Jeroen Dijsselbloem facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Mayor of Eindhoven
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2022
Preceded by	John Jorritsma
Chairman of the Dutch Safety Board
In office 1 May 2019 – September 2022
Preceded by	Tjibbe Joustra
Succeeded by	vacant
President of the Eurogroup
In office 21 January 2013 – 12 January 2018
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Juncker
Succeeded by	Mário Centeno
Minister of Finance
In office 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Jan Kees de Jager
Succeeded by	Wopke Hoekstra
Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives
In office 20 February 2012 – 20 March 2012
Preceded by	Job Cohen
Succeeded by	Diederik Samsom
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 March 2017 – 25 October 2017
In office 20 November 2002 – 5 November 2012
In office 28 March 2000 – 23 May 2002
Personal details
Born	Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem (1966-03-29) 29 March 1966 (age 57) Eindhoven, Netherlands
Political party	Labour
Domestic partner	Gerda Grave (1992–present)
Children	1 son 1 daughter
Education	Wageningen University (MSc) University College Cork

Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem (Dutch: [jəˈrun rəˈneː ˈvɪktɔr ˈɑntɔn ˈdɛi̯səlblum]; born 29 March 1966) is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2022, succeeding John Jorritsma (VVD). A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has also been Chairman of the supervisory board of Wageningen University since 1 April 2019.

Dijsselbloem was Minister of Finance in the Second Rutte cabinet, serving from 5 November 2012 to 26 October 2017. He also served as President of the Eurogroup from 21 January 2013 to 12 January 2018 and President of the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) from 11 February 2013 until 12 January 2018. He was successively Chairman of the Dutch Safety Board from 1 May 2019 to September 2022.

Early life and education

Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem was born on 29 March 1966 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. His parents were both schoolteachers. He was raised as a Roman Catholic.

Dijsselbloem went to a Roman Catholic primary school in Son en Breugel and the Catholic secondary school Eckartcollege (1978–85) in Eindhoven. He studied at the Wageningen University between 1985 and 1991, where he obtained an engineer's degree ("ingenieur") in agricultural economics in 1991, majoring in business economics, agricultural policy, and social and economic history.

Dijsselbloem subsequently did research in business economics at the University College Cork (1991) in Ireland, but he did not graduate from this university.

Other activities

International organizations

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), ex officio member of the Board of Governors (2016–2017)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), ex officio member of the Board of Governors (2012–2017)
• European Investment Bank (EIB), ex officio member of the Board of Governors (2012–2017)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, ex officio member of the Board of Governors (2012–2017)
• World Bank, ex officio member of the Board of Governors (2012–2017)

Non-profit organizations

• World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Europe Policy Group (since 2017)

Personal life

Dijsselbloem and his partner live together in Wageningen. They have a son and a daughter.

See also

In Spanish: Jeroen Dijsselbloem para niños