In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Oostenbruggen, not Oostenbruggen.
| Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Dick Schoof |
| Minister | Eelco Heinen |
| Preceded by | Folkert Idsinga |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 December 2023 – 15 November 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-09-22) 22 September 1979 (age 45) Zeist, Netherlands |
| Political party | New Social Contract |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Maastricht University |
| Occupation |
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Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen (Dutch: [ˈtɕɛbə vɑn ˈoːstə(m)brʏɣə(n)]; born 22 September 1979) is a Dutch politician of New Social Contract (NSC). He has served as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration in the Schoof cabinet since 15 November 2024. He was a member of the House of Representatives between December 2023 and November 2024.
Early life and career
Van Oostenbruggen was born in Zeist, Utrecht, and he attended secondary education in the city of Utrecht. He studied international business at Maastricht University, and he started his career in 2004 at a finance and risk consultancy firm.
In 2009, he started working for managed service provider Brainnet, supporting companies in the banking, insurance, and IT industries, where he served as a commercial manager and director. He became its CEO in 2016, and he sold Brainnet to PRO Unlimited, an American company that was later renamed Magnit, in 2021. RTL Nieuws reported that the sale earned Van Oostenbruggen €54 million, and Quote magazine has estimated his net worth at €70 million. He stayed on as EMEA president for a year, and he became partner of a new firm called Genua Capital in 2023.
Politics
Van Oostenbruggen joined NSC when it was founded by Pieter Omtzigt in the run-up to the November 2023 general election. He was placed fifteenth on the party list, and he was elected. His focus was on social affairs and defense personnel and materiel before changing to finances, employment, and labor migration. Van Oostenbruggen said he wanted to improve the Dutch business climate, and he argued that entrepreneurs were underrepresented in parliament. NSC entered a right-wing coalition government with the Party for Freedom (PVV), the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), led by Dick Schoof as prime minister. In August 2024, Van Oostenbruggen assisted Omtzigt in negotiations over next year's budget, and he later supported Nicolien van Vroonhoven in negotiations over asylum measures in October 2024, when Omtzigt was recovering from illness.
Van Oostenbruggen succeeded Folkert Idsinga as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration in the Schoof cabinet on 15 November 2024, two weeks after Idsinga resigned over questions about his personal finances. His portfolio includes taxation, financial relations with lower governments, state ownership of Holland Casino and Nederlandse Loterij [nl], and Domains Movable Property. He complied with requests from the House of Representatives to enforce a ban on false self-employment leniently, by refraining from imposing fines in 2025. The government would require retroactive payments after issuing a warning. Van Oostenbruggen's predecessor had announced the government would start enforcement of the legislation, which had been in force since 2016.
He was tasked with reforming the wealth tax after the Supreme Court had invalidated its reliance on assumed yields in 2021 and had subsequently rejected a proposed transition arrangement. A bill by one of Van Oostenbruggen's predecessors to tax actual yields was deemed overly complex and difficult to implement by the Council of State in November 2024. Van Oostenbruggen postponed the implementation of the new system by a year to 2028. In the meantime, the wealth tax would be levied using assumed yields, with taxpayers having the possibility to challenge unfair filings. The tax burden would be increased to compensate for reduced tax yields.
Personal life
Van Oostenbruggen has a South Korean wife and two daughters, and he lived in De Meern as of 2024. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed Churches, and he plays volleyball.
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | New Social Contract | 15 | 525 | 20 | Won | ||
References
- ^ De Haan, Marko (12 November 2024). "Overheidsfinanciën zijn nieuw voor hem. Toch draagt NSC 'selfmade miljonair' Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen aan als nieuwe staatssecretaris" [Government finances are new to him. Yet NSC nominates 'self-made millionaire' Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen as the new State secretary]. NRC (in Dutch). The Hague: Mediahuis NRC b.v. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "NSC'er Van Oostenbruggen beoogde nieuwe staatssecretaris Financiën" [NSC member Van Oostenbruggen proposed as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration]. NOS (in Dutch). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Van Oostenbruggen, Tjebbe (17 July 2024). "De rijkste man van de Tweede Kamer heeft 70 miljoen en woont in Vinex-wijk: 'Wil geen villa in Bloemendaal'" [The richest man of the House of Representatives has €70 million and lives in an ordinary suburban neighborhood: 'I do not want a villa in Bloemendaal']. Algemeen Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Elodie Verweij. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Kamerlid en voormalig ondernemer Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen (NSC) nieuwe staatssecretaris Financiën" [MP and former entrepreneur Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen (NSC) new State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- "Woordvoerderschappen Nieuw Sociaal Contract" [New Social Contract spokespersonships] (PDF). New Social Contract (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- "Tweede Kamerfractie" [Parliamentary group in the House]. New Social Contract (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- Verweij, Elodie (15 November 2024). "'s Ochtends beëdigd, vanavond al ontslag? Bijzondere eerste dag voor nieuwe staatssecretaris" [Sworn in in the morning, resigning tonight? Special first day for new state secretary]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- "Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- Von Piekartz, Hessel (18 December 2024). "Belastingdienst legt volgend jaar helemaal geen boetes op voor schijnzelfstandigheid en versoepelt handhaving flink" [Tax administration will not impose any fines next years for false self-employment and relaxes enforcement significantly]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- Hofs, Yvonne (2 December 2024). "Raad van State kraakt wetsvoorstel 'eerlijker' vermogensbelasting en stuurt kabinet terug naar de tekentafel" [Council of State severely criticizes bill for 'fairer' wealth tax and sends cabinet back to the drawing board]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- "Raad van State veegt de vloer aan met nieuw plan om vermogens te belasten" [Council of State tears apart new wealth tax proposal]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- "Nieuwe stelsel box 3 uitgesteld tot 2028, wel hogere belasting beleggers en vastgoed" [New wealth tax system postponed to 2028, there will be a higher tax for investors and real estate]. NOS (in Dutch). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- Hofs, Yvonne (13 December 2024). "Kabinet stelt box 3-belasting werkelijk rendement uit tot 2028" [Cabinet postpones wealth tax on actual return to 2028]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "Van Oostenbruggen volgt Idsinga op als staatssecretaris Financiën" [Van Oostenbruggen succeeds Idsinga as State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration]. Trouw (in Dutch). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 185–186. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byFolkert Idsinga | State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration 2024–present |
Incumbent |
| State secretaries for finance of the Netherlands | ||
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| Ministry of Finance | ||
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| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2023–present) | ||
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| House of Representatives 6 December 2023 – present | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 37) |
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| GroenLinks–Labour Party (GL/PvdA – 25) | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 24) | ||
| New Social Contract (NSC – 20) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 9) | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 7) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 5) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 5) | ||
| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 3) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 1) | ||
| Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 | ||