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Wopke Hoekstra

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Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra (Dutch: [ˈʋɔpkə ˈbɑstijaːn ˈɦukstraː]; born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who serves as European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth in the second von der Leyen commission. Following a corporate career and a decade in the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives, Hoekstra 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 January 2022, he became second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte cabinet. Hoekstra left the cabinet in September 2023 to succeed Frans Timmermans as European Commissioner for Climate Action in the first von der Leyen commission, and he stayed in his role when the second von der Leyen Commission was inaugurated in December 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Wopke Hoekstra is the 16,898th most popular politician (down from 16,101st in 2024), the 954th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 909th in 2019) and the 126th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wopke Hoekstra ranks 16,898 out of 19,576. Before him are Anandiben Patel, Vyacheslav Bykov, Eric Holder, Anne-Marie Lizin, Jordan Bardella, and Nicholas Katzenbach. After him are Sherrod Brown, Élie Doté, Carter Braxton, Álvaro García Linera, Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, and Abdul Hafiz Ghoga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Wopke Hoekstra ranks 259. Before him are Kaitlin Olson, Alessio Tacchinardi, Brian Littrell, Akihiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Kamiya, and Harisu. After him are Míchel, James D'Arcy, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Luciano Burti, Christian Corrêa Dionisio, and Ana Paula Arósio.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra ranks 954 out of 1,646. Before him are Annie Borckink (1951), Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928), Sander Boschker (1970), Kevin Strootman (1990), Wim Crusio (1954), and Dick Quax (1948). After him are Andy van der Meyde (1979), Bertha Brouwer (1930), Erik Breukink (1964), Paul Haarhuis (1966), John van den Brom (1966), and Ricardo Moniz (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra ranks 126. Before him are Els Borst (1932), Theo de Meester (1851), George van Rossem (1882), Jeroen Dijsselbloem (1966), Johan van Hulst (1911), and Dick Quax (1948). After him are Maxime Verhagen (1956), Rita Verdonk (1955), Anky van Grunsven (1968), Hans van Baalen (1960), Ronald Plasterk (1957), and Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966).

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