| Barbara Visser | |
| Office: | Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management |
| Term Start: | 31 August 2021 |
| Term End: | 10 January 2022 |
| Primeminister: | Mark Rutte |
| Predecessor: | Cora van Nieuwenhuizen |
| Successor: | Mark Harbers |
| Office1: | State Secretary for Defence |
| Term Start1: | 26 October 2017 |
| Term End1: | 31 August 2021 |
| Primeminister1: | Mark Rutte |
| Predecessor1: | Jack de Vries |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 20 September 2012 |
| Term End2: | 26 October 2017 |
| Office3: | Alderman of Zaanstad |
| Term Start3: | 27 April 2010 |
| Term End3: | 20 September 2012 |
| Birthname: | Barbara Visser |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Citizenship: | Kingdom of the Netherlands Republic of Croatia[1] |
| Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Residence: | Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Alma Mater: | Free University Amsterdam (BBA, MBA) |
Barbara Visser (born 16 August 1977) is a Dutch-Croatian politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). From 31 August 2021 to 10 January 2022, she served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands in the third Rutte cabinet.[2] She previously served as State Secretary for Defence from 26 October 2017 to 31 August 2021.
Visser began her political career in 2006 as a member of the municipal council of Zaanstad. In 2010, she vacated her seat to become an alderman. Her portfolio included economic affairs, tourism, employment and social integration.[3]
She was elected into the Dutch House of Representatives in the 2012 general election. Visser left the House of Representatives on 26 October 2017, when she was appointed State Secretary for Defence in the third Rutte cabinet.[3]
Visser was born in Šibenik in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia) into a mixed Croatian-Dutch family. She currently lives in Zaandam, North Holland.[4]