Hans Vijlbrief

Johannes Alexander "Hans" Vijlbrief (born 17 August 1963) is a Dutch civil servant, economist, and politician, who currently serves as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries. He is a member of the social-liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).

Hans Vijlbrief
Vijlbrief in 2022
State Secretary for the Extractive Industries
Assumed office
10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
State Secretary for Finance
In office
29 January 2020  10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMenno Snel
Succeeded byMarnix van Rij
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
In office
31 March 2021  10 January 2022
Succeeded byHind Dekker-Abdulaziz
President of the Eurogroup Working Group
In office
1 February 2018  29 January 2020
Preceded byThomas Wieser
Succeeded byTuomas Saarenheimo
Treasurer-General
In office
1 July 2011  1 February 2018
Preceded byRonald Gerritse
Succeeded byChristiaan Rebergen
Personal details
Born
Johannes Alexander Vijlbrief

(1963-08-17) 17 August 1963
Voorschoten, South Holland
Political partyDemocrats 66
SpouseManouche Hetzler
Children2
Residence(s)Woubrugge, South Holland
Alma materVrije Universiteit
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Vijlbrief started his career at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, after earning his doctorate at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 1992. Subsequently, he worked at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) before returning to Economic Affairs, where he filled several positions as director and director-general. Vijlbrief was appointed Treasurer-General of the Ministry of Finance in 2011, and occupied that post until he became president of the advisory body Eurogroup Working Group six and a half years later. He had been a member of that group while serving as Treasurer-General, assisting Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

Just after he had been re-elected at the working group, Vijlbrief was appointed State Secretary for Finance together with Alexandra van Huffelen in January 2020. He succeeded Menno Snel, who had resigned as a result of the childcare benefits scandal, and became responsible for the Tax Administration and tax affairs. Vijlbrief was elected to the House of Representatives in 2021, but he left this position upon his appointment as State Secretary for the Extractive Industries as part of the new fourth Rutte cabinet in January 2022.

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