Eric Wiebes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eric Wiebes

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1963

Place of Birth: Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: politician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eric Derk Wiebes (born 12 March 1963) is a Dutch politician serving as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017.
He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).A management consultant by occupation, he worked for the Royal Dutch Shell from 1987 until 1989, the McKinsey & Company from 1990 until 1992 and for OC&C Strategy Consultants from 1993 until 2004 when he became a civil servant working for the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 2004 until 2010 when he was appointed as an alderman of Amsterdam serving from 19 May 2010 until 4 February 2014.
After the resignation of Frans Weekers as State Secretary for Finance, Wiebes was nominated to succeed him and resigned as alderman.
He took office in the Second Rutte cabinet; following the general election of 2017, he was asked to become Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.