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Michiel Boots
Netherlands Delegation to the OECD
Director-General of Economics and Digitalisation
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Michiel Boots
Director-General of Economics and Digitalisation
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Michiel Boots studied law at Leiden University and the University of
Oxford between 1993 and 1999. After obtaining his degrees he
practiced law at a private law firm in The Hague between 2000 and
2003.
Michiel joined the Ministry of Finance in 2003, where he held
several different posts until July 2014. From 2011 until 2014, he was
head of the Financial Stability Department and Deputy Director of
the Financial Markets Directorate. In this position he was
responsible for policy and legislation regarding the supervision of
banks and insurers and was closely involved in European and
international negotiations in this field.
In 2014, Michiel joined the Cabinet and Prime Minister’s Office as
Senior Economic Advisor to the Dutch Prime Minister. He was also
the G20 sherpa of the Dutch Prime Minister.
In 2019, Michiel became Chief Economist and Director of the
General Economic Policy Department at the Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Climate Policy. In this role he advised both the Minister
of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy as well as the Minister of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality.
In April 2022 Michiel was appointed as Director-General of
Economics and Digitalisation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs
and Climate Policy.
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