Willem Westra van Holthe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Willem Westra van Holthe

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1962

Place of Birth: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe (born 22 August 1962) is an Australian politician.
He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the electorate of Katherine.
He was Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 6–14 March 2013 and from February 2015 to February 2016, resuming the position following a leadership challenge to Chief Minister Adam Giles, in which he was briefly the Chief Minister-designate.
He served as Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries, Minister for Land Resource Management and Minister for Essential Services (2012–2016), Minister for Mines and Energy (2012–2015) and Minister for Public Employment (2015–2016) under both Terry Mills and Giles.