On 29 August 2023, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, decided to propose to the Council and the European Parliament the appointment of Wopke Hoekstra to the post of European Commissioner from The Netherlands, following the resignation of Frans Timmermans. He will be in charge of climate action, under the guidance of the Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič. Wopke Hoekstra has been Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2022, and Minister for Finance from 2017 to 2022.

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Memoclip: Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner-designate for Climate Action