PERSONAL DATA
| Name | E. N. A. J. (Liesje) Schreinemacher |
| Position | Secrétaire générale adjointe |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Secretariat | secr.coll@benelux.int |
PROFILE
Ms Liesje Schreinemacher has been Deputy Secretary-General of the Benelux Union since January 2026. From 2022 to 2024 she served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the Rutte IV cabinet. Prior to that, Schreinemacher was a Member of the European Parliament for the VVD, where she served on the Committees on International Trade, Internal Market and Legal Affairs, and was a member of the delegations for the United States and the United Kingdom. Earlier in her career, she worked as a lawyer and political adviser.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since January 2026: Deputy Secretary-General of the Benelux Union
2025: Member of the Advisory Committee on Objections for Childcare Benefits, Ministry of Finance
2022 – 2024: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
2019 – 2022: Member of the European Parliament (VVD/Renew Europe)
2016 – 2019: Lawyer in Construction and Public Procurement Law
2012 – 2016: Political adviser to the Minister of Defence, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
2009 – 2012: Personal adviser to Members of the House of Representatives Johan Remkes and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
EDUCATION
2014 – 2015: Master of Laws, Leiden University
2009 – 2012: Bachelor of Laws, University of Amsterdam
2002 – 2008: Bachelor and Master of Science in Communication Science, University of Amsterdam
LANGUAGES
Dutch, English and French
