Hans Wijers
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His Excellency Hans Wijers |
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Hans Wijers in 2010
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| Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Koos Andriessen |
| Succeeded by | Annemarie Jorritsma |
| Minister of Finance of the Netherlands | |
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In office 4 June 1996 – 26 June 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gerardus Johannes Wijers 11 January 1951 Oostburg, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 (since 1976) |
| Domestic partner | Edith Sijmons |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Alma mater |
University of Groningen (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics) Erasmus University Rotterdam (Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation |
Politician Civil servant Businessman Corporate director Nonprofit director Management consultant Associate professor |
Gerardus Johannes "Hans" Wijers (born 11 January 1951) is a retired Dutch politician Democrats 66 (D66) party.
Wijers a management consultant, corporate director and civil servant by occupation, worked for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment from 1982 until 1984. Wijers worked as a management consultant from 1985 until 1994. After the Dutch general election of 1994 Wijers was asked by the Democrats 66 (D66) to become Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Kok I under Prime Minister Wim Kok of the Labour Party, serving from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. He served as acting Minister of Finance from 4 June 1996 until 26 June 1996 following an illness of Gerrit Zalm.
Wijers retired from active politics when the Cabinet Kok II was installed on 3 August 1998 and became a corporate director at the Boston Consulting Group serving as a senior vice president from 1999 until 2002 when he corporate director at the multinational AkzoNobel serving until 2003 when he became Chairman of the Board of directors and CEO serving until 2012. Wijers also occupied numerous seats on supervisory boards in the business and industry world and several international non-governmental organizations (Royal Dutch Shell, Heineken International, GlaxoSmithKline and the World Wide Fund for Nature). He has been the Chairman of the Supervisory board of football club AFC Ajax since 2012.
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