Sophie HermansMinister of Climate Policy and Green Growth, Deputy Prime Minister
Born on 1 May 1981 in Nijmegen, partner
Party: People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
For me, climate policy and green growth go hand in hand. Passing on a cleaner, stronger country to the next generation and being at the forefront of solutions for the future: that’s where I will be channelling all my energy.
Coordination of climate policy (mitigation)
Dutch Emissions Authority
Greening of industry
Energy policy
Climate Fund
State Supervision of Mines
Extractive industries
Decommissioning of the Groningen gas fields
Policy holdings
Netherlands Scientific Climate Council
2 July 2024
Appointed Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth in the Schoof government
March 2017 – 2 July 2024
Member of the House of Representatives for the VVD; party spokesperson on healthcare (2017-2019), deputy parliamentary party leader (May 2020 – March 2021) and (acting) parliamentary party leader (March 2021 – July 2024)
January 2015 – March 2017
Political assistant to the prime minister
November 2012 – January 2015
Political assistant to the Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector
May 2011 – November 2012
Programme manager, De Publieke Zaak
September 2006 – April 2011
Adviser/senior adviser, Andersson Elffers Felic (AEF), Utrecht
2013
Economics for policymakers, National Academy for Finance and Economics, The Hague
2008
Emerging Leaders Programme, London Business School, United Kingdom
2006
International relations and economics, San Francisco State University, United States
2000 – 2006
MSc in Political Science (public administration), University of Amsterdam
