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Dutch politician (born 1975)

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Wopke Hoekstra: Dutch politician (born 1975)
Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra is a Dutch politician. He served as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 1 September 2023. Hoekstra previously served as Minister of Finance in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 2020 to 2023. In 2023, he was nominated to take on the role of Frans Timmermans as EU Commissioner, being responsible for climate action. On the 22nd of July 2024 it was announced that Hoekstra is nominated for a new term of EU Commissioner on behalf of the Schoof cabinet.

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COP 29, Day 3: Small islands reaffirm commitments, and Climate Action Commissioner EU's leadership [Video]

COP 29, Day 3: Small islands reaffirm commitments, and Climate Action Commissioner EU's leadership

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra also pledged to make Europe's clean energy industry more competitive.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 02:32Published

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