Wopke Hoekstra
Commissioner for Climate Action, European Commission
Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra is a Dutch politician. He served as second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the fourth Rutte cabinet between 10 January 2022 and 1 September 2023. Hoekstra previously served as Minister of Finance in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 2020 to 2023. In 2023, he was nominated to take on the role of Frans Timmermans as EU Commissioner, being responsible for climate action.
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2040 goals: where are we on the path to a climate-neutral EU?
A conversation with Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, on 2040 EU climate target