Alexandra van Huffelen

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Alexandra van Huffelen

|image = 220107Alexandra van Huffelen34 (cropped).jpg

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|caption = Van Huffelen in 2022

|office1 = State Secretary for
Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation

|term_start1 = 10 January 2022

|term_end1 = 2 July 2024

|primeminister1 = Mark Rutte

|predecessor1 = Raymond Knops

|successor1 = Zsolt Szabó

|office = Chairperson of Democrats 66

|term_start = 23 November 2024

|term_end =

|predecessor = {{ill|Victor Everhardt|nl}}

|successor =

|office2 = State Secretary for Finance

|term_start2 = 29 January 2020

|term_end2 = 10 January 2022

|alongside2 = Hans Vijlbrief

|primeminister2 = Mark Rutte

|predecessor2 = Menno Snel

|successor2 = Marnix van Rij
Aukje de Vries

|office3 = Member of the Senate

|term_start3 = 11 June 2019

|term_end3 = 29 January 2020

|parliamentarygroup3=

|birthname = Alexandra Carla van Huffelen

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1968|07|21}}

|birth_place = Leiden, Netherlands

|death_date =

|death_place =

|nationality = Dutch

|party = Democrats 66 (from 1989)

|spouse =

|children =

|residence = Utrecht, Netherlands

|alma_mater = Leiden University
(Bachelor of Public Administration)
Erasmus University Rotterdam
(Master of Public Administration)

|occupation = Politician · civil servant · Management consultant

|signature =

|website = [https://www.government.nl/government/members-of-cabinet/alexandra-van-huffelen State Secretary for Finance]

}}

Alexandra Carla van Huffelen (born 21 July 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. She served in the third and fourth Rutte cabinets, and she became party chair in November 2024.

Early life and career

Van Huffelen was born in 1968, and her father was a clinical neurophysiology professor. She studied public administration at Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, and she began her career at the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment. She started working for energy company Essent in 2000, eventually serving as sustainable energy director. Following a drop in employee rationale, an internal evaluation pointed to her leadership style as the cause. Van Huffelen later stated that she had learned from the experience, and she acknowledged having exerted excessive pressure to achieve cost reductions.{{Cite news |url = https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-nieuwe-d66-voorzitter-alexandra-van-huffelen-is-gewend-bestuursfuncties-te-stapelen~befb7ce6/ |url-access = subscription |date = 22 November 2024 |last = Hofs |first = Yvonne |access-date = 27 November 2024 |language = nl |website = de Volkskrant |title = De nieuwe D66-voorzitter Alexandra van Huffelen is gewend bestuursfuncties te stapelen |trans-title = D66's new party chair Alexandra van Huffelen is used to having multiple management positions }}

In 2010, she was appointed alderwoman in Rotterdam, responsible for sustainability. She served on behalf of D66, which she had joined in 1989. Van Huffelen was a proponent of urban agriculture, and she advocated for green roofs and narrow strips of plants along façades. She ran for party chair of D66 in 2013, but she narrowly lost the member election. She has served as chair of the D66's fundraising committee and as treasurer of the party's Rotterdam chapter. In 2014, she became managing director of GVB, Amsterdam's public transport operator, where she was tasked with absorbing a €65 million reduction in government subsidies over ten years. The organization prioritized its busiest and most profitable lines, with the newly opened North–South Line playing an important role. Less busy stops and bus and tram lines were discontinued. Alongside her role at GVB, Van Huffelen started serving as a member of the Senate in June 2019.{{cite news |title=Twee nieuwe staatssecretarissen Financiën: D66'ers Van Huffelen en Vijlbrief |date=26 January 2020 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |url=https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/twee-nieuwe-staatssecretarissen-financien-d66-ers-van-huffelen-en-vijlbrief~a5e3135f/}}{{cite web |title=Senator Van Huffelen verlaat Eerste Kamer |date=28 January 2020 |website=Eerste Kamer |url=https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20200128/senator_van_huffelen_verlaat}}

She became State Secretary for Finance in the third Rutte cabinet on 29 January 2020, where she worked to compensate victims of the childcare benefits scandal. Under Van Huffelen's leadership, victims received €30,000 payments to ease the compensation procedure's backlog; however, the number of applicants for the procedure increased. Her position changed to State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation on 10 January 2022 when the fourth Rutte cabinet was formed. Van Huffelen's term as state secretary ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in.{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/collectie/13962/artikel/2527025-ministers-en-staatssecretarissen-kabinet-schoof-beedigd |date = 2 July 2024 |access-date = 2 July 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Ministers en staatssecretarissen kabinet-Schoof beëdigd |trans-title = Ministers and state secretaries of Schoof cabinet sworn in }} She announced her candidacy for party chair of D66 in September 2024 following the stepping down of {{ill|Victor Everhardt|nl}}.{{Cite news |url = https://www.ad.nl/politiek/oud-staatssecretaris-van-huffelen-wil-partijvoorzitter-d66-worden-vertrouwen-herstellen~a98488a6/ |date = 6 September 2024 |access-date = 10 September 2024 |last = Van Soest |first = Hans |language = nl |website = Algemeen Dagblad |title = Oud-staatssecretaris Van Huffelen wil partijvoorzitter D66 worden: 'Vertrouwen herstellen' |trans-title = Former State Secretary Van Huffelen wants to be party chair of D66: 'Restore trust' }} Van Huffelen was elected to the position with 65% of the vote, and she assumed office on 23 November 2024. Besides, she is planned to succeed Daniël Wigboldus as president of the executive board of Radboud University Nijmegen in February 2025.{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2544380-alexandra-van-huffelen-nieuwe-voorzitter-van-d66 |date = 13 November 2024 |access-date = 13 November 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = Alexandra Van Huffelen nieuwe voorzitter van D66 |trans-title = Alexandra van Huffelen new D66 party chair }}{{Cite press release |url = https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/news/alexandra-van-huffelen-to-be-appointed-president-of-the-executive-board-of-radboud-university |date = 11 November 2024 |access-date = 13 November 2024 |website = Radboud University Nijmegen |title = Alexandra van Huffelen to be appointed President of the Executive Board of Radboud University }}{{Cite news |url = https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/11/13/alexandra-van-huffelen-verkozen-tot-nieuwe-partijvoorzitter-d66-a4873055 |url-access = subscription |date = 13 November 2024 |last = Meesterburrie |first = Arjan |access-date = 14 November 2024 |language = nl |website = NRC |title = Alexandra van Huffelen verkozen tot nieuwe partijvoorzitter D66 |trans-title = Alexandra van Huffelen elected D66 party chair }}

Personal life

Van Huffelen's husband works as a notary. As of 2024, they lived in the center of Utrecht.

Electoral history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" border=2 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="border: 1px #aaa solid; font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" \|+ {{sronly\|Electoral history of Alexandra van Huffelen}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 \|Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 \|Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 \|Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 \|{{abbr\|2=Position on the party list\|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 \|Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 \|Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" \|{{abbr\|2=References\|Ref}}.
scope="col" \|Party seats ! scope="col" \|Individual
scope="row" \| 2023 \| House of Representatives \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Democrats 66}};"\| \| Democrats 66 \| style=text-align:right \| 73{{efn\|name=lijstduwer\|Van Huffelen participated as a {{lang\|nl\|lijstduwer}}.}} \| style=text-align:right \| 1,119 \| style=text-align:right \| 9 \| {{no2\|Lost}} \| {{Cite web \|url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2023 \|website = Dutch Electoral Council \|language = nl \|access-date = 21 December 2023 \|format = PDF \|date = 4 December 2023 \|title = Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 \|trans-title = Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 \|pages = 21–22 }}
scope="row" \| 2024 \| European Parliament \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Democrats 66}};”\| \| Democrats 66 \| style=text-align:right \| 33{{efn\|name=lijstduwer}} \| style=text-align:right \| 3,760 \| style=text-align:right \| 3 \| {{no2\|Lost}} \| {{Cite web \|url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024 \|website = Dutch Electoral Council \|language = nl \|access-date = 28 July 2024 \|format = PDF \|date = 19 June 2024 \|title = Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 \|trans-title = Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 \|pages = 17–18, 40 }}

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! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body

! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}}

! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes

! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result

! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}.

scope="col" |Party seats

! scope="col" |Individual

scope="row" | 2023

| House of Representatives

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democrats 66}};"|

| Democrats 66

| style=text-align:right | 73{{efn|name=lijstduwer|Van Huffelen participated as a {{lang|nl|lijstduwer}}.}}

| style=text-align:right | 1,119

| style=text-align:right | 9

| {{no2|Lost}}

| {{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2023 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 21 December 2023 |format = PDF |date = 4 December 2023 |title = Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 |trans-title = Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 |pages = 21–22 }}

scope="row" | 2024

| European Parliament

| style="background-color:{{party color|Democrats 66}};”|

| Democrats 66

| style=text-align:right | 33{{efn|name=lijstduwer}}

| style=text-align:right | 3,760

| style=text-align:right | 3

| {{no2|Lost}}

| {{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2024/06/19/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-europees-parlementsverkiezing-6-juni-2024 |website = Dutch Electoral Council |language = nl |access-date = 28 July 2024 |format = PDF |date = 19 June 2024 |title = Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 |trans-title = Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 |pages = 17–18, 40 }}

Notes

References

External links

;Official

{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vkvuf5uaorwx/a_c_alexandra_van_huffelen Drs. A.C. (Alexandra) van Huffelen] Parlement & Politiek
{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/drs_a_c_van_huffelen_d66 Drs. A.C. van Huffelen (D66)] Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

{{s-ttl|title=State Secretary for Finance|years=2020-2022|alongside=Hans Vijlbrief}}

{{s-ttl|title=State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation|years=2022-2024}}

{{s-bef|before={{ill|Victor Everhardt|nl}}}}

Category:1968 births

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