Mariëlle Paul
Mariëlle Paul | |
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Paul in 2023 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 5 September 2025 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Preceded by | Eddy van Hijum |
| State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Emancipation | |
| In office 2 July 2024 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | Eppo Bruins |
| Preceded by | Herself (as Minister for Primary and Secondary Education) |
| Succeeded by | Koen Becking |
| Minister for Primary and Secondary Education | |
| In office 21 July 2023 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Dennis Wiersma |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Emancipation) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 December 2023 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Rosemarijn Dral |
| In office 31 March 2021 – 21 July 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Simone Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1966 Geldrop, Netherlands |
| Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
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Mariëlle Lucienne Josepha Paul (born 5 November 1966) is a Dutch politician. A member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election, and she became Minister for Primary and Secondary Education as part of the fourth Rutte cabinet in July 2023. She continued with the same portfolio in the Schoof cabinet as State Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education and Equal Opportunities between July 2024 and September 2025. She served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment between September 2025 and February 2026. Paul previously worked as a communications director for several multinational corporations.