a State Secretary is assigned to the Ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current State Secretary is

Hans Vijlbrief Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief (born 17 August 1963) is a Dutch civil servant, economist, and politician, who currently serves as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries. He is a member of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66). ...

of the

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(D66) party who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of

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and

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. In the current cabinet there is also a

Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...

assigned to the Ministry who is also giving specific portfolios. The current Minister without Portfolio is

Rob Jetten Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten (; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66). He served as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Early life and education Jetten grew up in Uden, Noord-Brabant and ...

of the

(D66) party and who also has been in office since 10 January 2022 and has been assigned the portfolios of

Climate Policy The politics of climate change results from different perspectives on how to respond to climate change. Global warming is driven largely by the emissions of greenhouse gases due to human economic activity, especially the burning of fossil fuel ...

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and

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List of Ministers of Economic Affairs (1877–1945)

List of Ministers of Economic Affairs (since 1945)

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Living former Ministers of Economic Affairs

List of Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Economic Affairs

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Living former State Secretaries for Economic Affairs

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Economic Affairs An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with th ...

List of Ministers of Economic Affairs (1877–1945)

List of Ministers of Economic Affairs (since 1945)

Living former Ministers of Economic Affairs

List of Ministers without Portfolio

List of State Secretaries for Economic Affairs

Living former State Secretaries for Economic Affairs

See also

References