Gerrit Ybema

Gerrit Ybema
State Secretary for Economic Affairs (Netherlands)
In office
August 3, 1998 – July 22, 2002
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
Personal details
Born Gerrit Ybema
October 29, 1945
Schettens, Netherlands
Died February 15, 2012 (aged 66)
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.

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    Government offices
    Preceded by
    Anneke van Dok-van Weele    		 State Secretary for Economic Affairs
    1998-2002     		Succeeded by
    Joop Wijn