Aukje de Vries | |
|---|---|
| De Vries in 2019 | |
| State Secretary for Foreign Trade and Development | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2025 | |
| Minister | David van Weel |
| Cabinet | Schoof |
| Preceded by | Hanneke Boerma |
| State of Secretary for Finance | |
| In office 10 January 2022 –2 July 2024 Servingwith Marnix van Rij | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Hans Vijlbrief Alexandra van Huffelen |
| Succeeded by | Folkert Idsinga Nora Achahbar |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 December 2023 –5 September 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Dieke van Groningen |
| In office 8 November 2012 –10 January 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1964 Leeuwarden |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aukje de Vries (born 21 October 1964) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
She was a member of the municipal council of Leeuwarden from 2002 to 2011 and a member of the provincial parliament of Friesland from 11 March 2011 until November 2012. De Vries became an MP on 8 November 2012,and she started serving as State of Secretary for Finance in the fourth Rutte cabinet on 10 January 2022. Her term ended on 2 July 2024,when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in. [1] In the House,De Vries was the VVD's spokesperson for government budget,monetary policy,financial markets,kingdom relations,and Wadden Sea. [2] De Vries joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet on 5 September 2025 as State Secretary for Foreign Trade and Development,succeeding Hanneke Boerma whose party left the cabinet. [3]
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2010 | House of Representatives | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 42 | 1,292 | 31 | Lost | [4] | |
| 2012 | House of Representatives | 45 | 1,352 | 41 | Lost [a] | [5] | ||
| 2017 | House of Representatives | 18 | 5,795 | 33 | Won | [6] | ||
| 2021 | House of Representatives | 8 | 9,146 | 34 | Won | [7] | ||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | 8 | 7,124 | 24 | Won | [8] | ||