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Micky Adriaansens

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Micky Adriaansens
Adriaansens in 2022
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate
Assumed office
January 10, 2022
Preceded byStef Blok
Member of the Dutch Senate
In office
June 2019 – January 2022
Personal details
Born (1964-03-01) 1 March 1964 (age 60)
Schiedam, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Monique Anne Maria "Micky" Adriaansens (born March 1, 1964) is a Dutch politician, lawyer, and administrator. Since January 10, 2022, she is the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate on behalf of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the Rutte IV cabinet. Adriaansens was previously a member of the Senate (2019–2022).

Career

Adriaansens attended the Municipal Gymnasium in Hilversum, and studied law and Health Policy and Management at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. During her studies, she was active in the Hermes House Band.[1]

She then worked for the law firm AKD in bankruptcy law. Between 1999 and 2003 Adriaansens worked as a consultant at Twynstra Gudde. After this, she was active as a health care administrator. On June 1, 2016, she returned to Twynstra Gudde where she became chairman of the board of directors. She also holds various supervisory directorships.[2][3][4]

She was president of the Larensche Mixed Hockey Club (2012-2017), which she helped out of debt.[5] She received the municipal medal of honor from the municipality of Laren for this in 2017, and was appointed an honorary member of the club in 2018.[6]

She was a member of the Senate from June 2019 to January 2022.[7] She became chair of the permanent Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Sport.[8]

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