Gouke Moes
Gouke Moes is a Dutch politician of the Farmer–Citizen Movement, who has been serving as the List of ministers [of education of the Netherlands|minister of education, culture and science].
Career
He was a metalworker before he trained to become a teacher between 2014 and 2018. Starting in 2021, he taught technical education at the Campus VO Eemsdelta secondary school in Appingedam. He became a member of the Farmer–Citizen Movement the same year, and he was elected to the Provincial Council of Groningen in the March 2023 provincial elections, serving as parliamentary leader. He was appointed to the Provincial Executive of Groningen in March 2025, where he was responsible for energy, digital infrastructure, internal organisation, defence, and sport.On 5 September 2025, he joined the demissionary Schoof cabinet as minister of education, culture and science, succeeding Eppo Bruins whose party left the cabinet. Media coverage centred around his 2024 response to the vandalisation of a rainbow crossing with swastikas. Moes denounced the political polarisation "from both sides" on social media. He later said that he should have formulated his statement differently.