Dik Wolfson

Dik Wolfson
Wolfson in 1984
Member of the Senate
In office
8 June 1999  10 June 2003
Member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy
In office
1 April 1990  1998
Rector of the International Institute of Social Studies
In office
1986–1990
Succeeded byGeertje Lycklama à Nijeholt
Personal details
Born
Dirk Jacob Wolfson

(1933-06-22)22 June 1933
Voorburg, Netherlands
Died16 March 2025(2025-03-16) (aged 91)
Political partyLabour Party
OccupationEconomist, civil servant, politician

Dirk Jacob "Dik" Wolfson (22 June 1933 – 16 March 2025) was a Dutch economist, civil servant and politician who worked at the International Monetary Fund and the Dutch Ministry of Finance. Academically, Wolfson also served two stints as professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (1975–1986 and 1993–1998) and was rector of the International Institute of Social Studies from 1986 to 1990. Wolfson was an influential member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy and the Social and Economic Council in the 1990s on which he served eight and 14 years respectively. He was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands for the Labour Party between 1999 and 2003.