Personal details

Full name: Eric Derk Wiebes

Place and date of birth: Delft, 12 March 1963

Place of residence: Amsterdam

Civil status: partner, two children

Education

1975-1981: Secondary school, Bussum

1981-1986: Mechanical engineering, majoring in energy supply, Delft University of Technology

1990-1991: Master’s degree in business administration (MBA), INSEAD, Fontainebleau

Career

After studying in Delft, Mr Wiebes worked as an energy engineer at Shell from 1987 to 1989. In 1990 he joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant. From 1993 to 2004 he worked as a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants, of which he was a partner from 1996.

In 2004 Mr Wiebes joined the Ministry of Economic Affairs. He was director of markets until 2007, when he became Deputy Secretary-General, with responsibility for ICT/operational management, executive organisations and the reorganisation of the ministry and external departments. In 2009 he also became interim director of communications.

In 2010 Mr Wiebes became a member of the municipal executive of Amsterdam with responsibility for traffic, transport, infrastructure and ICT.

On 4 February 2014 Mr Wiebes was appointed State Secretary for Finance in the Rutte-Asscher government.

Party political positions and outside activities

Mr Wiebes has been a member of the economic affairs committee of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2005.

He was a board member of the Dutch Accreditation Council from 2004 to 2009, and since 2013 he has been a member of the Critical Review Team that advises the State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment on the long-term development of the rail network.

http://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/eric-wiebes/cv