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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

Dutch politician who worked for Shell poised to become EU climate chief

Wopke Hoekstra
Wopke Hoekstra was questioned by MEPs on the European parliament’s environment committee about his employment history and commitment to climate action. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

A Dutch politician who used to work for Shell and McKinsey has been given the green light for the job of EU’s climate chief.

Wopke Hoekstra, who was the Netherlands’ foreign minister and worked for an oil company and a consultancy before getting into politics, was questioned by MEPs on the European parliament’s environment committee about his employment history and commitment to climate action during a three-hour session on Monday night.

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