Vincent Verouden

Vincent Verouden
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 September 2025 – 11 November 2025
Personal details
BornVincentius Cornelius Henricus Maria Verouden
(1971-08-19) 19 August 1971
Weert, Netherlands
PartyNew Social Contract
Alma materTilburg University
Occupation
  • Civil servant
  • politician

Vincentius Cornelius Henricus Maria "Vincent" Verouden (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt vərˈʌudə(n)]; born 19 August 1971) is a Dutch economist and former politician.

From September 2 to November 11, 2025, Verouden was a member of the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, House of Representatives) for the party New Social Contract (NSC).[1][2] He took the seat that became vacant after the departure of another NSC member. His activities in the House concentrated upon the portfolios of Economic Affairs and European Affairs. On September 24, 2025, Verouden addressed the House of Representatives in his maiden speech.[3] He was not re-elected in October 2025, as NSC lost all its seats, and his term ended on 11 November 2025.[4]

Professionally, Verouden is active in the field of competition policy and EU state aid control. Verouden studied econometrics at Tilburg University from September 1989, graduating in 1995. He obtained his PhD on June 25, 2001, under Professor Eric van Damme with a thesis entitled 'Essays in antitrust economics'.[5] He started to work in the European Commission's Competition Department in January 2000 and was Deputy Chief Economist of this department from 2012 to 2014. He then worked as a director for an economic consulting firm in Brussels from 2014 to 2019. At the end of 2019, Verouden rejoined the European Commission, where he was a member of the Task Force for the EU Recovery Fund during the Covid pandemic. In December 2021, he returned to the Competition Department as a policy analyst and senior economist.

Verouden is the author of various publications in the field of competition economics. He is co-editor (with Philipp Werner) of a well-known publication on state aid control, 'EU State Aid Control: Law and Economics.'[6] Verouden further acts as a guest lecturer, including at Tilburg University and the Brussels School of Competition.


References

  1. ^ "Beëdiging Kamerleden Vincent Verouden en Eddy van Hijum" [Swearing in of MPs Vincent Verouden and Eddy van Hijum] (Press release) (in Dutch). House of Representatives. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ "NSC-politicus met Brabantse roots op de valreep de Kamer in: 'Elke regio telt'" [NSC politician with Brabant roots enters House at the last moment]. Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). 14 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Maiden speech by NSC Member of Parliament Vincent Verouden: "De aandacht voor Zuid Nederland kan beter!" ("More attention should be paid to the southern Netherlands!)"". 25 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Tromgeroffel en tranen: zeventig vertrekkende Kamerleden uitgezwaaid" [Drum rolls and tears: Seventy departing MPs sent off]. NOS (in Dutch). 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ^ Verouden, V.C.H.M. (2001). Essays in antitrust economics. Tilburg: CentER, Center for Economic Research. ISBN 978-90-5668-086-2.
  6. ^ Werner, Verouden (19 February 2025). "Wolters Kluwer". EU State Aid Control: Law and Economics, Second Edition. Wolters Kluwer. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
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