Wouter Koolmees
Wouter Koolmees | |
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| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Succeeded by | Karien van Gennip |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (acting) | |
| In office 1 November 2019 – 14 May 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1977 Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands |
| Party | Democrats 66 (D66) |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
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alma_mater which should be merged with/replaced by education.Wouter Koolmees (born 20 March 1977) is a Dutch economist, politician and business executive of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022, and briefly as acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 2019–2020. Since 1 November 2022, he has served as president and CEO of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the principal Dutch national railway operator.