| Dennis Wiersma | |
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.png) Wiersma in 2022 | |
| Minister for Primary and Secondary Education | |
| In office 10 January 2022 – 22 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Arie Slob |
| Succeeded by | Mariëlle Paul |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 10 August 2021 – 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Bas van 't Wout |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 3 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Auke Dennis Wiersma (1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 38) Franeker, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Residence | De Bilt |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
Auke Dennis Wiersma (born 19 February 1986) is a Dutch politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was appointed State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment on 10 August 2021, succeeding Bas van 't Wout.
On 10 January 2022, he was appointed Minister for Primary and Secondary Education in the fourth Rutte cabinet.
On the 22nd of June 2023, he announced his resignation as minister following multiple allegations of temper incidents, the first of which being made in April 2023.
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| 2021 | House of Representatives | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 9 | 1,807 | 34 | Won | ||
References
- ^ "Drs. A.D. (Dennis) Wiersma" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Nieuwe minister en twee nieuwe staatssecretarissen bekendgemaakt". NOS (in Dutch). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Schools minister Wiersma resigns over temper tantrum claims". Dutch News. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.
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| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2017–2021) | ||
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| House of Representatives 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 32) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV – 20) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 19) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 19) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 14) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 14) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 4) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 3) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 2) | ||
| Member Krol (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Van Kooten-Arissen (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023 | ||
| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021–2023) | ||
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| House of Representatives 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 34) |
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| Democrats 66 (D66 – 24) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV – 16) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 14) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 6) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 5) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 4) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 1) | ||
| Den Haan Group (FDH – 1) | ||
| BIJ1 (BIJ1 – 1) | ||
| Van Haga Group (Indep. – 3) | ||
| Member Ephraim (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Gündoğan (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Omtzigt (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 | ||
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