Aukje de Vries

Aukje de Vries (born 21 October 1964) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

She was a member of the municipal council of Leeuwarden from 2002 to 2011 and a member of the provincial parliament of Friesland from 11 March 2011 until November 2012. De Vries became an MP on 8 November 2012, and she started serving as State of Secretary for Finance in the fourth Rutte cabinet on 10 January 2022. Her term ended on 2 July 2024, when the Schoof cabinet was sworn in. In the House, De Vries was the VVD's spokesperson for government budget, monetary policy, financial markets, kingdom relations, and Wadden Sea. De Vries joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet on 5 September 2025 as State Secretary for Foreign Trade and Development, succeeding Hanneke Boerma whose party left the cabinet.

Electoral history

+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2010 House of Representatives People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 42 1,292 31 2012 House of Representatives 45 1,352 41 2017 House of Representatives 18 5,795 33 2021 House of Representatives 8 9,146 34 2023 House of Representatives 8 7,124 24