Education
- Pre-university education, Corderius Lyceum Amersfoort 1991-1997
- History, Free University Amsterdam 1997-2003
Career
- VVD Fraction employee, city council Amsterdam 2001
- Policy officer, VVD fraction Amsterdam 2002
- Employee politics and research, Progress Management Group, Amsterdam 2002
- Assistant campaign leader VVD fraction Amsterdam, city council elections 2002
- Political assistant of mr. Luijten; senator VVD 2002-2003
- Founder/partner Maatschap uwIdee.nl - De Veth & Van 't Wout 2003-2005
- Political assistant of mr. Dales; deputy mayor and alderman, municipality of Amsterdam 2003-2004
- Political assistant of mr. van der Burg; chairman VVD fraction Amsterdam 2004-2005
- Political assistant of mr. Rutte; state secretary Education Culture and Science and later chairman VVD fraction in the House of Representatives 2005-2007
- Member of city council for VVD, municipality of Amsterdam 2006-2012
- Campaign leader VVD Amsterdam, city council elections 2006
- Strategic advisor, Bureau &Maes, Amsterdam 2007-2012
