Hans Vijlbrief | Government.nl Go to content To the homepage of Government.nlGovernment of the Netherlands Home Government Members of the government Enter what you are looking for Hans Vijlbrief Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Image: Martijn Beekman Menu Photos Information for the press Born on 17 August 1963 in Voorschoten, married, 2 children Party: Democrats ’66 (D66) I want to get to work, together, on making the Netherlands fit for the future. Because we are a country defined by cooperation. A country where everyone can participate and where we need everyone. We see that many rules and regulations can be made simpler. That the current system has people in a chokehold. This requires a minister who goes out into the community, engages in dialogue and listens to people. Areas of responsibility General socioeconomic policy and budget policy Income policy Socioeconomic security, purchasing power, poverty policy and debt counselling Employee insurance schemes National insurance schemes Labour market policy (including labour relations, termination of employment, labour migration and labour market discrimination) Pension system International matters Lifelong learning Netherlands Labour Authority Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) Dutch Benefits Data Exchange Service (BIDN) Winding down coronavirus pandemic-related measures Social Climate Fund (SCF) Matters relating to social affairs and employment in the Caribbean Netherlands Career 23 February 2026 Appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Jetten government  23 December 2023 – 23 February 2026 Member of the House of Representatives for D66  10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 State Secretary for the Extractive Industries in the fourth Rutte government 29 January 2020 – 10 January 2022 State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration in the third Rutte government 2018 – 2020 Chair of the high-level working group in Brussels which prepares the monthly Eurogroup meetings 2011 – 2018 Treasurer-General at the Ministry of Finance 2001 – 2011 Various positions at the Ministry of Economic Affairs: 2010-2011: Director-General for Energy, Telecommunications and Markets 2004-2010: Director-General for Economic Policy 2001-2004: Director of the General Economic Policy Department 1999 – 2001 Deputy director of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis 1998 – 2000 Part-time director of the Research Centre for Financial Economic Policy at Erasmus University Rotterdam 1992 – 1999 Various positions at the General Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs Education 1992 PhD in Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1987 General Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1981 Completed secondary education, Visser ’t Hooft Lyceum, Leiden Party political positions and outside activities 2023 Chair of the D66 election programme committee for the parliamentary election 2014 – 2020 Chair of the EFSF Board of Directors 2018 – 2020 Endowed professor in European economic and financial policy at the University of Amsterdam 2017 Co-author of the D66 election manifesto for the parliamentary election 2000 – 2010 Endowed professor in economic policy at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2012 – 2014 Chair of the EU Economic Policy Committee  More on this topic Curriculum vitae of Hans Vijlbrief (German)Publication23-02-2026 Related to Ministry of Social Affairs and EmploymentMinistry Other languages Nederlands Papiamento Papiamentu Service Contact Documents RSS Sitemap Help Archive About this site Copyright Privacy Cookies Use of AI Accessibility Report vulnerability Back to top