Steven van Weyenberg
Van Weyenberg in 2013
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
12 January 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byRob Jetten (acting)
State Secretary for Culture and Media
In office
6 December 2023 – 12 January 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byRobbert Dijkgraaf (acting)
Succeeded byFleur Gräper
State Secretary for Infrastructure
and Water Management
In office
10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byStientje van Veldhoven
Succeeded byVivianne Heijnen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
18 January 2022 – 5 December 2023
In office
20 September 2012 – 2 September 2021
Personal details
Born
Steven Peter Robert Albert van Weyenberg

(1973-03-21) 21 March 1973
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityDutch
Political partyDemocrats 66
SpouseSandra Quik
Residence(s)The Hague, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
OccupationPolitician, civil servant

Steven Peter Robert Albert van Weyenberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːvə(ɱ) vɑɱ ˈʋɛiə(m)ˌbɛr(ə)x]; born 21 March 1973) is a Belgian-born Dutch politician, who held a seat in the House of Representatives on behalf of Democrats 66 (D66) between 2012 and 2023.[1] He temporarily left the parliament to serve as State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management in the demissionary third Rutte cabinet from 10 August 2021 until 10 January 2022.[2] Van Weyenberg again filled a vacancy in the demissionary fourth Rutte cabinet, becoming State Secretary for Culture and Media on 6 December 2023. He switched that position for Minister of Finance on 12 January 2024 to succeed Sigrid Kaag.[3][4]

Prior to his political career, he studied economics and international relations and worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Drie staatssecretarissen doen per direct afstand van hun Kamerzetel". Het Parool (in Dutch). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Drie nieuwe bewindslieden beëdigd in demissionair kabinet". NOS (in Dutch). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Van Weyenberg minister van Financiën, Gräper staatssecretaris van Cultuur" [Van Weyenberg Minister of Finance, Gräper State Secretary for Culture and Media]. NOS (in Dutch). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Steven van Weyenberg". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Drs. S.P.R.A. (Steven) van Weyenberg". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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