Dennis Wiersma
Wiersma in 2022
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
In office
10 January 2022 – 22 June 2023
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byArie Slob
Succeeded byMariëlle Paul
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
In office
10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byBas van 't Wout
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 3 September 2021
Personal details
Born
Auke Dennis Wiersma

(1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38)
Franeker, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
ResidenceDe Bilt
Alma materUniversity of Groningen

Auke Dennis Wiersma (born 19 February 1986) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.[1] A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was appointed State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment on 10 August 2021, succeeding Bas van 't Wout.[2]

On 10 January 2022, he was appointed Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in the fourth Rutte cabinet.[1]

On the 22nd of June 2023, he announced his resignation as minister following multiple allegations of temper incidents, the first of which being made in April 2023.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Drs. A.D. (Dennis) Wiersma" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe minister en twee nieuwe staatssecretarissen bekendgemaakt". NOS (in Dutch). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Schools minister Wiersma resigns over temper tantrum claims". Dutch News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.


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