Carola Schouten

Dutch politician

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Updated 2026-06-14

Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU). She was Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Third Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. She continued to serve as Third Deputy Prime Minister in the fourth Rutte cabinet alongside her position as Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions until July 2024. On 10 October 2024, Schouten became the mayor of Rotterdam succeeding Ahmed Aboutaleb.