Alexandra van Huffelen | |
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.jpg) Van Huffelen in 2022 | |
| State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation | |
| In office 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Raymond Knops |
| Succeeded by | Zsolt Szabó |
| State Secretary for Finance | |
| In office 29 January 2020 – 10 January 2022 Serving with Hans Vijlbrief | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Menno Snel |
| Succeeded by | Marnix van Rij Aukje de Vries |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 June 2019 – 29 January 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexandra Carla van Huffelen 21 July 1968 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (from 1989) |
| Residence(s) | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (Bachelor of Public Administration) Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Public Administration) |
| Occupation | Politician · civil servant · Management consultant |
| Website | State Secretary for Finance |
Alexandra Carla van Huffelen (born 21 July 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
She started her political career as an alderwoman in Rotterdam, holding the public space planning portfolio. She was Director of the Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf from 2014 until 2020 and a member of the Senate from 2015 to 2020.[1][2] She became State Secretary for Finance in the third Rutte cabinet on 29 January 2020, and her position changed to State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation on 10 January 2022 when the fourth Rutte cabinet was formed. Van Huffelen's term as state secretary ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.[3]
Van Huffelen announced her candidacy for party chair of D66 in September 2024 following the stepping down of Victor Everhardt.[4]
- ^ "Twee nieuwe staatssecretarissen Financiën: D66'ers Van Huffelen en Vijlbrief". Algemeen Dagblad. 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Senator Van Huffelen verlaat Eerste Kamer". Eerste Kamer. 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd" [Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Van Soest, Hans (6 September 2024). "Oud-staatssecretaris Van Huffelen wil partijvoorzitter D66 worden: 'Vertrouwen herstellen'" [Former State Secretary Van Huffelen wants to be party chair of D66: 'Restore trust']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 September 2024.