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Eric Wiebes was an employee for whom between Oct 1988 and Dec 1988?
Eric Wiebes Eric Derk Wiebes ( born 12 March 1963 ) is a retired Dutch politician who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017 until 15 January 2021 . He is a member of the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy ( VVD ) . A management consultant by occupation , he worked for the Royal Dutch Shell from 1987 until 1989 , the McKinsey & Company from 1990 until 1992 and for OC&C Strategy Consultants from 1993 until 2004 . Wiebes then became a civil servant working for the Ministry of Economic Affairs from 2004 until 2010 when he was appointed as an alderman of Amsterdam serving from 19 May 2010 until 4 February 2014 . After the resignation of Frans Weekers as State Secretary for Finance , Wiebes was nominated to succeed him and resigned as alderman . He took office in the Second Rutte cabinet ; following the general election of 2017 , he was asked to become Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy . He resigned on January 15 , 2021 . Education and private career . Wiebes was born in Delft on 12 March 1963 and grew up in Muiderberg . His father , a nuclear physicist , died when he was nine years old . He completed his vwo ( secondary education ) in nearby Bussum , graduating in 1981 . He continued his studies the same year at Delft University of Technology studying mechanical engineering . In 1986 he obtained an engineers degree , having specialized himself in policy functions concerning government . Wiebes then started working in the private sector , being employed at Shell from April 1987 to January 1990 , McKinsey & Company from January 1990 to January 1993 , and OC&C Strategy Consultants from January 1993 to April 2004 . In 1991 he earned an MBA degree in business administration at INSEAD in Fontainebleau , France . From September 2004 until May 2010 he was employed at the Ministry of Economic Affairs . Until September 2007 he was director of Market mechanism , and the last three years he spent as deputy secretary-general . Politics . Municipality of Amsterdam . Wiebes discussed his future career together with Willibrord van Beek , at the time a member of the House of Representatives . Van Beek advised taking up a position as alderman . Wiebes declined two offers from smaller municipalities which he deemed not challenging enough . In 2010 , the municipality of Amsterdam was searching for a new alderman from the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy . Eric van der Burg , the local party leader , asked Van Beek if he knew a candidate ; Van Beek then advised choosing Wiebes . Prime Minister Mark Rutte put Wiebes name forward as well . Wiebes accepted the offer . As alderman in Amsterdam Wiebes dealt with problematic topics such as the municipal ICT , air quality , construction of the new Noord/Zuidlijn metro-line , and the local taxi-market . Wiebes served as alderman between 19 May 2010 and 4 February 2014 . National government . On 30 January 2014 , Frans Weekers resigned as State Secretary of Finance . As successor to Weekers Wiebes was tasked with solving the problems at the Tax and Customs Administration . He entered office on 4 February . In May 2015 , after an investigation of a committee of the European Parliament on a tax deal the Netherlands made with Starbucks , Wiebes stated that the Netherlands was not a tax haven . During his time in office the problems at the Tax and Customs Administration remained , with a departure scheme unexpectedly leading too many experied personnel leaving the organization . The modernization of the ICT also remained problematic . He was the only politician not to lose his position over the problems . On 26 October 2017 , Wiebes was appointed Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet . During his term in office the extraction of natural gas in the Netherlands was stopped . However , there was criticism of his role in management of problems which were caused by the extraction of gas during decades . Peter de Waard , a journalist at de Volkskrant described Wiebes as a realist and pragmatist , but also as one who at times makes big statements too easily . Personal life . Wiebes has two children . He is an atheist . External links . - Official - Ir . E.D . ( Eric ) Wiebes MBA Parlement & Politiek