Cees Westera

Senior Director

+31 (0)70 304 6499

cwestera@publicmatters.eu

2022
Senior Director, Public Matters
2018
Managing Partner, Public Matters
2015
End of chairmanship, Koning Willem IV Kring (private lobbyists’ group)
2011
Senior Consultant / Partner, Public Matters
2007
End of membership, activities committee of BVPA (public affairs professional association)
2006
Consultant, Public Matters
2002
Junior Consultant, Public Matters
2002
Graduated in Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam
2000
Personal assistant, House of Representatives member, VVD
1999
Various positions, VVD Delfshaven

Senior Director

For more than 20 years I’ve been heavily involved in Dutch politics and I can hardly imagine ever wanting to do anything else. I commute from Rotterdam to The Hague every day, motivated by the ideal combination of politics, strategy, current affairs and commerce offered by working at Public Matters. As well as advising on public affairs in the Netherlands, I’m also responsible for coordinating our information and monitoring team.

Personal

Besides my passion for politics, I love spending time with my family. My two young children are bundles of energy and there’s never a dull moment at home. I most enjoy reading Swedish detective novels, which help me stay up to date with my wife’s first language too.