Eelco HeinenMinister of Finance, Minister of Economic Affairs
Born on 27 April 1981 in Laren, married
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
To ensure the stability and prosperity of the Netherlands we must spend less and put our public finances in order. In this way we can protect people’s wallets and avoid passing on the bill to future generations.
Central government budget
The Treasury and financial markets, including relations with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Financial Supervision Act, state holdings
European and international monetary policy
Coinage
Export credit insurance and export credit facilities
Economic affairs, including:
Macroeconomic policy
European economic policy
Innovation policy
Industry and industrial policy
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Consumer policy
Competition policy
Strategy to curb the regulatory burden; Advisory Board on Regulatory Burden (ATR)
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Digital economy and infrastructure
European structural funds
Space
Economic security
Business climate
Telecommunications, postal services, Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure
Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB), Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), ICT Services (DICTU), Chambers of Commerce, Dutch Accreditation Council
TO2 partnership between five leading institutions for applied research
Policy holdings
2 July 2024
Appointed Minister of Finance in the Schoof government
2021 – 2024
Member of the House of Representatives for the VVD, party spokesperson on finance
2011 – 2021
Policy adviser on finance, head of policy and political secretary for the VVD in the House of Representatives
2008 – 2011
Inspectorate of the Budget, Ministry of Finance
2007 – 2008
Financial and economic policy, Erasmus University Rotterdam
2006 – 2007
MSc in international relations, University of Amsterdam
2005 – 2007
MSc in macroeconomics, University of Amsterdam
2002 – 2005
BSc in economics, University of Amsterdam
1998 – 2002
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
2023
National VVD campaign leader
2015 – 2020
Member of VVD national campaign teams
2017 – 2020
Member of the VVD national electoral programme committees
