Gouke Moes | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2025 | |
| Cabinet | Schoof |
| Preceded by | Eppo Bruins |
| Member of the Provincial Executive of Groningen | |
| In office 19 March 2025 – 5 September 2025 | |
| Member of the Provincial Council of Groningen | |
| In office 29 March 2023 – 19 March 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1991 |
| Party | Farmer–Citizen Movement |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Gouke Moes (Dutch: [ˈɣʌukə ˈmus]; born 17 December 1991) is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB), who has been serving as the minister of education, culture and science.
Career
He was a metalworker before he trained to become a teacher between 2014 and 2018. Starting in 2021, he taught technical education at the Campus VO Eemsdelta secondary school in Appingedam. He became a member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement the same year, and he was elected to the Provincial Council of Groningen in the March 2023 provincial elections, serving as parliamentary leader. He was appointed to the Provincial Executive of Groningen in March 2025, where he was responsible for energy, digital infrastructure, internal organisation, defence, and sport.[1][2][3]
On 5 September 2025, he joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet as minister of education, culture and science, succeeding Eppo Bruins whose party left the cabinet.[1][4] Media coverage centred around his 2024 response to the vandalisation of a rainbow crossing with swastikas. Moes denounced the political polarisation "from both sides" on social media. He later said that he should have formulated his statement differently.[3][4]
Personal life
As of 2025, Moes was married, and he had three children.[2]
References
- 1 2 "G. (Gouke) Moes". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Gouke Moes". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- 1 2 Van der Veen, Erik (3 September 2025). "Gouke Moes (33) schopt het van techniekdocent tot onderwijsminister. 'Betonnen vlinders in de buik'" [Gouke Moes (33) makes it from technical education teacher to education minister. 'Concrete butterflies in my stomach']. Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Weer nieuwe gezichten in kabinet dat alleen nog op de winkel moet passen" [Yet more new faces in the cabinet who only have to take care]. NOS (in Dutch). 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
