THE HAGUE - Alexandra van Huffelen (53) will be the new Undersecretary for Kingdom Relations in the Rutte IV cabinet. She succeeds Raymond Knops, who will no longer be returning as a minister or undersecretary. Van Huffelen is currently the outgoing Undersecretary for Finance.
D66 has announced the official list of names for their new cabinet team. Of the four coalition parties, D66 brings the most people from outside politics to the government. The CDA supplies the Minister of the Interior. That will be former MP Hanke Bruin Slot. She is currently a commissioner in Utrecht.
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Career
Van Huffelen studied public administration at Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam. In the 1990s she worked at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment. From 2000 to 2010, she worked at energy company Essent, the last two years of which as Director of the New Energy Business Unit.
After the municipal elections of 2010, Van Huffelen was appointed alderman for Sustainability, Inner City and Outdoor Space of the Municipality of Rotterdam. Van Huffelen was also responsible for the redevelopment of the Rotterdam city center. She was also responsible for the management, maintenance of the outdoor space and the greening in and around Rotterdam.
As of June 1, 2014, Van Huffelen became general manager of the transport company GVB in Amsterdam. For the 2019 Senate elections, Van Huffelen was in third place on the D66 candidate list and was installed as a member of the Senate on 11 June 2019.
Since January 29, 2020, Van Huffelen has been Undersecretary for Finance. In that role she was responsible for handling the allowances affair.
Other social functions
Van Huffelen held various board positions, including chairman of the international art center De Appel in Amsterdam, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven, a member of the Formula E team to promote electric driving and a member of the ICLEI board, the worldwide association of municipalities working together on sustainability.
She has been a member of D66 since 1989 and has held various positions during that period, including treasurer of the Rotterdam department.
On June 20, 2015, she was elected president of the Fietsersbond. She held this position for a year.