Marnix Van Rij | |
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 Van Rij in 2021 | |
| Secretary of State for Finance | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 Serving with Aukje de Vries | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Hans Vijlbrief Alexandra van Huffelen |
| Lieutenant Governor of Sint Eustatius | |
| In office 24 January 2020 – April 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Alida Francis |
| Member of the Senator of the Netherlands | |
| In office 9 June 2015 – 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1960 Rotterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Marnix Leonard Alexander van Rij (Dutch: [ˈmɑrnɪks fɑn ˈrɛi]; born 25 October 1960) is a Dutch politician.
Career[edit]
Van Rij started his career in 1983 as a tax assistant at a tax firm. In addition, he became a member of the Wassenaar Municipal Council in 1986. He moved to professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) in 1994, and he became a partner in January 1998. He was party chair of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 1999 until 2001.[1] He also served as a Senator, a part-time position in the Netherlands, from 2015 to 2019. As a senator, his portfolio consisted of tax affairs, among other themes. On 15 February 2020, van Rij was appointed as the Island Governor of Sint-Eustatius, and he left EY.[2] After this, Van Rij was interim party chairman of the CDA from 3 April until 11 December 2021.
On 10 January 2022, Van Rij became State Secretary for Finance in the fourth Rutte cabinet. He has been nominated to serve as deputy Executive Director of the Dutch-Belgian constituency at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. starting on 1 November 2024.[1]
References[edit]
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ^ a b "Staatssecretaris Van Rij stapt per november over naar het IMF" [State Secretary Van Rij will switch to the IMF in November]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Benoeming nieuwe regeringscommissaris en plaatsvervanger Sint Eustatius". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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