Gerrit Ybema
| Gerrit Ybema | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs (Netherlands) | |
| In office August 3, 1998 – July 22, 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Anneke van Dok-van Weele |
| Succeeded by | Joop Wijn |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office September 14, 1989 – August 3, 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerrit Ybema October 29, 1945 Schettens, Netherlands |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Uitwellingerga, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna Henderika Andela (until 1974) Jelske Hekstra (until 2012) |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen (M.Sc. in Economics) |
| Occupation | Politician Civil servant Management consultant Entrepreneur |
| Religion | Protestant Church in the Netherlands |
Gerrit Ybema (29 October 1945 – 15 February 2012) was a Dutch politician in the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 14 September 1989 to 3 August 1998, when he became State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Second Kok cabinet, serving until July 22, 2002.
Born in Schettens, Ybema studied economics at University of Groningen. He graduated cum laude in 1977. After working at Enschede municipality, he moved to Friesland province in 1986 to become advisor to its Gedeputeerde Staten.
He was member of political party Democraten 66 and was elected to the municipal council of Leeuwarden. In 1989 he was elected to the House of Representatives. In his latter years, Ybema owned a consultancy company named Ybema Economy Solutions.
Personal life
Ybema was married and lived in the Frisian village Uitwellingerga. He had three children with his first wife and another two with his second.
Decorations
- Order of Oranje-Nassau
- Knight (December 10, 2002)
Notes
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| Preceded by | State Secretary for Economic Affairs 1998-2002 |
Succeeded by Joop Wijn |
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