Joop Wijn

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Joop Wijn
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office
22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byGerrit Ybema
Succeeded byKarien van Gennip
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
30 November 2006 – 22 February 2007
In office
30 January 2003 – 27 May 2003
In office
19 May 1998 – 22 July 2002
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
Personal details
Born
Joannes Gerardus Wijn

(1969-05-20) 20 May 1969 (age 54)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1986)
Spouse
Patrick Mikkelsen
​
(m. 2005)​
Residence(s)Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Economics, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Economist · Jurist · Businessman · Banker · Financial adviser · Financial analyst · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Teacher

Joannes Gerardus "Joop" Wijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːp ˈʋɛi̯n]; born 20 May 1969) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.

Wijn attended a

majoring in Economics and obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1989 before graduating with a Master of Economics degree in July 1991 and applied subsequently for a postgraduate education in Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in June 1992 before graduating with a Master of Economics degree in July 1994. Wijn worked as a economics teacher at the Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen and Schoevers from August 1991 until July 1994. Wijn worked as a financial analyst at the ABN AMRO
from July 1994 until May 1998.

Wijn was elected as a

Minister of Economic Affairs, taking office on 7 July 2006. After the election of 2006 Wijn again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 30 November 2006. On 6 February 2007 Wijn unexpectedly announced his retirement from national politics and per his own request asked not to be considered for a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Balkenende III was replaced by the Cabinet Balkende IV
on 22 February 2007 and he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day.

Wijn retired from national politics and became active in the private sector, in June 2007 he was named as chief business officer (CBO) of the Rabobank. In February 2009 Wijn was named as chief marketing officer (CMO) of the ABN AMRO. In May 2017 Wijn was named as chief strategy officer (CSO) and chief risk officer (CRO) of Adyen. Wijn also became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Orange Foundation, nl:Stadsherstel Amsterdam and the Jaarbeurs). Wijn also works as a trade association executive for the Industry and Employers confederation (VNO-NCW).

Politics

In 1998, he became a Member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Democratic Appeal. As an MP he focused on public finances, small businesses and immigration politics. In 2000 he was also one of the few CDA MPs that voted in favour of a law making same-sex marriages legal in the Netherlands.[1][2] The debate about same-sex marriage caused friction between his personal life and his political affiliation, as Wijn himself is gay.[2]

In July 2002, Wijn became a

State Secretary for Finance, and among other things responsible for the functioning of the Internal Revenue Service
. He transformed the IRS into an organisation that not only collects but also redistributes funds, e.g. for healthcare expenses, rent support and child benefits. His platform was the reduction of red tape and the promotion of tax benefits for families with children.

Wijn is credited with leading the creation of the famous

corporate tax havens (see the ten major tax havens
).

Business

Wijn left politics after

a new cabinet was installed. He was asked earlier by the CDA party leadership to take on the parliamentary leadership of his party, but Wijn declined that position in August. In June 2007 Joop Wijn became a director of Rabobank
Nederland, in 2009 Gerrit Zalm asked him to join ABN-AMRO, which he did.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 11 April 2007

References

  1. ^ "Interview Joop Wijn" (in Dutch). Vrij Nederland. 11 January 2003.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Joop Wijn, een empathische streber". Intermediair. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. ^ "The Netherlands: a tax haven continuing its contribution to the corporate tax race to the bottom (translated)" (PDF). Oxfam Novib. May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Dutch masters of tax avoidance". The Guardian. 19 October 2011.
  5. ^ "DE CORRESPONDENT REVEALS HOW THE NETHERLANDS BECAME TAX HAVEN". Oxfam/DE Correspondant. May 2017.
  6. ^ "Zo werd Nederland het grootste belastingparadijs voor Amerikaanse multinationals". De Correspondant. 1 June 2017.

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by
State Secretary for
Economic Affairs

2002–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
State Secretary for Finance

2003–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gerrit Zalm
Ad interim
Minister of Economic Affairs

2006–2007 		Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
 Vice Chairman of the
Board of directors of the
Schiphol Group
2012–present 		Incumbent
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Chairman of the
Supervisory board of the
Orange Foundation
2011–2017 		Succeeded by
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