Eddy van Hijum

Eddy van Hijum
Van Hijum in 2020
Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Assumed office
3 June 2025
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded bySophie Hermans
Third Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
2 July 2024  3 June 2025
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byCarola Schouten
Succeeded byMona Keijzer
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
Assumed office
2 July 2024
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byKarien van Gennip
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
In office
4 June 2025  19 June 2025
Prime MinisterDick Schoof
Preceded byFleur Agema
Succeeded byDaniëlle Jansen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 December 2023  2 July 2024
Succeeded byIlse Saris
In office
2 September 2003  11 November 2014
Succeeded byMartijn van Helvert
Member of the Provincial Executive of Overijssel
In office
12 November 2014  12 July 2023
Personal details
Born
Yde Johan van Hijum

(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972
Delft, Netherlands
Political partyNSC (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
CDA (1989–2023)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Twente

Yde Johan "Eddy" van Hijum (born 17 April 1972) is a Dutch politician who has served as the minister of social affairs and employment and third deputy prime minister in the Schoof cabinet since 2024.