Hans Wijers

Hans Wijers
Wijers in 2010
Minister of Finance
In office
4 June 1996 – 26 June 1996
Ad interim
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byGerrit Zalm
Succeeded byGerrit Zalm
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998
Prime MinisterWim Kok
Preceded byKoos Andriessen
Succeeded byAnnemarie Jorritsma
Personal details
BornGerardus Johannes Wijers
(1951-01-11) 11 January 1951
Oostburg, Netherlands
PartyDemocrats 66 (since 1976)
Domestic partnerEdith Sijmons (since 1988)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Businessman · Professor
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Gerardus Johannes "Hans" Wijers (born 11 January 1951) is a Dutch retired politician and businessman who served as Minister of Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1998 under Prime Minister Wim Kok. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he has been the chairman of the supervisory board of ING Group since 2018.