Wopke Hoekstra
Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra (born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch politician and former consultant. He is party leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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| Second Deputy Prime Minister | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kajsa Ollongren |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Knapen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 31 March 2021 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Parliamentary group leader | |
| In office 18 March 2021 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Heerma |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Heerma |
| Party leader | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo de Jonge |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeroen Dijsselbloem |
| Succeeded by | Sigrid Kaag |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 25 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra 30 September 1975 Bennekom, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) |
| Residence | Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University, INSEAD |
| Website | www.parlement.com |
Hoekstra studied law at Leiden University and obtained an MBA at INSEAD in Fontainebleau and Singapore. He worked at Shell and McKinsey & Company.
From 2011 to 2017 he was a member of the Senate. From 2017 to 2022 he was finance minister in the Third Rutte cabinet, as successor of Jeroen Dijsselbloem. He has been foreign minister and also second deputy prime minister in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since January 2022.
As successor of Hugo de Jonge, Hoekstra has been leading the CDA party since December 2020, and was therefore heading the CDA list for the general elections of 2021.
Wopke Hoekstra was born in Bennekom and is a Remonstrant. With his wife he has four children; they live in Bussum.
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Hoekstra with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in April 2022
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