he could hold the office of Prime Minister. As part of the leadership of the PvdA he revoked his confidence in fellow party member Ella Vogelaar as Minister of Integration and Housing. She subsequently resigned her post on 13 November 2008. The Dutch parliamentary press chose him as politician of the year 2008, largely due to his crisis management of the financial crisis of 2007–2008 that included nationalization of the Fortis bank. Other activities European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2007–2010) Personal life In December 2002 Bos married Barbara Bos (the surname is a coincidence). The master of ceremonies of his marriage was Joop Wijn, the former State Secretary of finance for the CDA. Wouter and Barbara Bos have two daughters, Iris (5 February 2004) and Jula (3 January 2006) and a son Joppe (18 April 2009). Decorations References External links Official Drs. W.J. (Wouter) Bos Parlement & Politiek 1963 births Living people Businesspeople from Amsterdam Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Dutch chief executives in the healthcare industry Dutch corporate directors Dutch expatriates in England Dutch expatriates in Hong Kong Dutch expatriates in Romania Dutch human resource management people Dutch lobbyists Dutch management consultants Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church European Union lobbyists KPMG people Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Leaders of the Labour Party (Netherlands) Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau Politicians from Amsterdam People from Vlaardingen Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands Shell plc people State Secretaries for Finance of the Netherlands Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni 20th-century Dutch businesspeople 20th-century Dutch economists 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch businesspeople 21st-century Dutch civil servants 21st-century Dutch economists 21st-century Dutch politicians