Eddy van Hijum

Eddy van Hijum
Van Hijum in 2020
Third Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byCarola Schouten
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byKarien van Gennip
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 December 2023 – 2 July 2024
Succeeded byIlse Saris
In office
2 September 2003 – 11 November 2014
Member of the Provincial Executive of Overijssel
In office
12 November 2014 – 12 July 2023
Personal details
Born
Yde Johan van Hijum

(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 52)
Delft, Netherlands
Political partyNSC (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
CDA (1989–2023)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Twente

Yde Johan "Eddy" van Hijum (born 17 April 1972) is a Dutch politician who has served as the minister of social affairs and employment and third deputy prime minister in the Schoof cabinet[1] since 2024.

  1. ^ Borgerink, Rutger (2024-07-02). "Eddy van Hijum beëdigd als minister: "Samenwerken met PVV had ik ook niet verwacht"". www.rtvoost.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-02.